Surgery inventions 08/08

20080207982 - Selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for radioisotope seeds: A selectively loadable/sealable bioresorbable carrier assembly for retaining and positioning elements used in brachytherapy procedures comprises a bioresorbable tube having a closed distal end and a proximal open end. The bioresorbable tube is loaded with a selectable arrangement of elements, including at least one radioactive seed, through the proximal open... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080207983 - Coded-sequence activation of surgical implants: Implants responsive to spatiotemporal signal sequences, and methods of operating implants by transmitting spatiotemporal signal sequences.... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080207984 - Therapeutic device for local area stimulation: A therapeutic device and process utilizes an array of members in which each member is both magnetically coupled to a magnetic source and electrically coupled to a source of electrical signals. In the preferred embodiment, the members include both ferromagnetic members and diamagnetic members. The members are controlled to enable... Agent: Terry Mchugh Law Offices Of Terry Mchugh

20080207985 - Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and method of using same: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and associated methods to produce analgesia in a mammal by providing an electrical nerve stimulus utilizing a pulsed input of low level electrical current, wherein the level of current is measurable with the measurements utilized to at least adjust the strength of the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080207986 - Heart assist device: A heart assist device and method of making the same includes a catheter and a balloon attached to the catheter. The heart assist device is used with a system for inflating and deflating the balloon in sequence to systole and diastole of a patient's heart. In some examples, the catheter... Agent: Steven L. Nichols Rader, Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080207987 - Thermotherapy device: To stabilize the air flow forming an air curtain, a thermotherapy device (1) is provided with air outlet ducts (3) extending at the edge of the reclining surface (2) and with two opposite limiting walls (6, 6′). Each of the two opposite limiting walls (6, 6′) is arranged corresponding to... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, Pc

20080207988 - Apparatus and method for organ suspension: Disclosed herein are a number of embodiments of methods for suspending an organ in a body, and many embodiments of apparatus for suspending an organ in a body. One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising a sleeve having a lumen. A dissecting instrument is slidably located within the lumen. The dissecting... Agent: Rosenbaum & Associates, P.c.

20080207989 - System for positioning support mesh in a patient: A surgical system for positioning organs in a patient. The surgical system includes a mesh retrieval device and a mesh support structure. The mesh support structure is suitable for implanting in the patient to position the organ at a desired location in the patient. The mesh retrieval device is engageable... Agent: Ams Research Corporation

20080207991 - Mannequin with an improved attachment between an artificial organ and a torso of the mannequin: Embodiments of the presently described invention provide a mannequin including a torso, an artificial organ and a plurality of rings. The artificial organ includes first and second openings and a channel connecting the two openings. The rings connect the artificial organ to the torso. Embodiments of the presently described invention... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale Pc

20080207990 - Vibration massager with visual control communication: An electrically powered massage device has a hand-held unit containing a power source and operation control units extended from. It includes a squirming massage actuator as well as a vibration massage actuator connected to the squirming massage actuator. The hand-held unit contains a battery chamber carrying a plurality of batteries... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale Pc

20080207993 - Endoscope apparatus: An endoscope apparatus according to the present invention is featured by including: an endoscope which has a connector main body; an apparatus main body to which the connector main body can be detachably mounted; a closed space which, after the connector main body is mounted to the apparatus main body,... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080207992 - Microsurgical illuminator with adjustable illumination: An adjustable ophthalmic surgery chandelier illuminator has a glass optic fiber with a conical exterior surface at its distal end that disburses illumination in the interior of the eye. The glass fiber is contained in a retractable needle that has a long, sharp beveled surface that facilitates insertion of the... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080207994 - Endoscopic submucosal dissection using a high-pressure water jet:

20080207995 - Surgical clip application assembly: An apparatus for the transoral invagination and fundoplication of the stomach to the esophagus includes a clip applier having sharp toothed jaws for grasping and damaging the fundus prior to applying the clip. The clip applier has an overall diameter of less than 7 mm. The clip applier jaws are... Agent: Mayback & Hoffman, P.a.

20080207996 - Portable imaging apparatus: The present invention relates to a portable imaging apparatus for imaging an internal area of an object, such as a body cavity, organ or passage of a human or animal. The imaging apparatus comprises an endoscope and a hand holdable image-viewing device releasably connectable to a proximal end of the... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, Llc

20080207998 - Endoscope apparatus: An endoscope apparatus includes an operation section main body configured to include a frame body and bumper members provided to cover plural surfaces of the frame body. An operation section is configured to include the operation section main body and a grasping section. An endoscope is configured to include an... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080207997 - Method and apparatus for continuous guidance of endoscopy: Methods and apparatus provide continuous guidance of endoscopy during a live procedure. A data-set based on 3D image data is pre-computed including reference information representative of a predefined route through a body organ to a final destination. A plurality of live real endoscopic (RE) images are displayed as an operator... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080207999 - Endoscopic capsule: An endoscopy capsule has a capsule housing containing at least one magnetic element that interacts with an extracorporeally applied magnetic field to magnetically navigate the endoscopy capsule within a body lumen of a patient. The capsule housing has a tube connected thereto that is composed of a flexible, non-rigid material,... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080208000 - Endotracheal intubation and fluid delivery device: A device for facilitating fluid delivery to the trachea of a patient which comprises, a tubular housing adapted to be sealably mounted on an elongate element of an endoscope for examining the trachea of the patient and configured to mount an adapter for an endotracheal tube for intubating the patient... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.c.

20080208001 - Conforming endoscope: Described herein are endoscopes having outer perimeter shapes configured to conform to the particular anatomy through which they will navigate. The outer perimeter cross-section of the endoscope may have one or more regions (e.g., longitudinal protuberances, edges, or narrow regions) that may allow the endoscope to conform with or fit... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080208002 - Endoscope: An endoscope includes a thin and long flexible insertion portion extended from an operation portion having a grasping portion. Further, the endoscope is configured such that the operation portion includes a holding portion for holding a distal end portion, a bending portion, or the like, which are distal end side... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080208003 - Curvilinearly controlling wire member of endoscope and method for manufacturing the same: A wire member 50 is received in a flexible part 22 of an endoscope 20 and adapted to remotely curvilinearly control a bendable part 27 at a distal end of the flexible insertion part 22. The wire member 50 includes a braid 51 braiding from a plurality of resin fibers... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20080208004 - Endoscope system: An endoscope of an endoscope system includes a channel of which a distal end forms a distal opening at a distal end of an insertion portion, of which a proximal end forms a proximal opening at an operating portion, and used for at least suction, and a suction duct of... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080208005 - Adaptor optical system for endoscopes and endoscope: An optical system which can be detached and attached is constituted such that it is arranged at the object side of an objective optical system for endoscope in which an incidence pupil is arranged, and a middle image of the objective is formed at its inside, and in the arrangement... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080208006 - Opto-electronic illumination and vision module for endoscopy: Various embodiments for providing removable and pluggable opto-electronic modules for illumination and imaging for endoscopy or borescopy are provided. Generally, various medical or industrial devices can include one or more solid state or other compact electro-optic illuminating elements located thereon. Additionally, such opto-electronic modules may include illuminating optics, imaging optics,... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080208007 - Digital pen to capture data in ambulatory monitored patients: A medical device system and method for monitoring a patient include a monitoring device for storing data relating to the patient and a digital pen for digitizing and storing data handwritten by the patient. A control module is configured to aggregate data stored by the monitoring device and handwritten data... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080208008 - Wireless body sensor with small size background: A wireless body sensor device includes a number of small probes that are arranged about a wireless electronics system. The wireless electronics system can process bio-potential signals from the probes and communicate bio-potential data to another device such as a wireless telephone, wrist watch, personal data assistant (PDA), laptop computer... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20080208016 - Biosensor device and method: In part, one aspect of the invention relates to a portable, handheld biosensor device that is held between two fingers of the same hand or otherwise contacts two points on a user's skin. The sensor device includes a pair of conductive or semi-conductive electrodes and associated circuitry designed to sense,... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20080208010 - Coded-sequence activation of surgical implants: Implants responsive to spatiotemporal signal sequences, and methods of operating implants by transmitting spatiotemporal signal sequences.... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080208013 - Electro-optical system, apparatus, and method for ambulatory monitoring: An electro-optical system, apparatus, and method allow long-term, ambulatory measurements to be made on a patient using light transmitted into the patient and resulting light received from the patient.... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080208012 - Method and apparatus for distinguishing between clinically significant changes and artifacts in patient physiological information: A patient physiological information monitoring system includes a plurality of patient monitoring devices (6) and a physiological information analyzer (2). The plurality of patient monitoring devices (6) monitor physiological information from a patient and generate corresponding physiological signals. The physiological information analyzer (2) processes the monitored physiological information and determines... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208011 - Method and system for monitoring oxygenation levels of a compartment for detecting conditions of a compartment syndrome: A method and system for continually monitoring oxygenation levels in real-time in compartments of an animal limb, such as in a human leg or a human thigh or a forearm, can be used to assist in the diagnosis of a compartment syndrome. The method and system can include one or... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080208014 - System and method for soliciting directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care: A system and method for transacting an automated patient communications session is described. A patent health condition is monitored by regularly collecting physiological measures through an implantable medical device. A patient communications session is activated through a patient communications interface including, an implantable microphone and an implantable speaker in response... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20080208015 - System, apparatus and method for real-time health feedback on a mobile device based on physiological, contextual and self-monitored indicators of mental and physical health states: A system, apparatus and method for real-time health feedback on a mobile device based on physiological, contextual and self-monitored indicators of mental and physical health states. An embodiment of an apparatus is capable of receiving data relating to the physical or mental health states of a user from an input... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080208009 - Wearable device, system and method for measuring vital parameters: A wireless mobile device is provided for measuring pulse and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2). The device may include a SpO2 sensor, a pulse sensor, and a main controller to receive and process signals from the SpO2 and the Pulse sensors, and to enable reconfiguration of the SpO2 and the Pulse... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP

20080208017 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a sedated patient: A method and an apparatus for monitoring a sedated patient, the method comprising the steps of providing a skin conductance signal measured at an area of the patient's skin, establishing the existence of at least one fluctuation peak in the skin conductance signal through a time interval, providing a width... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20080208018 - Apparatuses for noninvasive determination of in vivo alcohol concentration using raman spectroscopy: Methods and apparatuses for the determination of an attribute of the tissue of an individual use non-invasive Raman spectroscopy. For example, the alcohol concentration in the blood or tissue of an individual can be determined non-invasively. A portion of the tissue is illuminated with light, the light propagates into the... Agent: V. Gerald Grafe

20080208020 - Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method: A medical device for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect the emitted light. A processor determines a plurality of light measurements in response to the emitted light detected by the detector, updates,... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080208019 - Modified pulse oximetry technique for measurement of oxygen saturation in arterial and venous blood: A method for the measurement of oxygen saturation in arterial blood SaO2 by means of pulse oximetry without calibration is described. Photoplethysmography (PPG) is measured in three wavelengths in the infrared and for each PPG curve the relative change in light transmission is obtained. Two equations, each relating SaO2 to... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080208021 - Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method: A medical device for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of electrodes sensing cardiac signals utilized to identify a cardiac event, a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect the emitted light. A processor determines a plurality of... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080208022 - Laser optical feedback tomography sensor and method: The invention relates to a modified Laser Optical Feedback Tomography sensor (10) which comprises an evaluator (16) for the determination of an object velocity (vz) relative to the sensor (10). The primary optical frequency (fo) of light emitted by a laser (11) is shifted by a first frequency shift F... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208023 - Foldable sensor device and method of using same: A physiologic sensor device configured to be placed on an appendage. The sensor device includes a foldable portion designed to be deformed around the tip of the appendage. In some embodiments the foldable portion is a soft compressible material. In other embodiments a stabilization component is provided to isolate sensing... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p.

20080208025 - Low oxygen in vivo 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 and subcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080208024 - Method of measuring skin conductance, method of analyzing component concentration, skin conductance measuring apparatus, and component concentration analyzer: The present invention provides a method of measuring skin conductance which can obtain an accuracy measurement result, comprising the steps of: supplying a low conductivity medium as a medium for holding tissue fluid that contains a predetermined component of a subject to a medium containing part; disposing the medium containing... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080208027 - Method for visualizing a chronological sequence of measurements: The invention comprises a method for visualising a chronological sequence of measurements, in particular obtained from a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) process, comprising the step of presenting measured data in polar coordinate graphing system. A device 100 is disclosed that comprises a measuring unit 101, in particular a continuous glucose... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080208026 - Systems and methods for detecting hypoglycemic events having a reduced incidence of false alarms: The present invention is directed to a method of reducing false readings in a hypoglycemic detector that includes establishing a predetermined hypoglycemic threshold, a predetermined critical threshold, a predetermined rate of change in glucose concentration where the predetermined critical threshold is below the predetermined hypoglycemic threshold. A first sampling rate... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080208028 - System and method for measuring bioelectrical signals of a user: The invention relates to a system and method for measuring bioelectrical signals of a user. Furthermore the invention relates to a computer program for measuring bioelectrical signals of a user. In order to provide a technique for measuring bioelectrical signals with reduced motion artefacts a new method is provided, comprising... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208029 - Garment comprising at least one dry electrode: It is an object of the invention to provide a user-friendly monitoring system with improved measurement quality, which is suitable for home use. This object is achieved according to the invention by a garment (1) comprising at least one dry electrode (2, 3, 4) for use with a monitoring system... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208030 - Emg electrode apparatus and positioning system: A system for detecting and analyzing electrical activity in the anatomy of an organism underlying an electrode array provides signals corresponding to electrical activity adjacent each electrode. Such signals are correlated to the underlying anatomy of the organism and representative outputs presented through various types of output devices. Such outputs... Agent: Walker & Jocke, L.p.a.

20080208032 - Combined tomography scanner: A combined tomography scanner is disclosed, having at least two imaging modalities. In at least one embodiment, the scanner includes a first tomography modality having an essentially annular or tubular measurement area opening formed by an inner perimeter; an annular or cylindrical PET component as a second tomography modality having... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080208031 - Voltage standing wave suppression for mr-guided therapeutic interventions: A system and method of tracking a medical device and generating an image of a target area. The medical device includes a tracking device to create an imaging field-of-view that extends beyond the tip of the medical device while allowing the tip of the medical device to be visualized. The... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080208036 - Combined radiation therapy and magnetic resonance unit: The invention relates to a combined radiation therapy and magnetic resonance unit. For this purpose, in accordance with the invention a combined radiation therapy and magnetic resonance unit is provided comprising a magnetic resonance diagnosis part with an interior, which is limited in radial direction by a main magnet, and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080208035 - Device for superposed mri and pet imaging: A device is disclosed for superposed magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography imaging. The device includes a magnetic resonance imaging magnet which defines a longitudinal axis; a magnetic resonance imaging gradient coil arranged radially within the magnetic resonance imaging magnet; a magnetic resonance imaging RF coil arranged radially within... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080208034 - Device, systems and methods for localized heating of a vessel and/or in combination with mr/nmr imaging of the vessel and surrounding tissue: Featured are devices, systems and methods for localized heating of a vessel as well as devices, systems and methods for MR/NMR imaging of a vessel while locally heating a portion of the vessel. More particularly featured are such devices, systems and methods for use when administering or delivering therapeutic agents... Agent: Edwards Angeli Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080208033 - Multi-slice cerebral blood flow imaging with continuous arterial spin labeling mri: This invention is a method for multi-slice CBF imaging using continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) with an amplitude modulated control which is both highly effective at controlling for off resonance effects, and efficient at doubly inverting inflow spins, thus retaining the signal advantages of CASL versus pulsed ASL techniques.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080208037 - Method and system for evaluating vertebrobasilar disease: A method and system are disclosed for evaluating symptomatic VBD which uses quantitative hemodynamic assessment in order to identify patients at high risk for stroke and provide appropriate guidance for intervention. Patients with symptomatic VBD may be considered for intervention to provide blood flow augmentation if evidence of sufficient flow... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.a.

20080208038 - Method and device for representing the microstructure of the lungs: m

20080208040 - Method for three-dimensional localization of an instrument for an interventional access and associated device: The invention relates to a method for three-dimensional localization of an instrument for an interventional access, comprising: creating a three-dimensional image recording covering a region of the intervention and surroundings; determining local attenuation values of the three-dimensional image recording by x-ray absorption characteristics; recording a two-dimensional image recording covering the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080208039 - System and method of performing therapeutic endovascular interventions: A system and method of tracking a medical device and generating an image of a target area. The medical device includes a Helmholtz coil pair to create an imaging field-of-view that extends beyond the tip of the medical device while allowing the tip of the medical device to be visualized.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080208041 - System and method for optical position measurement and guidance of a rigid or semi-flexible tool to a target: A system for measuring the position of a hand-held tool relative to a body in six degrees of freedom employs a camera attached via a mechanical linkage to the tool so that the camera moves together with the proximal portion of the tool and has a field of view including... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080208042 - Systems and methods for managing information relating to medical fluids and containers therefor: The present invention relates to management of information relating to medical fluids, containers therefor, and medical fluid administration devices for administering such medical fluids to patients. Data tags (e.g., RFID tags) are generally associated with containers of the invention and may be electromagnetically read from and/or written to using an... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080208043 - Apparatus and construction for intravascular device: An intravascular device includes alternating conductive and dielectric layers and an electrically conductive coil in a configuration that effects an impedance-matching circuit. Another embodiment of an intravascular device has cylindrical inner and outer walls formed of an expandable, electrically conductive material, the inner and outer walls being separated by a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20080208044 - Combined nuclear and sonographic imaging apparatus and method: The present invention relates to an apparatus for use in medical imaging and a medical imaging method. The apparatus comprises nuclear medicine imaging means including detector means for detecting radiation as emitted upon decay of a radiopharmaceutical injected into a living object's body as well as means for generating a... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080208045 - Optimization of user settings for an ultrasonic imaging system: An apparatus and method are described for developing system presets for imaging procedures performed by an ultrasound system. A plurality of ultrasound systems each compile a log of system preset settings used by system operators in diagnostic exams. Periodically these logs are transmitted to a service center where the system... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208047 - Stylus-aided touchscreen control of ultrasound imaging devices: A system (500), method and device (201-202) as well as an improvement for existing equipment is provided comprising a combination touchscreen/stylus (201-202) control for an ultra sound device such that high-resolution graphical input can be provided, especially concurrent with scanning of a subject. The ultra sound device can be controlled... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208048 - Ultrasonic diagnosis support system, ultrasonic imaging apparatus, and ultrasonic diagnosis support method: The controller causes a display to display body marks representing the body parts of a subject to be imaged. Furthermore, the controller causes the display to display subjective symptom marks corresponding to the subjective symptoms of a subject to be examined in a location within a body mark that has... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080208049 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus system: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a contrast timer starting time measurement by a start signal and an external input device for externally inputting said start signal.... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080208046 - Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with integrated network analyzer: An ultrasound diagnostic imaging system (10) is provided with its own onboard network analyzer (34). When a problem with a network to which the ultrasound system is connected is discovered, the network analyzer is started on the ultrasound system. A test is run by transmitting DICOM data from the ultrasound... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208050 - Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and ultrasonic image acquisition method: Ultrasonic image acquisition method comprising; calculating value for remaining parameter, from inputs of any values for three of four parameters, based on correlation information on four types of parameters; creating image that represents correlation graphically based on values for two of entered three parameters and obtained parameter, to create a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080208051 - Ultrasound system: The present invention is directed to an ultrasound system providing a power save mode. The ultrasound system includes: a power supply unit to output a supply power; an ultrasound diagnosis unit to transmit ultrasound signals to a target object and receive ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object, the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080208052 - Systems and methods for improving image-guided tissue ablation: The cryosurgical kit and method of use relates to the combined use of biodegradable, imageable, drug(s) carriers, vectors or microcapsules deposited into a target tissue region inside a body and the controlled cooling of the target tissue region. A minimally invasive method of treatment that applies a cooling device to... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.a.

20080208053 - Ultrasound image displaying method and ultrasound diagnostic apparatus: An ultrasound image displaying method includes creating a 3D image based on B mode data with a high luminance and a low luminance in a B mode image being inverted, creating a color overlaid 3D image by applying colors based on color Doppler mode data only for pixels of the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080208055 - Method and device for the sonographic navigated repositioning of bone fragments: A method and device for aligning the first and second fragments of a fractured bone relative to each other, wherein the bone fragments may be aligned using images from an ultrasound device that is tracked by a navigation system. The positions and/or orientations of landmarks on each of the bone... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brai)

20080208054 - Ultrasonic imaging apparatus: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus, detecting a signal peculiar to a contrast agent emitted when liquid formed in a fine particle vaporizes due to ultrasonic waves and imaging space distribution thereof. A narrow band is used for transmission, a broad band is used for a received signal, and in a state... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080208056 - Method for measuring the run time of an ultrasonic pulse in the determination of the flow velocity of a gas in a breathing gas volume flow sensor: A method is provided for measuring the run time of an ultrasonic pulse in the determination of the flow velocity of a gas in a breathing gas volume flow sensor (1). The breathing gas volume flow sensor (1) has a flow duct (3) with a measuring section, wherein the measuring... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, Pc

20080208057 - Method and apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic fetal heart rate monitoring: A continuous, non-invasive fetal heart rate measurement is produced using one or more ultrasonic transducer array patches that are adhered or attached to the mother. Each ultrasound transducer array is operated in an autonomous mode by a digital signal processor to obtain data from which fetal heart rate information can... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080208058 - Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus: The ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the present invention includes: an ultrasound transmitting/receiving unit for receiving an echo signal; dynamic blood flow detection unit for calculating a predetermined detection value based on dynamic blood flow in a test subject based on the echo signal; a luminance value conversion unit for converting... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080208059 - Microbubble generating technique for phase aberration correction: Method and system for ultrasound imaging of body tissue in which a focused ultrasound (FUS) transducer (20) is oriented relative to the body such that ultrasonic waves generated by the FUS transducer (20) are directed toward the tissue being imaged. The FUS transducer (20) is operated to cause the formation... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208060 - Acoustic coupler for medical imaging: An acoustic coupler for use with an ultrasound probe by a surgeon as a diagnostic tool is described. The present invention provides an acoustic, coupler for use with an ultrasound probe for imaging an anatomical structure, comprising a member that is capable of being sterilized, is acoustically neutral, and is... Agent: John Murkin

20080208061 - Methods and systems for spatial compounding in a handheld ultrasound device: Method and systems for medical ultrasound imaging using a handheld ultrasound imaging system is provided. The ultrasound system includes a probe configured to acquire scan data from an object and a handheld device configured to process the received scan data and perform image compounding.... Agent: Dean D. Small The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20080208062 - Method and apparatus for determining at least one patient-related parameter for monitoring a patient: A method is described for determining at least one patient-related parameter for monitoring a patient. A general population-related non-linear pressure/CSA relationship of the arterial vascular bed is used and the arterial pressure of the patient is measured to obtain a prediction of the cross sectional area (CSA) of the thoracic... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.a.

20080208063 - Patient monitoring system and method: The present invention relates to a patient monitoring system for monitoring cardio pulmonary performance or the like by means of capacitive measurement. Further the invention relates to a method for monitoring cardio pulmonary performance or the like by means of a capacitive measurement. In order to provide a reliable technique... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208064 - Method and apparatus for measuring blood pressure: A method and an apparatus for measuring blood pressure are disclosed. The method is applied to a blood pressure measurement apparatus and comprises the steps of providing a sensing unit for sensing a user's pulse, counting the pulse in a time interval by a counting unit based on the sensing... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080208065 - Perivascular pressure sensor and sensing system: An embodiment of the invention is an in-vivo blood pressure sensor device including a strain transducer and flexible biocompatible material that carries the strain transducer. The flexible biocompatible material is configured to encircle the outside of a blood vessel when surgically installed. A preferred embodiment in-vivo blood pressure sensor device... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080208066 - Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method: A medical device for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect the emitted light. A processor generates an ambient light measurement in response to ambient light detected by the detector, generates a plurality... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080208067 - Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method: A medical device for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of electrodes sensing cardiac signals utilized to identify a cardiac event, a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect the emitted light. A processor determines a plurality of... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080208068 - Dynamic positional information constrained heart model: Methods and systems for producing a computational model of the heart which is patient-specific are provided. Embodiments of the methods and systems include providing a computational model of a heart, obtaining dynamic positional information data from a patient and modifying the heart model with the dynamic positional information data to... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080208069 - System and methods of hierarchical cardiac event detection: A system for the detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient is provided. At least two electrodes are included in the system for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient's heart. An electrical signal processor is electrically coupled to the electrodes for processing the electrical signal. An electrogram... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080208070 - Defibrillator with automatic shock first/cpr first algorithm: An automated external defibrillator (AED) with an improved rescue protocol is described which follows a “shock first” or a “CPR first” rescue protocol after identification of a treatable arrhythmia, depending upon an estimate of the probability of successful resuscitation made from an analysis of a patient parameter measured at the... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080208071 - Measurement of gastric acid secretion: A method of measuring the amount of gastric secretion in a mammal involves administering a substance or formulation containing an excess quantity of a water-insoluble carbonate to the mammal to react with acid in the stomach, in which the insoluble carbonate is enriched with at least one isotope selected from... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080208072 - Biopotential waveform data fusion analysis and classification method: Biopotential waveforms such as ERPs, EEGs, ECGs, or EMGs are classified accurately by dynamically fusing classification information from multiple electrodes, tests, or other data sources. These different data sources or “channels” are ranked at different time instants according to their respective univariate classification accuracies. Channel rankings are determined during training... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, Llc

20080208073 - Field-deployable concussion detector: A method and apparatus for providing an on-site diagnosis of a subject to determine the presence and/or severity of a concussion is provided. The method includes placing an electrode set coupled to a handheld base unit on the subject's head, acquiring brain electrical signals from the subject through the electrode... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080208074 - Methods and systems for characterizing and generating a patient-specific seizure advisory system: A method of developing a brain state advisory system including the following steps: deriving a brain state advisory algorithm; applying the brain state advisory algorithm to patient EEG data to identify occurrences of the target patient brain state (such as, e.g., a pro-ictal state or a contra-ictal state) in the... Agent: Neurovista / Shay Glenn

20080208076 - Barb-wired micro needle made of single crystalline silicon and biopsy method and medicine injecting method using the same: Disclosed are a barb-wired single crystalline silicon micro needle and a biopsy method and a medicine injecting method using the same. The micro needle comprises a main body part, at least one extension part formed on a side surface of the main body part, and a protrusion part protruded from... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20080208075 - Snare coil retrieval device for capturing and retrieving a specimen: A retrieval device for retrieving and capturing a foreign body specimen, such as a tissue specimen or a foreign material specimen, according to one exemplary embodiment includes an outer cannula member having an inner lumen and an inner member received within the inner lumen such that the inner member can... Agent: Leason Ellis LLP

20080208077 - Device, system and method for in-vivo sampling: A device, system and method for in-vivo sampling. An in-vivo device and method for use thereof may include a sampling chamber and a gating mechanism. The sampling chamber may store a sample of a body lumen substance, and the gate may close and open an opening of the sampling chamber.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080208079 - Method for creating a puncture wound and handheld apparatus suitable therefor: The invention relates to a method for creating a puncture wound for obtaining a sample of a body fluid from a body part in which a skin opening is created at a puncture site in the epidermis in a skin-opening step. Then, in a sample collection step a sample collection... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20080208078 - Test strip with integrated lancet: The present disclosure provides methods and systems to collect blood from a patient using a lancet integrated with a test strip. The present disclosure provides integrated test strips having an integrated lancet, as well as meters for actuating the lancet integrated within a test strip. The analyte test strip comprises... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080208080 - Human body backbone measuring/displaying system: A human spinal column measuring and displaying system 1 is constituted by a spinal column measuring apparatus 3 capable of measuring bending or a circumflex (twist) angle of the spinal column of the human body as a detaching amount measuring data from a reference value, an input apparatus 5 for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080208081 - System and method for determining tibial rotation: A system and method for determining tibial rotation is disclosed. The system includes a first fiducial, a second fiducial, a position and orientation sensor, a computer, and a monitor. The first fiducial is connected to a first part, and the second fiducial is connected to a second part. The position... Agent: Chief Patent Counsel Smith & Nephew, Inc.

20080208082 - System and method for increased accuracy in determining cpr chest compression depth in real time: Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a system and method of determining real time chest compression depth of a CPR patient or manikin from acceleration and a reference signal, such as force. In one embodiment, an acceleration signal is filtered and integrated to determine a raw depth signal.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080200747 - Radiopharmaceutical pigs and portable powered injectors: One aspect of the present invention is directed to a system for power filling a syringe with a radiopharmaceutical from a vial while attempting to provide low exposure to radiation, and thereafter, power injecting the radiopharmaceutical. A radiation-shielded container of the system generally holds the vial. A filling and injecting... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20080200748 - Capacitor failure detection: The inventive technique includes methods, devices and computer-readable media for monitoring a magnetic device. One such device includes a magnetic core for generating a magnetic field, a power supply and a capacitor bank that is charged by the power supply and is for pulsing the magnetic core. The device also... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080200749 - Magnetic stimulating circuit for nervous centralis system apparatus, purpose, and method thereof: A magnetic stimulation apparatus for central nervous system and circuit thereof and use of the apparatus and method of using the apparatus are shown. Controlling circuit design and outputting wave form signal to a drive power supply circuit enables the drive power supply circuit to output current of corresponding wave... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080200750 - Polymer encapsulation for medical device: A rotary blood pump comprising an impeller suspended hydrodynamically within pump housing by thrust forces generated by said impeller during movement in use of said impeller as it rotates about an impeller axis, and the driving torque of said impeller is derived from the magnetic interaction between permanent magnets within... Agent: Daniel B. Schein, Ph.d., Esq., Inc.

20080200751 - Urethral support system: A supplementary urethral support stabilization system and method for supporting the urethra is described.... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20080200752 - Method for intrauterine embryo transfer and relevant device: The invention relates to method and a device for the intrauterine embryo transfer, according to a procedure in which the embryos are aspirated from a culture medium for being ejected into the uterine cavity, wherein the aspiration and the release of the embryos is realized using a catheter having a... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080200753 - Electrically operable incontinence treatment apparatus: A male sexual impotence treatment apparatus comprises a constriction device (3,6) implanted in a male patient, who suffers from sexual impotence, and engaging the patient's penile tissue or the prolongation thereof, and an electrically powered operation device, which is integrated with the constriction device and adapted to operate the latter... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080200754 - Protective cover set for a medical probe: A protective cover set for a medical probe designated to be inserted into an endocavity or used intraoperatively in an incision of a human or an animal body, said cover set comprising a probe cover made from a film material, said probe cover having a mouth end with a mouth... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20080200755 - Method and device for retrieving suture tags: A suture tag retrieval device and method for its use are described. The retrieval device has an elongate member dimensioned in cross-section to allow passage thereof through a channel leading to an internal site in a patient, such as, for example, the working channel of an endoscope. The retrieval device... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20080200756 - Medical system and endoscope system: A medical system includes: a treatment instrument having an insertion portion configured by an exterior member, and an insertion member that is inserted into the exterior member and is longer than the exterior member; an insertion portion inserting/pulling-out device to transmit a driving force to the exterior member or the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080200757 - Vivo imaging device with a small cross sectional area and methods for construction thereof: An image sensor (e.g., a CMOS sensor) includes a pixel array portion and a circuitry portion, where the circuitry portion may be segregated, for example longitudinally, from the pixel array portion.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080200758 - Endo-surgical device and method: What is provided is an endo-surgical tool that includes imaging optics therein, the various components of which, including its tools, electronics and visualization components, can be used in the sterile surgical field. In one particular embodiment of the invention, the cannula portion of the tool is adapted to a particular... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080200759 - Medical apparatus: In a case where a balloon is broken and a body fluid reversely flows into a feed/discharge tube during a suction operation of a balloon control apparatus, a pump is stopped by operation-canceling section after passing of a preset predetermined time, and the suction operation of sucking the fluid into... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080200760 - Positional relationship detecting apparatus and positional relationship detecting system: To realize a technique for calculating a positional relationship between a target coordinate axis fixed with respect to a detection target and a reference coordinate axis defined independently of motion and the like of the detection target, a first and a second linear magnetic fields in known directions on the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080200761 - Endotracheal intubation device: An endoscope device having a curvable portion and a pivotable lever enclosed within a housing connected to a spring means for returning the trigger and the control wire to a resting position once a user is finished squeezing the trigger. The pivotable lever defines first and second end connected to... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20080200762 - Flexible endoscope shapelock: A medical apparatus includes a flexible sheath adapted to receive an endoscope. A first flexible rail is formed on the flexible sheath. The first flexible rail extends longitudinally along the length of the flexible sheath. A first rigidizable guide member includes a first track channel adapted to receive the first... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20080200763 - Endoscope: An endoscope includes an elongated insertion section inserted into a body cavity from a distal end portion, a hard base section provided on a proximal end side of the insertion section, a transmission line, a holding portion, and a connector portion. The transmission line is extended from the inside of... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080200764 - Endoscope system: An endoscope system, including an endoscope having a first optical system to obtain an image of an observation object in predetermined magnifying power and a first cleaning system to discharge fluid toward a front end surface of the first optical system to clean the front end surface, and a processor... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080200765 - Laparoscope cleaning system: A laparoscope lens cleaning system includes a housing that is configured to be connected to existing laparoscopes. The housing forms a lumen which carries a tube for dispensing cleaning solution. An extension system enables the tubing to be extended beyond the end of the laparoscope such that a hole or... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20080200766 - Laryngoscope: According to the present invention, the light source (7) is elastically mounted on the electric housing (5) and it can be pushed back by the projecting proximal end (4P) of the light conduit, when said housing is inserted into the disposable handle (3). As a result of being pushed back,... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080200767 - Wound retraction apparatus and method: A surgical wound retractor is adapted to dilate a wound stretchable to a desired diameter, the retractor includes a first ring having a diameter greater than that desired for the wound and being adapted for disposition interiorly of the wound. A second ring has a diameter greater than that desired... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20080200768 - Equine dental speculum: A improved equine dental speculum includes upper and lower frames pivotably connected to one another, upper and lower jaw and teeth engagement bars mounted on respective ones of the upper and lower frames which fit in the horse's mouth, frame spacing bars extending between and connecting the frame and the... Agent: Law Offices Of Adam H. Jacobs Adam H. Jacobs

20080200772 - Bionic information measuring system, bionic information measuring transmitter and bionic information measuring receiver: To reduce power consumption of a receiver in a bionic information measuring system. A transmitter calculates a heart rate per predetermined time period by detecting heartbeat of a measured person and transmits in wireless a heartbeat information signal including heartbeat information and transmission interval information at a transmission interval in... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq Adams & Wilks

20080200769 - Implantable medical device having optical fiber for sensing electrical activity: An implantable medical device for optically sensing action potential signals in excitable body tissue. The device includes an elongated tubular lead body carrying an optical fiber extending from a proximal lead end to a distal lead end to position the optical fiber at a target site. The lead body additionally... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080200770 - Measurement system to measure a physiological condition in a body: Measurement system comprising a sensor wire provided, at its distal end, with a physiological condition sensor to measure a physiological condition inside a patient, and to provide measured data to an external device, the measurement system comprises a transceiver unit adapted to be connected to the proximal end of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080200771 - Treatment regimen compliance and efficacy with feedback: A method and system for interaction with a community of individuals, relating to compliance with and effectiveness of treatment regimens, including supply and use of pharmaceuticals, using a protocol or other intelligent message which acts in place of a service provider and which is capable of collecting or imparting information... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20080200773 - Catheter and portable data managing device: An assembly of a catheter and a portable data managing device is disclosed. The catheter includes a tubular body with a distal end portion to be introduced into the body of a person and a proximal end portion, including at its distal end portion at least one sensing member and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080200775 - Maneuver-based plethysmographic pulse variation detection system and method: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for monitoring patient data. An exemplary method comprises obtaining plethysmographic pulse variation data that corresponds to a variation in a plethysmographic pulse of a patient, searching the plethysmographic pulse variation data for an indication of a reduction of venous return in... Agent: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC Attn:IPLegal

20080200776 - Patient connection for the artificial respiration of a patient: A breathing gas-carrying patient connection (2) for the artificial respiration of a patient (1) by means of an anesthesia apparatus or respirator (3) with one or more sensors (9, 10, 11) for detecting patient-relevant measured variables and with means for the telemetric transmission of the sensor data from the patient... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080200774 - Wearable mini-size intelligent healthcare system: A system and method for the wearable mini-size intelligent healthcare system, comprising one or multiple vital signal sensors, activity sensors, a real-time detection and analyzing module for continuous health monitoring, adjustable user setting mode with the adaptive optimization, data-collecting capability to record important health information, smart audio outputs of audio... Agent: Hongyue Luo

20080200777 - Acoustic systems and methods for evaluating skin texture: Acoustic systems and methods for evaluating skin texture are disclosed. An acoustic system comprises an acoustic isolation box containing: 1) a guiding device having a sound generator attached thereto, 2) and means for capturing sound.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080200778 - Massage apparatus: The adjustable massage apparatus has a massage effect of which is based on the suction effect created in connection with the treatment head of the apparatus. The treatment head of the apparatus has a surface which comes into contact with the skin, a frame, and a low-pressure chamber, associated with... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20080200779 - Implant sensor and control: An implant includes a humidity sensor for generating a signal indicative of humidity within the implant. A controller within the implant receives the signal indicative of humidity, and controls the implant based on the signal indicative of humidity.... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080200780 - Optical measurement of cellular energetics: This document discloses, among other things, systems and methods for measuring a level of myoglobin, hemoglobin, and cytochrome using an optical probe coupled to a spectrometer. Multivariate analysis of the spectral data yields quantifiable cellular and mitochondrial characteristics.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080200781 - Glucose sensor: A system for the non-invasive measurement of glucose concentration in a live subject is disclosed. The system exploits the metabolic heat conformation method, and comprises temperature sensing means for measuring the body heat in respect of the subject and means for measuring the concentration of haemoglobin and oxygenated haemoglobin in... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080200782 - Health monitoring device, device modules and method: The present invention relates to a health monitoring device for measuring blood or tissue indicators and a strip cassette suitable for use in connection with the device. The device comprises a body (6) having a first opening (5) and a second opening (4), a piercing means (7) having a piercing... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080200784 - Method and device for measuring parameters of cardiac function: A device for non-invasively measuring parameters of a cardiac blood vessel in a patient is provided. The device comprises at least one light source that emits light in the 400 nm to 1000 nm wavelength range and at least one photodetector adapted to receive light emitted by the light source,... Agent: Valentine A Cottrill Susan Tandan

20080200783 - Method and apparatus for control of skin perfusion for indirect glucose measurement: A method and apparatus for noninvasive glucose measurement measures glucose indirectly from the natural response of tissue to variations in analyte concentration. The indirect measurement method utilizes factors affected by or correlated with the concentration of glucose, such as refractive index, electrolyte distribution or tissue scattering. Measurement reliability is greatly... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080200785 - Device for continuous, non-invasive measurement of arterial blood pressure and uses thereof: The invention relates to methods and devices for continuous, non-invasive measurement of arterial blood pressure. One embodiment of the invention as illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises (a) a first radiation source (1) and at least one other radiation source (2); (b) at least one detector (4); (c) an air pressure... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080200786 - Medical sensor: A medical sensor that allows wrapping about an applied part while maintaining the alignment of the detector and emitter is provided. The medical sensor includes a carrier band that can accommodate variably sized applied parts without misaligning the detector and emitter. The medical sensor can provide space between the skin... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080200788 - Analyte sensor: Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system are provided. In some embodiments, a continuous glucose measurement system includes a vascular access device, a sensor and sensor electronics, the system being configured for insertion into communication with a host's circulatory system.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080200787 - Device for monitoring blood flow to brain: A method of estimating blood flow in a brain, comprising: a) causing currents to flow inside the head by producing electric fields inside the head; b) measuring at least changes in the electric fields and the currents; c) estimating changes in the blood volume of the head, using the measurements... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20080200789 - Analyte sensor: Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system are provided. In some embodiments, a continuous glucose measurement system includes a vascular access device, a sensor and sensor electronics, the system being configured for insertion into communication with a host's circulatory system.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080200791 - Analyte sensor: Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system are provided. In some embodiments, a continuous glucose measurement system includes a vascular access device, a sensor and sensor electronics, the system being configured for insertion into communication with a host's circulatory system.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080200790 - Apparatus for measuring blood sugar and apparatus for monitoring blood sugar comprising the same: There is provided an apparatus for measuring a blood sugar by using a microwave without withdrawing any blood while enhancing the reliability of measurement. The apparatus for measuring the blood sugar according to the present invention has a main body having a measurement surface configured to contact a measurement portion... Agent: Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP

20080200792 - Belt device: The belt device comprises a torso portion, a collar portion, sensor elements and at least a first and a second closure element. The first closure element is part of the collar portion on the front side and a second closure element is part of the torso portion on the front... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080200793 - Cover sheet for a body measuring apparatus and an automatic sheet dispenser therefor: A cover sheet (1) used in a body measuring apparatus having electrodes for supplying current to a human body or for measuring a difference in electrical potential between two sites of the body. The cover sheet has electric conductive area portions (2) corresponding to the electrodes of the body measuring... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080200794 - Multi-configuration tracknig array and related method: A navigation system generally determines a location of a portion of a first medical instrument relative to a patient. The navigation system generally includes a multi-configuration tracking array that extends from the first medical instrument. A plurality of tracking devices can be positioned on the multi-configuration tracking array. At least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080200797 - Method and apparatus for endobronchial diagnosis: The present invention provides systems, methods, devices and kits for assessing the level of pulmonary disease in individual lung compartments. A lung compartment comprises a subportion of a lung, such as a lobe, a segment or a subsegment, for example. By measuring individual lung compartments, the level of disease of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080200796 - Method and system for computerized drawing and writing during functional magnetic resonance imaging: The present invention provides a method and device to record and visualize drawing and writing movements during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of brain activity. The system includes a touch-sensitive tablet, an elevated mounting platform, a stylus, and a controller box, as well as the necessary cabling and software. All... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080200795 - Method of modifying mr signals using ultrasound waves: Described herein is a medical imaging technique that includes directing ultrasound waves into a portion of a body of interest during at least a portion of a time period during which an MR imaging process is simultaneously performed on the portion of the body of interest such that the MR... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20080200798 - Medical guide for guiding a medical instrument: A medical guide (1, 15) is provided for guiding a medical instrument into a target site within a patient's body, for use in connection with a cross-sectional imaging technique such as magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography. The medical guide comprises a base (2, 16) adapted to be positioned on... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080200799 - Mri involving contrast agent with time modulated contrast enhancement: The present invention provides a method MRI imaging. By applying a time modulation to the contrast enhancement of an MRI contrast agent, the method according to the invention leads to images with improved signal-to-noise ratio in the contrast-enhanced areas, strongly suppressed unwanted signal in the unenhanced areas, and reduced artefacts,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080200800 - Respiration suppressing mat and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method: A respiration suppressing member includes a main body of an elastic material which is formed into a shape having a pressurizing portion for pressurizing that portion of the abdomen of a subject under imaging diagnosis by a medical modality which is located below the sternum and between the right and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080200801 - Mapping movement of a movable transducer: A catheter probe includes a transducer configured for at least one cycle of movement within the probe and a sensor that is at least partially supported within the probe for identifying a position of the transducer during the at least one cycle of movement. A method of mapping movement and... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080200802 - Platform for detection of tissue content and/or structural changes with closed-loop control in mammalian organisms: Aspects include methods and apparatuses for effecting change over time in one or more measured regions of a body using a plurality of data sets obtained by analysis of applied signals to said region and effecting a change in treatment protocol. The method may include transmitting and receiving one or... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080200803 - Cancer detection and treatment instrument: Provided herein is a cancer detection and treatment instrument comprising: a first conductive plate; a second conductive plate which is opposed to the first conductive plate and has a first opening; a first signal line disposed between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate; a first contact member... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080200804 - Method and apparatus for infusing substances: A method for determining a backflow of a substance along a track of a delivery device includes: a) obtaining parameters that influence the flow of the fluid or substance; b) acquiring information about delivery data; and c) computing the backflow along the delivery device using the information in steps a)... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brai)

20080200805 - Sonoelastographic shear velocity imaging using crawling wave excitation: Vibration sources are applied to a body or other object to image a region of interest. The mechanical vibrations introduced by the sources interfere in the region of interest to produce a crawling wave, which is detected by an ultrasound probe A relationship between crawling wave phase derivatives and local... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080200806 - Medical treatment using an ultrasound phased array: A medical system and method for treating a disorder of a subject by thermal ablation, e.g., focused ultrasound thermal ablation, are provided. The method includes obtaining medical images that include at least one image of subject's chest and ribs to reconstruct a three-dimensional chest-rib distribution; and applying ultrasound waves on... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080200807 - Attitude-sensing ultrasound probe: In one embodiment, an apparatus for generating attitude data corresponding to B-scan imaging data generated by an ultrasound probe. The apparatus includes one or more magnetic field sensors generating, based on measurements of the earth's magnetic field, magnetic field data for the probe, which is used to determine the orientation... Agent: Mendelsohn And Associates, P.C.

20080200808 - Displaying anatomical patient structures in a region of interest of an image detection apparatus: A method and device for detecting and displaying an anatomical patient structure in a region of interest of a movable image detection apparatus such as an ultrasound probe. After the region of interest is defined in a patient coordinate system, movement of the image detection apparatus can be tracked, and... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brai)

20080200809 - Ultrasound transmit beamformer integrated circuit and method: The invention provides a novel method of transmit beamforming, which allows compact analog implementation of complex digital algorithms without compromising their features. It is aimed to support envelope shaping, apodization, and phase rotation per channel and per firing. Each of three embodiments represents a complete transmit channel driven by pulse-width... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080200813 - Component ultrasound transducer: An ultrasound transducer having multiple focal zones is described. In one embodiment there is an ultrasound transducer manufactured as a single piece but having two or more focal zones. In a second embodiment there is a transducer assembly combining a high frequency and low frequency transducer. In a third embodiment... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP Liposonix, Inc.

20080200812 - Ultrasonic probe: An ultrasonic probe that can be relatively easily manufactured and has a desired ultrasonic radiation surface. The ultrasonic probe includes: plural supporting materials, each having a principle surface on which plural signal wires are formed, the plural supporting materials arranged such that the principle surfaces are oriented in different directions... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080200811 - Ultrasonic transducer, method for manufacturing ultrasonic transducer, and ultrasonic endoscope: An ultrasonic transducer according to the invention includes a flexible sheet, a rigid body portion including a lower electrode made of at least a thin-film conductive material on a surface of the flexible sheet, a dividing portion which divides the rigid body portion into segments, and a plurality of transducer... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080200810 - Ultrasound coupling device: An ultrasound coupling device for transmitting ultrasound waves from an ultrasound transducer to a test specimen, especially to a human or animal body, said coupling device comprising (a) a gel pad (2) for transmitting said ultrasound waves, (b) a support (3) having i) a transducer side (T), ii) a body... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20080200814 - Ultrasonic endoscope: The present invention provides an ultrasonic endoscope, comprising: an ultrasonic transducer in a cylindrical shape including a plurality of piezoelectric devices, an acoustic matching layer stacked on a principal plane on a sound emitting plane side, an acoustic lens on a plane of the acoustic matching layer opposite to a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080200815 - Intravascular ultrasound techniques: Intravascular ultrasound techniques provide for intravascular imaging using contrast agents and nonlinear techniques. An ultrasound imaging device for detecting internal properties of a target body comprises an ultrasound transducer positioned at a distal end portion of a catheter, for transmitting excitation pulses and for receiving echo signals. A signal processor... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20080200816 - Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, endoscope and ultrasound transducer: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus of the present invention includes a cap, and an ultrasound transducer which includes a lens provided in a piezoelectric element, is rotatable and swingable and is provided in a cap, and the lens focuses ultrasound transmitted from the piezoelectric element and includes a shape in which... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080200817 - Electronic polarimetric imaging system for a colposcopy device and an adapter housing: The invention relates to an electronic polarimetric imaging system use in a colposcopy device for in vivo monitoring a cervix, which is provided with a light source for illuminating the observable cervix and at least visual means for monitoring said cervix, wherein the illumination optical path directed to the cervix... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080200818 - Surface measurement apparatus and method using parallax views: The invention provides for surface mapping of in-vivo imaging subjects using a single camera having a lens which is not telecentric in object space, and a moveable stage on which a subject animal for in-vivo imaging is placed. Images are taken and the stage is moved by known amounts, and... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080200819 - Orthostasis detection system and method: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for monitoring patient data. An exemplary method comprises obtaining hemodynamic variation data that corresponds to a variation in intravascular hemodynamics of a patient, searching the hemodynamic variation data for an indication of orthostasis in response to the occurrence of a positional... Agent: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC Attn:IPLegal

20080200820 - System for determining endothelial dependent vasoactivity: A method of determining endothelial dependent vasoactivity of a subject, the method is effected by recording pressure-related signals of a plurality of locations adjacent to at least one blood vessel; extracting at least one parameter from the pressure-related signals; and using the at least one parameter to determine a change... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080200821 - Left atrial access apparatus and methods: Left atrial access apparatus and methods are described herein. Different parameters, such as oxygen saturation difference, between the left and right atrial chambers is utilized to guide a needle or catheter into a desired position within the heart. Various sensing elements can be utilized to detect the physiological parameter difference,... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080200822 - Method for determining cardiac impulse conduction and associated medical device: A method for determining cardiac impulse conduction, in particular three-dimensional cardiac impulse conduction, in a patient, comprising: generating an image recording of an area of the body of the patient capturing at least partially electrocardiogram electrodes arranged on the body of the patient by an imaging modality; determining positions of... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080200823 - Mobile diagnosis device: and for determination of the time difference (60) between an R peak (57) and a successive extreme level (58) in the volume pulse signal (56). Furthermore, the evaluation unit (4) can be appropriately equipped to allow for determination of the time difference (61) between the main and secondary peak values... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080200824 - Devices, systems, and methods for aiding in the detection of a physiological abnormality: The present invention includes a system and device for aiding in the diagnosis of a physiological abnormality resulting in detectable, measurable variations in contents of breathed air. The system includes a handheld unit defining an airway, wherein the airway includes a plurality of sensors adapted to measure a plurality of... Agent: Kevin Farrell Pierce Atwood

20080200825 - Sidestream gas sampling system with detachable sample cell: A sidestream sampling system includes a sidestream gas measurement assembly and a sample cell configured to be assembled therewith. The sidestream gas measurement assembly includes a receptacle for removably receiving at least a portion of the sample cell. The sample cell is coupled to a sampling tube that is configured... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080200826 - Apparatus and method of diagnosing health using cumulative data pattern analysis via fast fourier transformation of brain wave data measured from frontal lobe: Provided is a health diagnosis apparatus and method in which brain waves are sequentially measured from the frontal lobe of a human body that is to be diagnosed when the eyes are in an eyes-open and eyes-closed state, the measured brain waves are fast Fourier transformed to then be accumulated,... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080200827 - Apparatus for converting electromyographic (emg) signals for transference to a personal computer: The present invention is a circuit for acquiring EMG signals and transferring it directly to a standard personal computer (PC) by converting the EMG signals to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. Once the EMG signals have been stored on the PC and made available to a doctor or other... Agent: Robert S. Lipton, Esquire

20080200828 - Bioimpedance measurement system and method: Methods and systems for detecting fluid egress, assessing lesion quality, determining tissue composition or structure, determining ice coverage of catheter tip and providing tissue contact assessment, by providing a catheter having a shaft with a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion and the distal... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080200829 - Bioimpedance measurement system and method: Methods and systems for detecting fluid egress, assessing lesion quality, determining tissue composition or structure, determining ice coverage of catheter tip and providing tissue contact assessment, by providing a catheter having a shaft with a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion and the distal... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080200830 - Temporal artery temperature detector: Body temperature measurements are obtained by scanning a thermal radiation sensor across the side of the forehead over the temporal artery. A peak temperature measurement is processed to compute an internal temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperature and the sensed surface temperature. The function includes a... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080200831 - Method for objective verification of auditory steady-state responses (assr) in the time domain: The invention relates to a method for objective verification of auditory steady-state responses (ASSR) in the time domain whereby the individual epochs are transformed into the frequency domain. The response can be made free from noise of the asynchronous EEG in the frequency domain; the amplitudes of the spectral lines,... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080200832 - Non-invasive, bedside intra-cranial pressure monitoring system utilizing early on-set auditory evoked responses: An intracranial pressure monitoring system and method. The system includes an auditory stimulation and recording unit, which includes a stimulation controller, a memory for storing waveforms, a device for comparing received waveforms with stored waveforms, and an alarm operable based upon that comparison. The system includes at least one cranial... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080200834 - Introducer device for improved imaging: A slotted introducer cannula includes an introducer sheath insertable into a patient's tissue. The cannula has an open distal end and an open proximal end, and an inner lumen therethrough. The introducer cannula may include at least one aperture in a side wall thereof, which allows fluid communication between the... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080200833 - Vacuum assisted biopsy device: A biopsy device is disclosed that comprises a cutting element mounted to a handpiece and a vacuum chamber. The cutting element comprises a stylet assembly and an outer cannula assembly. The stylet assembly includes a stylet that includes an open proximal end and a tissue opening at a distal end... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080200836 - Biopsy device with motorized needle cocking: A needle may be fired into tissue by a needle firing mechanism, which may include a fork for holding the needle and a firing rod coupled with the fork. A spring urges the fork to a distal, fired position. A screw gear is coupled with the rod. A sled is... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080200835 - Energy biopsy device for tissue penetration and hemostasis: A biopsy system having a lateral tissue access port includes an energy based tissue penetration system that can advantageously penetrate hard tumors, improve hemostasis, and provide greater tissue access. The energy based tissue penetration system has a vibrational member removeably disposed within the biopsy system, and a distal tip of... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080200837 - Disposable, closed blood sampling system for use in medical conduit line: A disposable, closed fluid sampling system for use with a medical conduit line, especially for taking blood samples from a pressure monitoring line. The conduit line has at least one fluid sampling site interposed between a distal segment of tubing and a proximal segment of tubing. The system includes a... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20080200838 - Wearable, programmable automated blood testing system: The present invention is a programmable, automated device for measurement and analysis of blood analytes and blood parameters. The device components are preferably combined in a single housing and either programmed to initiate automatic, periodic blood sampling or initiate automatic blood sampling via operator input or in response to a... Agent: Patentmetrix

20080200839 - Dual stiffness wire guide: A composite wire guide is formed from a more flexible distal wire guide and stiffer proximal wire guide. The flexible and stiff wire guides are joined by a connector that is tapered to provide a smooth transition between the distal and proximal portions. In other embodiments, wire guides may be... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080200842 - Apparatus and method for measuring in vivo biomechanical properties of skin: An assembly for measuring in vivo biomechanical properties of skin, comprising a testing device, said testing device comprising; a first pad attachable to the skin a second pad attachable to the skin, at a known distance from the first pad; said attachability of the pads to the skin to prevent... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080200841 - Installation and a method for measuring a geometrical characteristic of an anatomical segment of an individual, and a computer program implementing such a method: The measurement installation comprises a measurement computer system comprising: an identification system (19) that identifies a region of interest on a plane image; a pairing system (20) that determines on each plane image the two-dimensional coordinates of an anatomical point by searching for correlation between the region of interest and... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080200843 - Method and apparatus for measurement of human tissue properties in vivo: A method and apparatus that applies a predetermined force function to the surface of a test subject with a probe and measures the displacement of the probe as a function of applied force facilitates measurement of tissue properties accurately and quickly, in vivo, in a non-invasive manner. A haptic device... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080200840 - Structural quantification of cartilage changes using statistical parametric mapping: The analysis of the focal changes in the morphology of a tissue such as cartilage is completed through statistical parametric mapping by first detecting the amount of thickness changes; followed by the point by point estimation of the variance in the thickness delta estimation. Once the change and the variance... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080200844 - Surgical device with an impact detector: A surgical device for performing a medical procedure includes an impact detector operative to provide data indicative of the surgical device being subjected to an impact. A polling device in communication with the impact detector can determine if an impact experienced by the surgical device exceeds a predetermined threshold.... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brai)

20080194904 - To treat humans and all living animals or creatures: The present invention is a method to treat humans or animals by holding a vial or food item or supplement in a glass or plastic container or by itself held in the left or right hand or both hands of a human or tape the vial or food to an... Agent: Michael Ries

20080194905 - Vessel or sac wall treatment and a cardiac assist device: The present invention provides a device and method of treating a vessel in a human or animal body.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080194906 - Measurement and treatment system and method: A non-intrusive physiological data measurement system and method, as well as an optically induced treatment system, are described. The measurement system includes a monitoring mechanism that includes light emitter modules capable of emitting light at at least two wavelengths. The light emitted from the light emitter modules is transmitted through... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080194908 - Complementary personal lubricant compositions: This invention relates to novel compositions and methods of use by which the compositions of this invention are applied topically to one or more body parts of at least two individuals who bring said body parts into contact with the other individual and, when said body parts come into contact... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080194907 - Massaging device for sexual purpose: A massaging device for a sexual purpose includes main body, a sliding unit movably mounted on the main body linearly and reciprocally, a reciprocating mechanism mounted in the main body and connected to the sliding unit to drive the sliding unit reciprocally, and a power source mounted in the main... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080194909 - Holding device for medical purposes: The invention relates to a holding device for medical purposes having a carrier arm on whose distal end at least one medical instrument can be secured and having at least one joint for positioning the carrier arm and/or the medical instrument, wherein the at least one joint can be transferred... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, Llc

20080194910 - Treatment tool for endoscope: A treatment tool of an endoscope including: a movable tip end portion that performs a treatment on a living body; a flexible first coil sheath into which a wire is spirally wound; a flexible second coil sheath into which a wire is spirally wound and which is concentrically fitted onto... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080194911 - Camera imaging apparatus with an endoscope: Disclosed is a camera imaging apparatus with an endoscope includes a refraction stacked material which is stacked to make a plenty of circle plate to be retracted, a driving wire which penetrates the circle plate of refraction stacked material, an elastic supporter which makes the circle plate of refraction stacked... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20080194912 - Electronically controlled ingestible capsule for sampling fluids in alimentary tract: An ingestible electrical capsule system (1400) for acquiring samples along the alimentary tract of a patient is provided. The capsule system (1400) includes a housing (102) having at least one aperture (970); at least one impervious collection chamber (1402) disposed within the housing (102) and having at least one aperture... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080194913 - Endoscope cap: A cap including an outer shell configured to be coupled to an access port of an endoscope, and a resilient member positioned interior of the inner peripheral surface of the outer shell. The resilient member includes an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer peripheral surface and a central opening... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, Llc

20080194914 - Actuator apparatus, image pickup apparatus and endoscopic apparatus: An actuator apparatus provided in an image pickup apparatus and an endoscopic apparatus according to the invention includes a mobile unit that is movable forward and backward, an urging unit that urges the mobile unit in one direction, and a wire fixed to the mobile unit. In this case, both... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080194915 - Scope warming device: A warming device (30) for warming the lens portion (2) of an optical instrument (1), such as a laparoscope, to a temperature above ambient to prevent lens fogging comprising: a double walled cylindrical tube (3) having an internal wall (3b), and an external wall (3a), an upper surface and an... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080194923 - Electronic patient monitor with integrated shock resistant piezoelectric speaker: Disclosed is piezoelectric bender for use as an acoustic generating device. The acoustic generating device includes a piezoelectric material, a metal diaphragm, an electric circuit and mounting devices. The metal diaphragm is affixed to the piezoelectric material and has a nodal fulcrum at the nodal ring. The electric circuit is... Agent: Fellers Snider Blankenship Bailey & Tippens

20080194919 - Method and apparatus for prediction and management of subjects and patients: A method for developing a questionnaire, the method comprising the steps of developing a database of “n” questions and answers relating to skin or health conditions; correlating the answeres to the “n” questions to actual skin or health conditions; and selecting from the “n” questions a set of “m” key... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080194916 - Method, measurement device, computer program and system for providing a user with feedback an activity: The invention discloses a method, measurement device, computer program and system for tranmitting and comparing a recorded activity to an ongoing activity. In the method previously recorded measurement data relating to an activity is loaded into a memory of the measurement device. The loaded recorded measurement data in the memory... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080194921 - Methods and systems for automatically evaluating data from at least one clinical study: In a method for automatically evaluating data from at least one clinical study, data may be assessed at a study management system based on at least one management criteria. At least one measured variable may be determined based on the assessed data, and at least one action correlated to at... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080194920 - Methods for determining parameters and planning clinical studies in automatic study and data management systems: In a method for determining a parameter in an automatic study and data management system, data is gathered in a knowledge database, and a parameter is determined based the data gathered in the knowledge database. The data is correlated to at least one of a configuration and implementation of a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080194917 - Monitoring device and a motnitoring body-wear: A monitoring device (21) arranged to measure a signal (S1) representative of a physiological condition of the individual by means of a suitably arranged sensor (22) and to automatically modify a contact pressure (P) of said sensor meeting real-time requirements. For this purpose the sensor (22) is supported by a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080194922 - Potentiation for medical therapies: This invention relates to providing medical treatment for human and non-human patients. In particular, the invention provides methods and computer program products which reduce clinical data complexity, aid in the identification of actions taken during the course of care which result in disproportionate therapeutic effects, and allow for the “potentiation”... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080194918 - Vital signs monitor with patient entertainment console: A system and device for monitoring at least one physiological parameter of a patient and selectively presenting entertainment media and at least one physiological parameter on a common display. The system and device comprises a patient monitor disposed to collect at least one patient physiological signal and processing at least... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080194924 - Balanced physiological monitoring and treatment system: A system and method for providing balanced, automated regulation of a patient's physiological condition by monitoring at least one physiological parameter and, optionally, monitoring and controlling additional physiological parameters, is disclosed. The system includes a physiological parameter monitor, an intelligent control device and a multi-channel delivery device for providing controlled... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

20080194927 - System and method for processing directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care: A system and method for transacting an automated patient communications session is described. A patent health condition is monitored by regularly collecting physiological measures through an implantable medical device. A patient communications session is activated through a patient communications interface, including an implantable microphone and an implantable speaker in response... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20080194926 - System for measuring and tracking at least one physiological parameter and a measuring device for doing the same: A measurement device (26, 28, 800, 900) for measuring at least one physiological parameter comprising an integrated switching device being operable by a non-radio frequency switching activation signal generated by an external switching activation device (1000, 1100), a measurement unit for measuring at least one physiological parameter and a radio... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080194925 - Wireless medical monitoring device: Described herein is a patient monitoring system that includes a body network (16) with at least one sensor (12) that senses physiological information about a patient and a cognitive device (2) for communicating the physiological information to a remote location. The cognitive device includes a cognitive radio (4), a cognitive... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080194928 - System, device, and method for dermal imaging: In embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods of a non-invasive imaging device may comprise an illumination source comprising an incident light source to direct light upon skin, and a detector for detecting the degree of polarization of light reflected from the skin. A system and method of determining... Agent: Strategic Patents P.c..

20080194930 - Infrared-visible needle: A system may include an imaging apparatus and an access device. The imaging apparatus may include a light source that emits at least light having one or more wavelengths in the range of about 700 nanometers to about 2,500 nanometers, a camera that is (a) sensitive to light having a... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20080194929 - Photoacoustic assay method and apparatus: Apparatus (20, 100) for assaying a target analyte in a localized tissue region (22) that may include the target and other analytes comprising: a light source (34, 104) that illuminates the region with light at each of a plurality of wavelengths at which light is absorbed and/or scattered by tissue... Agent: Prtsi

20080194931 - Method for the spectroscopic determination of the oxygen saturation of blood in the presence of optical disturbance varibles: The invention is directed to a method for the spectrometric determination of the oxygen saturation of blood in the presence of optical disturbance variables in which transmission measurements and reflection measurements are carried out in at least two wavelengths that are isosbestic for hemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin, and at least one... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080194932 - Small animal pulse oximeter user interface: A user interface for a pulse oximetry device that calculates physiologic parameters of a subject including at least a subject's heart rate and SpO2, is disclosed wherein the interface comprises a graphical display of at least one raw data signal of the pulse oximetry device that maintains heart and breath... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20080194933 - Probe for measuring the oxygen content in biological tissue, and catheter with such a probe: A probe is used for measuring the oxygen content in biological tissue. The probe comprises at least one optical fibre, which can be proximally optically coupled to a light source on the one hand and to a light sensor on the other. An oxygen-sensitive dye is arranged on and optically... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080194934 - Method of ensuring date and time on a test meter is accurate: A method of operating a glucose test meter is provided. The method can be achieved by storing a plurality of glucose readings to a first memory of the test meter, each of the glucose readings having a time stamp and an order index, the time stamp comprising a date and... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080194935 - 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, Olsen & Bear, LLP

20080194936 - System and methods for processing analyte sensor data: Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olsen & Bear, LLP

20080194937 - System and methods for processing analyte sensor data: Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olsen & Bear, LLP

20080194938 - Transcutaneous medical device with variable stiffness: The present invention relates generally to variable stiffness transcutaneous medical devices including a distal portion designed to be more flexible than a proximal portion. The variable stiffness can be provided by a variable pitch in one or more wires of the device, a variable cross-section in one or more wires... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olsen & Bear, LLP

20080194940 - Apparatus and method for determining an injection point for targeted drug: The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining an injection point for targeted drug delivery into a patient's body by injection of the drug into a vessel feeding a target area including a target. To provide the interventionalist with an objective and quantitative assessment of potential drug injection points... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080194939 - Minimally invasive surgical appartus and methods: Apparutus and methods are described for performing percutancous catheter-based interventional surgery. The apparatus comprises first and second devices that are located in adjacent body cavities, such as adjacent blood vessels, the first device being capable of transmitting a directional signal that can be received by the second device. The direction... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080194941 - Method, transducer, and arrangement for hifu treatment with mr temperature monitoring: In a medical device with at least one transducer fashioned for generation of high-intensity focused ultrasound and with a magnetic resonance apparatus as well as associated ultrasound transducer, and method for generation of magnetic resonance exposures, at least one shim element is associated with the transducer for compensation of a... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080194942 - Off-magnet patient scan positioning: To position an imaging subject (16) in an imaging or therapy system (10), the imaging subject (16) is arranged on a linearly translatable tabletop (26) disposed on a movable trolley (30). A position of a region of interest (24) of the imaging subject along the linearly translatable tabletop is selected... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080194943 - Perfusion weighted mri with local arterial input functions: A method for perfusion weighted imaging in which a plurality of local arterial input functions is estimated at each of a plurality of voxels. At least in part of the basis of the local arterial input functions, a cerebral blood flow at a voxel associated with one of the local... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080194944 - Suppression of background tissues in mra images: Background tissue signals are suppressed in an MRA image by using a contrast agent that shortens the T1 relaxation and chemically shifts the tissue spins of interest. An imaging pulse sequence used to acquire the image data is tuned to the off-resonance tissue spins of interest and saturation pulse sequences... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080194945 - Apparatus and method for aligning a light pointer with a medical interventional device trajectory: A pointing light device includes a light pointer, such as a laser pointer; and an elongated pointing member detachably associated with the light pointer. The pointing member contains at least two bead-like members. Also, a method for aligning a light pointer with a predetermined medical interventional device trajectory. The method... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080194947 - Tomography probe: An optical probe suitable for medical or dental tomography is switchable between a rotating and non-rotating mode to control interference between source signals and data signals. The probe is suitably constructed in an in-line configuration and uses Faraday rotators which rotate polarization in the same direction in a rotating mode... Agent: Ferrells, Pllc

20080194946 - Virtual colonoscopy via wavelets: Various techniques can be used to improve classification of colon polyps candidates found via computed tomographic colonography computer aided detection (CTCCAD). A polyp candidate can be classified as a true positive or a false positive. For example, a two-dimensional projection image of the polyp can be generated from a three-dimensional... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080194948 - Deformable marker device: A deformable marker device for adapting to a human or animal body includes a plurality of marker elements, and a connecting device that connects at least some marker elements of the plurality of marker elements to each other. The connecting device enables the at least some marker elements to be... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brai)

20080194949 - Surgical positioning device: A surgical positioning device comprises a main part and at least three fiducial markers. Said fiducial markers have a CT number ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 and may produce dense, bright, and artifact-free spots on a CT scanning image.... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080194953 - Implantable microphone noise suppression: A system and method are described for an implantable sensing system. An implantable sensor generates a sensing signal representative of an internal sensing location of a user. A sensing gate, coupled to the sensor and responsive to the sensing signal, has a sensing gate threshold value such that the sensing... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080194952 - Ultrasonic bone assessment apparatus and method: A method for the assessment of various properties of bone is provided. The method includes applying a pair of ultrasound transducers to skin on opposite sides of a bony member and generating an ultrasound signal and directing the signal through the bony member to obtain a bone output signal. The... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20080194951 - Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system configured by probe firmware: An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system (50) includes analog and/or digital components which are configurable by firmware data. An ultrasound probe (10) contains firmware data for configuring the programmable devices of an ultrasound system for operation with the probe. The firmware data is uploaded from the probe and used to configure... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080194950 - Ultrasound imaging remote control unit: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for operation of an ultrasound system using a remote control. Certain embodiments provide an ultrasound system operable by remote control. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound scanner configured to obtain image data in at least one ultrasound imaging mode. The... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080194956 - Methods and apparatus for testing disruption of a vagal nerve: Method and apparatus for disrupting a gastric vagal nerve in the gastroesophageal region and testing the function and disruption of the vagal nerve. In one example embodiment, a treatment device applies ultrasound at a high energy level, such as high intensity focused ultrasound, to a vagal nerve to disrupt it... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP Ip Prosecution Department

20080194954 - Ultrasound device and method using same: An ultrasound energy emitting apparatus is disclosed. The ultrasound energy emitting apparatus comprises a hand-held enclosure and a plurality of ultrasound transducers disposed on that enclosure, or disposed within and extending outwardly from the enclosure. The plurality of ultrasound transducers can be operated simultaneously, or in a programmed fashion whereunder... Agent: Dale F. Regelman

20080194955 - Ultrasound treatment device and method: The inventive ultrasound treating device comprises a first processing transducer set (11) for transmitting a beam of high-intensity ultrasound waves to a treatable area (3), wherein said beam comprises an aspheric wavefront and forms a focal spot (6) on the treatable area elongated and inclined with respect to the direction... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080194957 - Method and apparatus for generating an ultrasound image of moving objects using deformable models: A method for producing a three-dimensional image (70) of an object. The method includes providing a model (8) of the object (62) (200), insonifying regions of the object from source transducers (58) external to the object (62) (202), receiving return echoes from the object (62) at receiving transducers (58) external... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080194958 - Method of compounding and ultrasound image: In a method of compounding an ultrasound image, ultrasound signals having a transmission frequency are transmitted to a target object at a predetermined steer angle. Then, signals reflected by the target object are received. Based on the received signals, an image frame is formed. By repeating the above steps with... Agent: Jones Day

20080194959 - Breast ultrasound scanning promoting patient comfort and improved imaging near chest wall: An apparatus and related methods for scanning a breast are described, the apparatus comprising a frame defining an orifice shaped to allow the breast to be received therein, a compressive member secured to the frame across the orifice that compresses the received breast toward the patient's chest wall, and a... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080194965 - Device and method for high intensity focused ultrasound ablation with acoustic lens: A high intensity focused ultrasound transducer includes an ultrasonic emitter having a surface that emits ultrasonic energy along a beam path, at least one low attenuation polymeric ultrasonic lens acoustically coupled to the surface in the beam path of the ultrasonic energy, such that the lens can direct the ultrasonic... Agent: Sjm/afd-wiley

20080194962 - Methods for verifying the integrity of probes for ultrasound imaging systems: Methods are provided for verifying that water and other fluids cannot reach the internal components probes for ultrasound imaging systems.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080194960 - Probes for ultrasound imaging systems: Embodiments of probes for ultrasound imaging systems can be disassembled so that components located within housings of the probes can be re-used.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080194961 - Probes for ultrasound imaging systems: Embodiments of probes for ultrasound imaging systems can be configured to withstand being dropped or otherwise subjected to mechanical shock.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080194963 - Probes for ultrasound imaging systems: Embodiments of probes for ultrasound imaging systems can include removable batteries. The embodiments can include electrically-insulative barriers surrounding contacts that facilitate electrical connections to the batteries. The embodiments can include switches that electrically isolate the batteries on a selective basis.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080194964 - Ultrasound imaging systems: Ultrasound imaging systems can include a probe, and a cable that can be removably connected to the probe.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080194966 - Ultrasound system: The present invention is directed to an ultrasound system, which includes a probe to transmit ultrasound signals to a target object and receive ultrasound echo signals from the target object. The probe has an array transducer having multiple transducer elements for generating the ultrasound signals and converting the ultrasound echo... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080194967 - High intensity focused ultrasound transducer with acoustic lens: A high intensity focused ultrasound transducer includes an ultrasonic emitter having a surface that emits ultrasonic energy along a beam path, at least one low attenuation polymeric ultrasonic lens acoustically coupled to the surface in the beam path of the ultrasonic energy, such that the lens can direct the ultrasonic... Agent: Sjm/afd-wiley

20080194968 - Method for total immersion photography: Total Immersion Photography (TIP) is disclosed, preferably for the use of screening for various medical and cosmetic conditions. TIP, in a preferred embodiment, comprises an enclosed structure that may be sized in accordance with an entire person, or individual body parts. Disposed therein are a plurality of imaging means which... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20080194972 - Living body image pickup apparatus and living body imaging system: A living body image pickup apparatus according to the present invention includes: a plurality of image pickup units which pick up images of body tissue and output the images of the body tissue as image pickup signals; a first spectroscopic unit which passes light in a first wavelength band, spectrally... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080194970 - Methods for intraoperative organotypic nerve mapping: The present invention relates to compositions, methods and apparatuses for locating a nerve during a surgical procedure.... Agent: University Of Virginia Patent Foundation

20080194969 - Multi-excitation diagnostic system and methods for classification of tissue: Methods and systems for in vivo classification of tissue are disclosed. The tissue is irradiated with light from multiple light sources and light scattered and fluoresced from the tissue is received. Distinct emissions of the sample are identified from the received light. An excitation emission matrix is generated (1002). On-diagonal... Agent: Hensley Kim & Holzer, Llc

20080194971 - System and method for applying a reflectance modifying agent electrostatically to improve the visual attractiveness of human skin: A computer-controlled system determines attributes of a frexel, an area of human skin, and applies an electrostatically charged modifying agent (RMA) at the pixel level, to make the skin appear more attractive. The system scans the frexel, identifies unattractive attributes, charges the RMA with an electrostatic charger, and applies the... Agent: Rick B. Yeager, Attorney

20080194973 - Light-guided transluminal catheter: Generally, the present invention is directed to a light-guided catheter for direct visualization of placement through the skin. An embodiment of the invention includes a method for transcutaneous viewing and guiding of intracorporeal catheters into a body that comprises inserting a catheter into the body having at least one lumen... Agent: Altera Law Group, Llc

20080194974 - Heart monitoring device: An implantable heart stimulating device for indicating congestive heart failure (CHF) has a processor and a sensor combination that senses at least two heart events during one heart cycle at different locations of the heart. The processor is supplied with signals from the sensor combination relating to the sensed events,... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080194975 - Monitoring physiological condition and detecting abnormalities: A system for monitoring an individual's physiological condition and detecting abnormalities therein, comprising concurrently receiving at least a first signal and a second signal. The first and second signals are conditioned to minimize background extraneous noise after which, each signal is concurrently processed and analyzed to detect repeating cyclical patterns... Agent: Fasken Martineau Dumoulin, LLP

20080194976 - Diaphragm assembly for blood pressure measuring apparatus: A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a gage and sleeve attached to the gage that includes an interior pressure chamber. A diaphragm is disposed within the gage, the diaphragm being responsive to pressure changes in said sleeve, wherein the diaphragm is fabricated from a nickel-beryllium alloy.... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080194977 - Rapid thermal detection of cardiac output change: An improved method and apparatus for measuring changes in blood flow, particularly in the context of an automatic arrhythmia treatment device. The invention may employ a flow sensor which is activated in response to detection of a tachyarrhythmia or in response to delivery of an anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy. If activated in... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080194978 - Apparatus and method for analysis of high frequency qrs complexes: An apparatus for QRS waveform quantifying, comprising: an input unit, for receiving one or more high frequency (HF) range QRS complexes from one or more ECG leads, a primary analyzer, for calculating a primary index from the high frequency (HF) range QRS complex, and a secondary analyzer, connected after the... Agent: Martin D Moynihan Prtsi Inc

20080194979 - Heart analysis method and apparatus: A method and device for monitoring heart behaviour. In particular, a visual aid for clinician in which regions of the heart having aberrant characteristics can be displayed. A number of electrodes are positioned near/on an endocardium; electrical signals from the electrodes are monitored and recorded. A variability of a time... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080194980 - Method of and unit for determining the cardiac output of the human heart: A method of determining the cardiac output of a human heart, comprising: providing a sensor for measuring an expiratory tidal volume; a sensor for measuring an oxygen uptake from the expiratory tidal volume; a sensor for measuring a CO2 partial pressure in the expiratory tidal volume; and providing a circulation... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080194981 - Measurement of eeg reactivity: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for assessing the reactivity observable in a certain physiological signal, especially the EEG signal, of a comatose subject. In order to obtain an objective and a reliable measure of the reactivity automatically and without the presence of a trained EEG specialist, a... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080194982 - Method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a users body: In order to provide a simple and reliable method and apparatus for determining the position and/or the motion of a user's body during inductively measuring the bio-impedance of that body an apparatus (1) is suggested, which apparatus (1) comprises generating means (3) adapted to induce an alternating magnetic field in... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080194983 - Means and apparatus for rapid, accurate, non-contacting measurement of the core temperature of animals and humans: A method and apparatus for measuring the core temperature of an animal or human. Thermal black body emissions from the eyeball are detected, at one or more wavelengths selected on the basis of various factors, including the ability of that wavelength to reach the interior of the eyeball. An illumination... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080194984 - Test battery system and method for assessment of auditory function: A test battery method and system (10, 100, 200, 225) for use in assessing auditory function (e.g., the screening or diagnosis of impairments, fitting of hearing aids, etc.) is provided which performs one or more auditory tests including, for example, an acoustic reflectance test. Such an acoustic reflectance test may... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.a.

20080194985 - System and method for minimally invasive disease therapy: A system for treating a lesion site of a patient is disclosed. The system includes a cannula having a lumen, a conduit in communication with said lumen, an introducer stylet removably disposed within said cannula, a resecting device selectively insertable within said cannula, and an adjuvant treatment device selectively insertable... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080194986 - Blood collection set with venting mechanism: The blood collection set includes an IV needle assembly, a length of flexible plastic tubing extending from the IV needle assembly and a non-patient needle assembly. The set is formed with a venting mechanism that permits an outflow of air, while blocking an outflow of blood or other fluids. Thus,... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & Chief Ip Counsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080194988 - Biosensor unified with needle: A biosensor unified with a needle where a puncturing needle for collecting a body fluid by puncturing the skin of a person to be tested and a main body of a biosensor for conducting the analysis of the body fluid are constituted in a unified manner and the puncturing needle... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080194990 - Integrated lancing and measurement device and analyte measuring methods: An integrated lancing and measurement device is provided comprising a sensor designed to determine the amount and/or concentration of analyte in a biological fluid having a volume of less than about 1 μL. A piercing member is adapted to pierce and retract from a site on the patient to cause... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080194987 - Method and apparatus for a variable user interface: An analyte monitoring system is provided. The system may include a housing (200) and a visual display (206) on the housing (200), the visual display (206) having at lease one visual indicator position next to a corresponding marking (208, 210, 212, 214 and 216) on the housing (200). The system... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20080194989 - Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation: A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet and a processor coupled to the drive force generator capable of changing... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20080194991 - Extruded guidewires and methods of making: Embodiments of the invention include a guidewire for use in a medical procedure. Embodiments of the invention may include a guidewire having an elongate core wire where the core wire is unground, has a length, and a substantially uniform cross-section. A thermoplastic material is extruded with the core wire and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080194992 - Guide wire: A guide wire includes an elongated flexible wire body and a tubular member disposed so as to cover the outer periphery of a portion of the wire body on the distal end side. The tubular member includes a lamination portion having an inner layer and an outer layer made of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080194993 - Multi-dimensional loop tip elongated medical structures: A multi-dimensional loop tip structure is provided that is capable of navigating through a tortuous body lumen. The multi-dimensional loop tip structure includes two or more loops or partial loops at the distal end of the structure. The structure may alternatively include three or more legs at the distal end... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080194994 - Shape memory medical device and methods of use: A shaped guidewire for use in medical applications is disclosed. The guidewire is shaped so as to prevent inadvertent advancement of the guidewire into the corpus of a patient during use. In one embodiment, the guidewire includes an elongate body that defines proximal and distal ends. The guidewire body further... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20080194995 - Method for analyzing support pressure: The invention relates to a method for analyzing support pressure of a support for a human body, which method comprises the steps of: -providing an array of pressure sensors at the support for measuring pressure values; -registering pressure values measured by the pressure sensors during a time interval; -dividing the... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080194996 - Device, system and method for measuring cross-sectional areas in luminal organs: The disclosure of the present application provides for a system for measuring cross-sectional areas and pressure gradients in luminal organs. The disclosure of the present application also provides a method and apparatus for measuring cross-sectional areas and pressure gradients in luminal organs, such as, for example, blood vessels, heart valves,... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20080194998 - Method, device and computer-readable medium for evaluating prevalence of different patient postures: In a method, device and compute-readable medium for evaluating the prevalence of different postures of a patient, signals are sensed that indicate the posture of the patient during a monitoring period having a predetermined length, specific body postures of the patient are determined during this monitoring period from the sensed... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080194997 - System and method for diagnosing and treating patellar maltracking and malalignment: A system and method are provided for in vivo, noninvasive diagnosis of patellar and scapular malalignment and maltracking. The patellar system and method include a patella-engaging apparatus and a motion analysis system. The patella-engaging apparatus includes a member that has a custom-contoured posterior surface that is configured to engage an... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080188705 - Treatment of a body cavity: Devices and methods are provided for controlled application of a treatment to tissue adjacent a body cavity, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. cancer. A device embodying features of the invention includes one or more radiation shielding components to control emitted radiation from a radiation source to minimize radiation... Agent: Edward J. Lynch Patent Attorney

20080188706 - Device for local treatment of human body parts: The device according to the present invention is a device for the local treatment of human body parts which consists preferably of a pad of quasi-rectangular shape provided with at least one pouch adapted to contain means for treating the body part of interest and with a set of elastic... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080188707 - Implantable actuator for hearing aid applications: An electromechanical actuator (100) suitable, for example, in hearing aid applications is disclosed. Certain embodiments of the actuator comprise a hermetic titanium housing (1), a mechanical output structure (110) emulating the long process of incus (8), and means for efficiently generating movement in the audible frequency range. The electromechanical actuator... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080188708 - Reproductive infusion device: A reproductive infusion device for collection of semen for in-home insemination. The device features a collection vessel having a collection cavity defined by a sidewall which communicates through an elongated member extending therefrom. The collection vessel removably engages coaxially with an injection component to transfer collected semen thereto. A plunger... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20080188709 - Vibrator device with inflatable, alterable accessories: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a vibrator device comprising a body, at least one accessory imbedded in said body, at least one accessory pump, and at least one tube located within the body and operatively connecting the at least one accessory to the at least one pump, wherein... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080188710 - Capsule medical apparatus and body-cavity observation method: Provided is a capsule medical apparatus including a capsule body, a control member, and an observing member. The capsule body is to be introduced into a lumen of a subject. The control member controls a movement of the capsule body in the lumen by a flow of a fluid introduced... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080188711 - Dual-action rotational and linear actuating mechanism: The present invention provides a dual action linear-rotational resectoscope comprising: (a) a resection loop and loop shaft which are raised to high electrical tension for either resection or cauterisation; (b) an endoscope tube electrically insulated from the loop shaft; (c) an insulating sheath comprising an inner and outer sheath between... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080188712 - Radio intra-subject information acquiring system: A transmitting and receiving apparatus (2) that transmits a radio signal to a capsule endoscope includes: a transmitting level determining unit (25) disposed near a transmitting resonance circuit (22); a frequency controller (26) that controls an oscillation frequency based on a result of determination executed by the transmitting level determining... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080188713 - Deformable flexible tube to be used in endoscopes: A flexible tube to be used with a hollow tube is disclosed. The flexible tube comprises a flexible body which comprises a front end, a rear end, and an elastic segment located between the front end and the rear end. The elastic segment is capable of changing its shape on... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080188714 - Electromechanical in-situ cleaning of optical elements: A medical device for imaging internal body cavities of a patient includes one or more optical components and one or more vibrating elements. The vibrating elements are selectively activated during the application of a washing liquid over the optical components to enhance the cleaning ability of the liquid.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080188715 - Endoscope cleaning sheath, and endoscope apparatus and endoscope comprising the cleaning sheath: An endoscope cleaning sheath includes a tube body and a distal end configuration portion. The tube body includes an endoscope disposition hole in which an insertion portion of an endoscope provided with at least an observation window is inserted and disposed, at least one liquid supply hole configuring a liquid... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080188716 - Endoscope system: An endoscope system includes a radiation source which emits a modulated radiation and is applied in a manner such that an object to be examined by an endoscope may be illuminated with the radiation. A sensor is provided for detecting the radiation reflected by the object, at least one picture... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080188717 - Double-slope prism module for laryngoscope: A prism module for a laryngoscope is disclosed. Said prism module mainly comprises a substantially cylinder-shaped first main part extending along a first axis; and a first refractive surface and a second refractive surface located at two ends of the first main part, respectively. Said first main part extends along... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080188718 - Surgical retractor with adjustable blades and method of use: A surgical retractor may be provided for a surgical procedure such as spinal surgery. The surgical retractor may include a separator, a first and second blade holder coupled to the separator, and blade assemblies coupled to the blade holders. The separator may move the blade holders to change the position... Agent: Carr LLP (ist)

20080188719 - Health test on the fly: A method for health testing comprises offering of at least one health test. The offering takes place in an area in which traveling persons spend a waiting time, whereby the offering is directed to the traveling persons. A health test order is received and ordered health tests are performed according... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080188720 - System and method for predicting osteoarthritis pain based on change in barometric pressure, and ambient temperature: A system, method and computer program product for predicting osteoarthritis pain based on changes in barometric pressure and ambient temperature, including inputting average temperature and barometric pressure values; calculating based on the input average temperature and barometric pressure values a pain difference value; interpreting the calculated pain difference value to... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080188721 - Method and apparatus for implantably acquiring a wideband signal: This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus and method for implantably acquiring a wideband signal. The apparatus comprises an implantable device including at least one physiological sensor configured to sense physiological signals having a low frequency component and a high frequency component. The implantable device includes a sampling circuit... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080188724 - Noninvasive apparatus and method for measuring blood sugar concentration: An apparatus noninvasively measures blood sugar concentration. The apparatus includes: a tissue modulation unit applying a pressure to a tissue; a hemoglobin (Hb) concentration measurement unit analyzing an amount of absorption of electromagnetic waves on a first portion of the tissue before and after the applying of the pressure by... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080188722 - Optical determination of ph and glucose: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an optical sensor capable of measuring two analytes simultaneously with a single indicator system. In preferred embodiments, the sensor comprises a fluorescent dye having acid and base forms that facilitate ratiometric pH sensing, wherein the dye is further associated with a glucose... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080188725 - Optical systems and methods for ratiometric measurement of blood glucose concentration: Novel optical devices, methods and systems relating to the detection of glucose, and more particularly to real-time glucose monitoring, are disclosed herein. More particularly, various hardware and methodological means are disclosed for ratiometric correction of optical glucose measurements for artifacts of optical systems.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080188723 - Sensor for detection of carbohydrate: A sensor for the detection or measurement of carbohydrate analyte (such as glucose) in fluid comprises components of a competitive binding assay the readout of which is a detectable or measurable optical signal (such as FRET assay) retained by a material that permits diffusion of analyte but not the assay... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080188726 - Blood flow sensor: The present invention relates to a method for measuring blood flow in living tissue and a device for performing the method. The device comprises a laser and a photo sensor. The laser is arranged to illuminate (10) the tissue in such a way that a portion of the light beam,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188727 - Broadband solid-state spectroscopy illuminator and method: An improved spectroscopy illuminator (103) for generating broadband light and for delivering the light to a sample with an improved delivery efficiency, for higher optical density and/or reduced thermal transfer uses a solid-state broadband white LED (107) to produce broadband light (114), which is then transmitted to a sample region... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20080188728 - Method and device for determining the perfusion of blood in a body member: The invention relates to a method and device for determining the perfusion of blood in a body member. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer program for determining the perfusion of blood in a body member. To provide a technique to ensure that the actual patient perfusion condition does correlate... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188729 - Biological optical measurement instrument: Appropriate measurement and analysis parameters are set according to cerebral function to be measured. To measure gustatory function, a time period of absence of cerebral activity to be measured is set so as not to contain a period of 60 seconds after start of stimulation, an activity period for analysis... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080188730 - Device for monitoring fluid status: A technique for determining a patient's hematocrit by an electrical impedance measurement is described. An implantable device may be configured to utilize the technique in order to assess a cardiac patient's fluid status. In order to determine the hematocrit, the electrical impedance of the blood is measured and mapped by... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20080188731 - 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, Olsen & Bear, LLP

20080188732 - Analyte test device: An analyte test device is constructed as an integrated, single-use, disposable cartridge which can be releasably installed into a compatible analyte test monitor. In use, the device can be used in conjunction with the monitor to lance the skin of a patient to create a blood sample and, in turn,... Agent: Sf Bay Area Patents, LLC Attn: Andrew V. Smith, Ph.d.

20080188733 - Physiological parameter system: A physiological parameter system has one or more parameter inputs responsive to one or more physiological sensors. The physiological parameter system may also have quality indicators relating to confidence in the parameter inputs. A processor is adapted to combine the parameter inputs, quality indicators and predetermined limits for the parameters... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080188735 - Medical diagnostic imaging apparatus, medical image processing method, and computer program product: An operator designates a reference plane on a medical image or a region of a patient, and a setting unit specifies whether the reference plane is an axial plane, a sagittal plane, or a coronal plane. The setting unit also specifies vertical, horizontal, and anteroposterior directions on the reference plane... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080188734 - Method and system for image segmentation using models: A technique is provided for utilizing a model of an anatomical feature to facilitate the segmentation of the anatomical feature from its background in a medical image. A global alignment of the model with a region in the patient's image data that generally corresponds to the anatomical feature is performed... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080188736 - System and method for determining tissue characteristics: A method and apparatus are provided that interrogate, receive, and analyze full emission spectra for at least one fluorescence excitation wavelength and for at least one reflectance measurement to determine tissue characteristics. The method includes illuminating a first portion of a target tissue with optical energy, forming a first image... Agent: Michael B. Lasky Altera Law Group, LLC

20080188737 - Method and device for automatic determination of a flow of a bodily fluid within vessels of an organism: In a method and device for automatic determination of a flow of a bodily fluid within vessels of an organism by a magnetic resonance, a magnetic resonance angiography to procedure is implemented generate magnetic resonance angiography images, a of magnetic resonance flow measurement is implemented to generate magnetic resonance flow... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080188738 - Method for using cest contrast agents in mri: The invention relates to a method for mapping of a physico-chemical parameter such as pH, temperature, pO2 or metabolite concentration using a chemical exchange saturation transfer contrast agent in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. This method is a modification of the known ratiometric method and may be used with agents having only... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188740 - Apparatus and method for guiding catheters: The present invention is a system for guiding catheters into chamber or conduits of the body without the use of X-ray based imaging systems. The system disclosed is used for guidance of catheters in the heart chamber and heart protruding structures and conduits by using external ultrasound and device based... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20080188739 - Medical viewing system and method for detecting and enhancing static structures in noisy images using motion of the image acquisition means: A method for use in a medical viewing system for processing for display a sequence of images of a medical intervention comprising manipulating a tool such as a stent (25) within an artery. Two markers (21, 22) are provided on the tool support (10) and the method includes extracting these... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188741 - Brain image alignment method and system: A technique for automatically labeling a CT image of the brain with anatomical information. The anatomical information is obtained from an atlas of the brain prepared from an MR image of the brain. The atlas contains image data that is referenced to the Talairach coordinate system. The atlas is aligned... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080188742 - Sheath: A sheath shaped and dimensioned for reducing trauma and easing insertion thereof includes an inner sheath member, the inner sheath member including an inner sheath tip having a primary bevel and a circumferential conical surface. The sheath also includes an outer sheath member shaped and dimensioned to fit around the... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20080188744 - Panoramic elasticity ultrasound imaging: Using compression, tissue elasticity data from two or more different fields of view is acquired. Since different amounts of compression may be used for the different fields of view, the dynamic range of the elasticity data is updated. A panoramic elasticity image is generated from the updated elasticity data of... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080188743 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having a function of obtaining a tomographic image and an elastic image is adaptable to not only a close examination mode, but also a screening mode, and obtains an elastic image suitable for each examination purpose. Accordingly, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention comprises... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080188745 - Method and apparatus for high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy: The apparatus for high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy of the present invention usually comprises a ultrasound transducer, an image acquisition device, a driving unit for driving said ultrasound transducer and mechanical drive means for mechanically driving said ultrasound transducer and image acquisition device together. Additionally, this apparatus for high-intensity focused ultrasound... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080188746 - Method and apparatus for automatic gain adjustment in spectral doppler: A method for automatic gain adjustment in spectral (pulsed wave—PW, and/or continuous wave—CW) Doppler for medical ultrasound includes separating a two-dimensional (2D) array of spectral levels (spectrogram) to be analyzed into signal and noise subsets. For each of the signal and noise subsets, a delta gain is calculated for achieving... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188747 - Automated movement detection with audio and visual information: The embodiments contemplate systems and methods for detecting moving tissue within an object. In one such method, a first and second ultrasound pulse are transmitted at a first sample volume within an object. A first echo signal of the first ultrasound pulse is received from the first sample volume and... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080188748 - Methods of prenatal screening for trisomy 21: Methods for prenatal screening for trisomy 21 employ examination of the fronto-maxillary facial (FMF) angle of a fetus. In one embodiment, the methods comprise obtaining a two or three dimensional image of a fetal face, measuring the FMFbone angle on the image, and comparing the measured FMFbone angle with an... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20080188749 - Three dimensional imaging for guiding interventional medical devices in a body volume: The present invention relates to an intervention guidance system in which the location of an interventional medical device (30) within a body volume is determined by image processing means (14) from live, three-dimensional ultrsound images thereof, and this localisation is used to generate a control signal for steering an ultrasound... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188750 - Automated movement detection with audio and visual information: The embodiments contemplate systems and methods for detecting moving tissue within an object. In one such method, a transducer is directed to transmit a first and second ultrasound pulse at a sample volume within a patient. A first and second echo signal of the first and second ultrasound pulses, which... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080188751 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has an IQ signal acquiring unit, a signal generating unit, a first Doppler signal extracting unit and a second Doppler signal extracting unit. The IQ signal acquiring unit acquires a plurality of groups including an ultrasonic reception IQ signal, under respective interference conditions that differ from... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080188752 - Automated movement detection with audio and visual information: The embodiments contemplate systems and methods for detecting moving tissue within an object. In one such method, a transducer is directed to transmit a first and second ultrasound pulse at a sample volume within a patient. The transducer receives a first and second echo signal of the first and second... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080188753 - Flexible capacitive ultrasonic transducer and method of fabricating the same: A capacitive ultrasonic transducer includes a flexible layer, a first conductive layer on the flexible layer, a support frame on the first conductive layer, the support frame including a flexible material, a membrane over the support frame being spaced apart from the first conductive layer by the support frame, the... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20080188756 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer including an acoustic lens, a piezoelectric element, a backing material, and a housing, a transducer holder that holds the ultrasonic transducer, a transducer side connector fixed in an inside of the ultrasonic transducer, and a holder side connector that is arranged in... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080188754 - Ultrasound probe having an operational indicator assembly: An ultrasound probe (202) having an operational indicator assembly (204) for indicating operational data relating to the ultrasound probe (202), and especially data relating to the sterility of the ultrasound probe (202), is provided. The ultrasound probe (202) has a housing (203) fabricated from materials suitable for internal and non-internal... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188755 - Ultrasound transducer assembly having improved thermal management: An improved thermal management of an ultrasound transducer assembly is provided. The ultrasound transducer assembly includes an ultrasound transducer operable to transmit ultrasound energy along a propagation path; and a self-contained cooling system thermally coupling the ultrasound transducer to at least one heat sink. The self-contained cooling system includes at... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080188757 - Optoelectronic device for the detection of uterine cancer, comprising a self-positioning attachment: The present invention relates to a portable device which analyses cervical tissue using two simultaneous measurements, namely an electrical measurement and an optical measurement. The aforementioned device examines different areas of cervical tissue, taking electrical measurements from same in different frequency ranges and optical measurements in three different wavelengths. Once... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080188758 - Automated passive skin detection system through spectral measurement: A passive skin detection system includes a main body which houses a collection optics system having an image splitting device, a visible light filter mechanism having a plurality of narrow band filters and an image capture system. The image capture system stores visible light data as a plurality of digital... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20080188759 - Flow reduction hood systems: Flow reduction hood systems are described which facilitate the visualization of tissue regions through a clear fluid. Such a system may include an imaging hood having one or more layers covering the distal opening and defines one or more apertures which control the infusion and controlled retention of the clearing... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080188760 - Plethysmograph variability processor: A plethysmograph variability processor inputs a plethysmograph waveform having pulses corresponding to pulsatile blood flow within a tissue site. The processor derives plethysmograph values based upon selected plethysmograph features, determines variability values, and calculates a plethysmograph variability parameter. The variability values indicate the variability of the plethysmograph features. The plethysmograph... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080188761 - Ecg-based identification of impaired ikr kinetics: A method of assaying impaired delayed rectifier potassium current function is disclosed. One or more electrocardiogram (ECG) signals are obtained. One or more heart rates corresponding to a plurality of beats of the one or more ECG signals are obtained. One or more T-wave amplitudes are determined corresponding to one... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20080188762 - Systems and methods for cardiac segmentation analysis: A system for the detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient is provided. At least two electrodes are included in the system for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient's heart. An electrical signal processor is electrically coupled to the electrodes for processing the electrical signal. Electrical signals... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080188763 - System and methods for sliding-scale cardiac event detection: A system for the detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient is provided. At least two electrodes are included in the system for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient's heart. An electrical signal processor is electrically coupled to the electrodes for processing the electrical signal. The system... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080188765 - Automated pace-mapping for identification of cardiac arrhythmic conductive pathways and foci: Ventricular tachycardia signals are induced in a living subject. Pace-mapped signals are then obtained from multiple points within the ventricle, and automatically compared numerically with the induced signals. Recognition of a high degree of cross correlation between the induced signals and one or more of the pace-mapped signals identifies arrhythmogenic... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080188764 - Method and apparatus for atrial fibrillation detection based on ventricular cycle lengths: A method and apparatus for detecting atrial arrhythmias include acquiring a cardiac signal comprising R-waves. Differences between pairs of consecutive R-R intervals occurring during a first time interval are computed from the cardiac signal. An atrial arrhythmia is detected subsequent to the first time interval in response to the computed... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080188766 - Obesity treatment systems: In some embodiments, an extragastric balloon is described in which the balloon is contoured to fit a portion of the stomach but not circumscribe the stomach. In some embodiments, the extragastric balloon comprises multiple material components. In some embodiments, the extragastric balloon comprises multiple inflateable compartments. In some embodiments, the... Agent: Michael Gertner

20080188767 - Endoscopic therapeutic device, living body tissue analyzing and processing system, and sample-taking method for tissue analysis process: An endoscopic therapeutic device includes an elongated insertion section which is inserted into a living body through a therapeutic device channel of an endoscope, a tubular puncture needle which is disposed at a distal end portion of the insertion section and is made to pierce a living body tissue, a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080188768 - Biopsy marker delivery system: A method for marking a biopsy cavity using a delivery device is provided. The delivery device may include a tube having a lumen and a side exit port communicating with the lumen, a rod slideably located in the lumen of the tube, and a tissue marker removably located at the... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20080188769 - Foldable brush self-sampling device: A foldable brush self-sampling device for collecting of cell specimens from a body cavity, such as cervix, endometrium, rectum, nasal cavity and fauces, for diagnostic purposes, allows a user to collect cell specimens in the privacy of home. The device includes a sheath and a brush bar. The brush bar... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080188770 - Device and method for the collection of a urine sample: A device and method for collection of a urine sample is disclosed which comprises a channel, an opening in the channel, and a collector associated with the opening. The channel is formed so that urine can flow through it from a first end to a second end thereof. The opening... Agent: Marshal, Gerstein & Borun LLP (hollister)

20080188771 - Methods and apparatus for penetrating tissue: These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member along a path out... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20080188772 - Device for spatial localization of a movable part of the body: A device for spatially localizing a movable part of a body, wherein movement of the body part is within a movement volume at surface parts and inside a living being, has a sound receiver device and a sound source. The sound receiver device is outside the living being and has... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080188773 - Method for the identification, diagnosis and treatment of somatic dysfunctions: A method for etiologic diagnosis of somatic dysfunctions of a patient and a therapeutic method for correction of said somatic dysfunctions, comprising the steps of identifying the presence of at least one body asymmetry or anomalous spatial arrangement while the patient is looking ahead in an erect position with relaxed... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20080188774 - Cervical dilation measurement apparatus: The present invention provides a medical device for measuring cervical dilation, where the medical device is positionable about a hand having first and second fingers, with each finger having a tip and a side surface. The medical device may include a housing, a first extension element movably coupled to the... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080188775 - Force evaluating device and a force evaluating method for determining balance characteristics: The present invention relates to a force evaluating device with which forces can be determined and evaluated in a time-resolved manner. It has at least three force inducers which are arranged in a plane and which are coupled to a support plate a person can walk on. The compressive force... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080188776 - Apparatus for pressure sensing: The present invention provides an apparatus for distributed pressure sensing. The apparatus comprises a series of Bragg gratings, a light guide incorporating the series of Bragg gratings and a plurality of a moveable wall portion. The moveable wall portions have opposite first and second sides and each moveable wall portion... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080188777 - System and method for mental workload measurement based on rapid eye movement: A system and method for mental workload measurement and analysis are disclosed, which measure time intervals between saccades in eye movements. These intervals, called Inter Saccadic Intervals (ISI), characterize different levels of mental workload during operator performance, such as for MRO (Operator of Robot Manipulator). The device can include sensors... Agent: Eaton Peabody Patent Group, LLC