Surgery inventions 12/08

20080319247 - Method of local therapy using magnetizable thermoplastic implant: A method for local therapies using heat generating implants comprising magnetic or magnetizable features or objects distributed in a solidified moldable matrix to treat bone infection or loosening of implants by the mechanism of hyperthermia or thermoablation.... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080319248 - Hydraulically actuated external pulsation treatment apparatus: There is provided a non-invasive pulsation and counterpulsation medical treatment apparatus for treating reduced cardiac output in heart patients. A flexible cuff is passed over the patient's lower body and/or extremities, and is attached a hydraulic actuator. Through a mechanical linkage, the actuator sequentially tensions and releases the cuff, thereby... Agent: Keeling Patents And Trademarks

20080319249 - Thermotherapy device with an inflatable hood: A thermotherapy device with a reclining surface and with an inflatable hood for covering the reclining surface. The inflatable hood (1) is provided with a plurality of inflatable, tubular support elements (3) with plastic films (2) arranged between them, which tenter one or more surfaces between the support elements (3)... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080319250 - Vibrator: An electromagnetic vibrator for generating vibrations in bone conducting hearing aid devices. The vibrator includes a magnetic device, a vibrator plate and an inner spring member providing an air-gap between the magnetic device and the vibrator plate. The vibrator is housed in a casing and an outer spring is arranged... Agent: Venable LLP

20080319251 - Personal electromagnetic energy dampener: The invention relates to placement of resistive bands around the appendages of a living body dampening any electromagnetic energy pervading such a body from internal or external sources by reactive induction into the band. and that the band be of resistive material, causes such energy to be absorbed and dissipated... Agent: John Mecca

20080319252 - Diversionary therapy apparatus and methods and interactive devices: A diversionary therapy apparatus (100) provides a tangible intuitive and immersive interaction device for a patient so as to distract the patient from a treatment. It includes a handheld tablet device (110) having motion sensors and a screen (112) for showing digital content relating to a three-dimensional environment. A controller... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20080319253 - Environment adjustment system and environment adjustment method, and air conditioner and remote controller: An environment adjustment system mainly includes an air conditioner and a display. The air conditioner includes a temperature adjustment control part, a transmission part, and a temperature adjustment part. The display includes a projection control part, a reception part, and a projection part. The temperature adjustment control part causes the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080319255 - Pericardial space imaging for cardiac support device implantation: A method for implanting a cardiac support device (CSD) on a patient's heart. An amount of contrast agent sufficient to cause structures on the heart to be visible upon fluoroscopic or other imaging is introduced into the pericardial space surrounding the heart. The heart and contrast agent are imaged to... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080319254 - Therapeutic methods and devices following myocardial infarction: Described herein are methods of treating a patient to prevent or correct cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction. In general these methods may include inserting or implanting a device in a heart chamber to support the affected region within 72 hours after myocardial infarction. The device may be a support device... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20080319256 - Transventricular implant tools and devices: A method and implantation tools for placing a transventricular splint including a tension member. The method includes gaining access to the patient's hearts and identifying entry or exit points for the tension member, marking those locations and delivering the tension member. Anchors for the tension member are also delivered. The... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080319257 - Living body wall fixing tool used in endoscope: A living-wall fixing tool for use with endoscopes has a first second fixing member, a second fixing member, a first cord-like member, a second cord-like member, an elastic stopper, and slackening means. The first fixing member is to be inserted into a second organ through a hole formed in a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080319259 - Medical tube, medical instrument, stent set and endoscope device: A first aspect of the present invention relates to a medical tube including: a tube main body; a sealed space which is formed in the tube main body and is sealed on both ends; and a variable hardness resin which fills the sealed space and the hardness of which can... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080319258 - Sterile access conduit: An elongate flexible conduit including a sealing membrane is positioned through a natural body orifice and along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a patient. The sealing membrane is advanced along the GI tract until proximate a target wall segment of an inner wall of the GI tract. The sealing membrane... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080319260 - Medical device: A medical device of the invention includes: a treatment instrument including a treatment portion which is used extended from a distal end of an endoscope insertion portion having a treatment instrument channel, an operation portion for operation of advancing/retreating an operation wire coupled to the treatment portion, and a treatment... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080319261 - Cannula device for endoscopic surgical operations: Cannula device (1) for endoscopic surgical operations comprising: a cylindrical body (2) having an axial direction (2a) and defining a tube (3), an upper base (4) defining an inlet (5) of the tube (3) and a lower base (6) defining an outlet (7) of the tube (3), the inlet (5)... Agent: R. Ruschena Patent Agent, LLC

20080319262 - Medical device control system: A medical device control system improves an inducing stability and operability of a medical device having its direction controlled with magnetism, which is used for the inspection or treatment in a subject's body. The control system is formed of a medical device including an insertion member inserted into the subject's... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080319263 - Rotation mechanism for endoscope: A connection mechanism includes a rotatable member formed with a connection hole in which a shaft member is rotatably fitted. A thrust stopper is arranged at the distal end of the shaft member to prevent the rotatable member from being removed from the shaft member. The shaft member has an... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080319264 - Connection mechanism of plate memeber and shaft member: A connection mechanism is provided with a plate member formed with a polygonal hole, the plate member including a first plate and a second plate overlaid with each other, each of the first plate and the second plate being formed with the polygonal hole, a shaft member formed with a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080319265 - Gear apparatus: A gear apparatus includes a spur gear including teeth and to be rotated around a rotation axis, a rotation mechanism to rotate the spur gear, a limitation member including tooth to be engaged with the teeth of the spur gear, the limitation member to limit the rotation of the spur... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080319266 - Device for maintaining visualization with surgical scopes: The present application discloses several embodiments of a devices for maintaining visualization with a surgical scope. The embodiments of the device are adapted to shield, defog or clean the lens of the surgical scope while the surgical scope is being used to perform a surgical procedure within a patient's body.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080319267 - Optical window member for capsule endoscope: A surface treatment is carried out on a surface of an inner circumferential die 53 among dies for forming a distal end cover of a capsule endoscope by irradiating ion beams from an ion source 55 of an ion implanter so that fine and random irregularities are generated on the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080319268 - Radial expansible retractor for minimally invasive surgery: An improved radial expansible retractor and a method of minimally invasive surgery, by opening a channel in the brain or other soft tissue of a patient, by inserting the radial expansible retractor into the body of the patient, and by widening the channel at a continuous and gentle rate. The... Agent: The Law Office Of Michael E. Kondoudis, PC

20080319269 - Rectally insertable surgical system: In a rectally insertable surgical system (1), a sleeve device (2) having a proximal end and a distal end (16) is open at its proximal end and has a window area (20) longitudinally extending on one side of the sleeve device (2) up to its distal end region. A shield... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080319270 - Safe mouth gag: The present invention discloses a safe surgical mouth gag (MG) comprising a substantially planar frame larger than the maximal mouth aperture which is defined by at least two cross members, i.e., a longitudinal maxillary cross member and a mandibular cross member and by at least one rod connecting said maxillary... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky

20080319276 - Computational user-health testing: Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out detecting user data from an interaction between a user and at least one device-implemented application whose primary function is different from symptom detection; mapping the user data from the interaction between the user and the at least... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080319274 - Evaluation of sympathetic tone: The invention relates to a method of determining the sympathetic tone including the steps of: measuring an applied stimulation at a threshold value of the stimulation in one or more sympathetic tone-neutral points and measuring an applied stimulation at the same threshold value in one or more sympathetic tone-dependent points.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080319273 - In-vitro measurement of catamenial tampon systems: An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20080319271 - Personalized health management tool: A personalized health management tool provides personalized health management information to one or more patients or members of a health plan for use both by the patient and the patient's healthcare provider(s) to improve the quality and efficiency of interactions between the patient and the provider(s). The personalized health management... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080319275 - Surgical data monitoring and display system: A surgical data monitoring and display system is described. In some embodiments, the system includes a data storage module that stores retrospective data and real-time surgical data concerning a patient, a first processing module that receives and processes the retrospective data into processed retrospective data, and a second processing module... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080319272 - System and method for remotely evaluating patient compliance status: A system and method for remotely evaluating patient compliance status is presented. Compliance to a course of treatment is periodically checked through qualitative inquiry of a patient under remote management. Physiometry of the patient, that indicates emotional state, is remotely monitored contemporaneously with the qualitative state. Patient status is evaluated,... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20080319281 - Device for detecting and warning of medical condition: A portable device detects a medical condition, such as an epileptic seizure. The device is implemented on a wrist band, possibly together with a watch, or in a helmet. The device may use heart rate detection to identify characteristic patterns associated with epileptic seizure. The device optionally combines more than... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080319279 - Haptic health feedback monitoring: A haptic health feedback monitor includes a health parameter monitor that detects a health parameter. A haptic feedback generator receives the health parameter and compares it to a predetermined level. If the health parameter reaches or exceeds the level, a type of haptic feedback to generate is determined. The type... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080319280 - Implantable biotelemetry device: An implantable device for in vivo monitoring of biotelemetry data includes: a waterproof housing completely encasing the implantable device, the waterproof housing constructed from a material with chemical and fatigue resistance plus thermal stability for placement in a living being; a radio frequency modem located inside the housing and operable... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20080319282 - Patient monitoring apparatus: A monitoring system for a person in a building includes a plurality of wireless bases positioned in the building; a body mounted temperature sensor; a body mounted heart signal sensor; and a wearable device coupled to the temperature sensor and to the heart signal sensor and having a wireless transceiver... Agent: Bao Q. Tran

20080319278 - Sensor: A physiological sensing device comprises, in combination a sensor (4) for the measurement of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), a body temperature sensor (5) and a heart rate and oxygen saturation sensor (54). The sensor device can be used to continuously monitor the vital signs of a patient.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080319277 - Sleep disorder monitoring and diagnostic system: A portable or wearable system for monitoring and diagnosing sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, and an associated method of monitoring and diagnosis. The device which can be used for the detection, assessment, diagnosis and pre-diagnosis (screening) of sleep apnea, as well as other sleep-related disorders associated with sleep apnea,... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20080319283 - Method and apparatus for measuring skin texture: Among various methods, apparatuses, and media, a number of methods are provided for measuring skin surface texture. One such method includes illuminating an area of skin with polarized light, and obtaining a measurement of light returned by the illuminated area of skin in a first and a second waveband. The... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , PLLC

20080319285 - Apparatus and method for measuring constituent concentrations within a biological tissue structure: Apparatus for minimally invasively measuring concentrations of constituents contained within a biological tissue structure includes a microwave energy source arranged generate a range of microwave frequencies, a first antenna coupled to the microwave energy source and arranged to transmit at least a portion of the microwave energy into the tissue... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080319284 - Method for training a user in recognition of the user's bodily fluid analyte concentration and concentration trends via user-perceived sensations: A method for training a user in recognition of the user's bodily fluid analyte concentration and concentration trends includes monitoring a user's bodily fluid analyte concentration (for example, a user's whole blood glucose concentration) with an analyte monitoring module of a device for training a user in recognition of the... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080319286 - Optical probes for non-invasive analyte measurements: An optical probe for non-invasively measuring an analyte property in a biological sample of a subject, comprises a plurality of illumination fibers that deliver source light from an optical probe input to a sample interface, a plurality of collection fibers that deliver light returned from the sample interface to an... Agent: V Gerald Grafe

20080319287 - Implantable power sources and sensors: A protein is provided, including a glucose binding site, cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), and yellow fluorescent protein (YFP). The protein is configured such that binding of glucose to the glucose binding site causes a reduction in a distance between the CFP and the YFP. Substance monitoring apparatus (210) is also... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080319288 - Saccharide-measuring fluorescent monomer, saccharide-measuring fluorescent sensor substance, and implantable, saccharide-measuring sensor: p

20080319289 - Antigen monitoring system: A method for detecting cancer in a subject includes administering polysilicon mirrors to the subject, transmitting near infrared light through subject's skin, receiving light which is reflected from the polysilicon mirrors though the subject's skin, converting received light into a digital signal and calculating a level of CEA in the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080319290 - Tissue retractor oximeter: A retractor has an oximeter sensor at its tip, which allows measuring of oxygen saturation of a tissue being retracted by the retractor. The tip includes one or more openings for at least one source and detector. A specific implementation is a spinal nerve root retractor with an oximeter sensor.... Agent: Aka Chan LLP

20080319292 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080319291 - Blood testing apparatus having a rotatable cartridge with multiple lancing elements and testing means: A blood testing apparatus includes a device for withdrawing blood, a membrane-type testing element, an evaluating device, and a display device forming a complete system which can be manipulated as a single piece of apparatus. Multiple testing elements can be inserted into the apparatus and brought successively to a work... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20080319294 - Health management devices and methods: Methods, devices and systems to detect analyte level in a patient with gestational diabetes and/or provide related therapy management are provided.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080319295 - Health management devices and methods: Methods and devices and systems including a data collection module for receiving and storing analyte data over a predetermined time period from a subject, a user interface unit coupled to the data collection module for providing one or more indication related to the analyte data, a control unit coupled to... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080319296 - Health monitor: Methods and devices to detect analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include enhanced analyte monitoring devices and systems.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080319293 - Sample scanning and analysis system and methods for using the same: A system and methods for scanning and analyzing one or more characteristics of a sample utilizing electromagnetic radiation is described. More particularly, the system and methods utilize an electromagnetic radiation source connected to a transmitter and an analyzer connected to a receiver. A sample to be analyzed is placed between... Agent: Silversky Group LLC

20080319297 - Electrode catheter positioning system: A system for determining a position of a catheter is provided. An electrode is on a catheter. A plurality of reference electrodes are provided. Each of the plurality of reference electrodes are configured to transmit or receive a signal to or from the electrode, respectively. A processor is operable to... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080319298 - Cmos compatible microneedle structures: The present invention provides an electronic device for sensing and/or actuating, the electronic device comprising at least one microneedle (10) on a substrate (1), each of the microneedles (10) comprising at least one channel (7, 8) surrounded by an insulating layer (6). The present invention also provides a method for... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080319300 - Medical imaging system: Medical imaging system, comprising a movable part (10) composed of a work surface (11) and of a bracket (12) supporting an arm (13) that is equipped with a radiation emitter (14) and a radiation receiver (15), said movable part (10) additionally comprising: means (16) allowing said arm (13) to slide... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080319299 - Method and apparatus for controlling positioning of a noninvasive analyzer sample probe: The invention relates generally to a probe interface method and apparatus for use in conjunction with an optical based noninvasive analyzer. More particularly, an algorithm controls a sample probe position and attitude relative to a skin sample site before and/or during sampling. For example, a sample probe head of a... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080319302 - Magnetic resonance device and method for perfusion determination: In a method and a device for automatic determination of perfusion by using a magnetic resonance system, multiple first MR data sets are thereby acquired from a volume element over time with a perfusion-sensitive imaging sequence, and multiple second MR data sets of the same volume element are acquired over... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080319301 - Method and apparatus for generating a flip angle schedule for a spin echo train pulse sequence: A method for calculating a flip angle schedule for a train of refocusing radio frequency (RF) pulses with reduced flip angles allows control of RF power deposition and use of a longer echo train. A target signal is defined for each echo in the echo train, and flip angles are... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20080319303 - Variable magnetic moment mr navigation: A method of navigating a medical device in an operating region in a subject. The method includes applying a magnetic field to the operating region and changing the magnetic moment of the medical device by selectively changing a physical condition of at least one magnet element in the medical device... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock

20080319304 - Assessment of vascular compartment volume for pet modelling: A method is described for acquiring and analysing the data produced by Positron Emission Tomography (PET), which method provides for an accurate estimation of vascular compartment volume, VB. An MRI scan and the PET scan is performed simultaneously and the results of the former is used to derive a value... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080319305 - Method for determining at least one pet parameter: A method is disclosed for determining at least one PET parameter for a PET examination in a combined magnetic resonance/PET scanner designed for isocentric measurement. In at least one embodiment, at least one acquisition time for the PET examination is determined as a PET parameter from magnetic resonance data, recorded... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080319306 - Capture of mri images: A method of producing an MRI image of an object in cyclic motion by acquiring data in k-space according to the measured position of the object, and an analysis of data previously acquired. The invention also provides a magnetic resonance imaging heart monitor configured to use the method.... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080319307 - Method for medical imaging using fluorescent nanoparticles: A first method for medically imaging a patient includes obtaining a carrier medium containing fluorescent nanoparticles. The carrier medium containing the fluorescent nanoparticles is disposed inside the patient at a site where the carrier medium will migrate to specific tissue of known shape. The nanoparticles are activated to fluoresce. Image... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080319308 - Patient-specific image-based computational modeling and techniques for human heart surgery optimization: A method for determining cardiac status comprises for a given patient, constructing a patient-specific, three-dimensional, computational model of the patient's heart; and executing the constructed computational model, said executing generating a quantitative analysis of cardiac function. A method of performing cardiac surgeries comprises: a) assessing surgical options based on a... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080319310 - Imaging agents for monitoring changes of dopamine receptors and methods of using thereof: The present invention is related generally to a method for screening subjects to determine those subjects more likely to develop diabetes by quantization of insulin producing cells. The present invention is also related to the diagnosis of diabetes and related to monitor disease progression or treatment efficacy of candidate drugs.... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20080319309 - System, apparatus, and method for repreoducible and comparable flow acquisitions: A system, apparatus and method are provided for measuring and removing the influence of pulsatility on contrast agent flow in a region of interest of a vascular system of a patient. Once the change of blood speed over the cardiac cycle is known (pulsatility), this influence is removed from acquired... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080319313 - Computer-assisted surgery system with user interface: A method for establishing an interaction between an operator and a monitor of a computer-assisted surgery system comprises tracking a tool manipulated by the operator for providing surgical data calculated from the position/orientation of the tool. A desired interaction is identified from the operator by tracking the tool reaching a... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080319314 - Injection catheter: An injection catheter is provided. The catheter comprises a catheter body comprising a flexible tubing having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough. A tip section comprising a flexible tubing is mounted at the distal end of the catheter body. The tip section has a needle passage... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080319312 - Method and system eliminating electromagnetic interference in a medical image, in real-time: In a medical apparatus including a medical imaging system and a medical position and navigation system (MPS), the medical imaging system including an imaging transmitter, periodically emitting imaging radiation and an imaging detector, the medical position and navigation system including at least one MPS transmitter periodically transmitting MPS radiation and... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080319311 - System and method for accuracy verification for image based surgical navigation: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for assessing the accuracy of a surgical navigation system. The method may include acquiring an X-ray image that captures a surgical instrument. The method may also include segmenting the surgical instrument in the X-ray image. In an embodiment,... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080319315 - Method of reducing interferences in positron emission tomography: Methods and compositions are disclosed that lower the uptake of the radiopharmaceutical FDG, a glucose analog, by brown adipose tissue and the myocardium in FDG-PET/CT scans. The composition is substantially carbohydrate free and includes high levels of lipids. The method uses the composition and doses at particular times before the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080319316 - Combination imaging and therapy transducer: A combined ultrasound imaging and therapy transducer includes a linear array of imaging transducer elements. First and second linear arrays of therapy transducer elements extend longitudinally along respective first and second sides of the imaging transducer elements and are canted inwardly toward each other. The imaging and therapy transducer is... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080319317 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling the same: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus removes a speckle pattern using information on a direction (depth direction) that is substantially orthogonal to a plurality of ultrasonic images included in three-dimensional image data. For example, three-dimensional CFAR processing, two-dimensional CFAR processing, and a depth-direction arithmetic process are performed to discriminate a continuous structure... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080319318 - Breast scanning system: A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient includes a table configured to receive the patient thereon. The table has an aperture formed therein configured to receive the breast of the patient pendant therethrough and positionable over and into a bath configured to contain a medium.... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080319319 - Intraocular ultrasound doppler techniques: Systems and methods are disclosed providing for the use of ultrasound energy to measure blood flow within blood vessels by Doppler velocity measurement. Directional high-frequency pulsed-wave Doppler measurements can be made with a suitable ultrasonic needle transducers for in vivo measuring of blood flow. A needle probe can include a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080319320 - Method of imaging lymphatic system using nanocapsule compositions: A composition is provided accompanying nanoparticles having diameters in the range of about 100 to 800 nanometers with hollow cores and outer shells with mechanical properties such that they rupture on exposure to predetermined ultrasound energy. The composition is useful for identifying sentinel lymph nodes.... Agent: Dechert LLP

20080319321 - Terahertz imaging: A body or body structure may be examined by detecting radiation emitted from and/or reflected by the body or body structure, said radiation being in the terahertz frequency range. The detected radiation then is evaluated to obtain information concerning the body or body structure.... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brai)

20080319322 - Non-invasive in-vivo imaging of mechanoreceptors in skin using confocal microscopy: Meissner's Corpuscles (MCs) are touch-pressure sensation receptors in glabrous skin. They are imaged by reflectance confocal microscopy to provide a non-invasive, in vivo quantification of their density or size to allow screening for, diagnosis or monitoring of sensory neuropathy and other peripheral nervous system disorders related to diabetes, HIV, or... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080319323 - Tear film measurement: The invention comprises a method for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking. Light is directed to the lipid layer of a patient's eye with an illuminator. The... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20080319324 - Distinguishing between invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma using raman molecular imaging: A system and method to provide a diagnosis of the breast disease state of a test breast sample. A database containing a plurality of reference Raman data sets is provided where each reference Raman data set has an associated known breast sample and an associated known breast disease state. A... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080319325 - Biologic information detecting apparatus: In order to achieve the above object, biologic information detecting apparatus according to the invention has a structure in which the apparatus includes a sensor for detecting biologic information in a pair of arms connected via a spindle, and the sensor is tightly attached to a projecting part in a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080319326 - System, software, and method for detection of sleep-disordered breathing using an eltrocardiogram: A system to form and store an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal derived from a cardiac electrical signal that includes an apparatus having a pair of the electrodes to connect to a patient to detect the cardiac electrical signal. A signal sampler samples the cardiac electrical signal to form the ECG signal.... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080319327 - Body-worn sensor featuring a low-power processor and multi-sensor array for measuring blood pressure: A system is described that continuously measures a patient's blood pressure over a length of time. The system features a sensor assembly featuring a flexible cable configured to wrap around a portion of a patient's arm. The flexible cable features a back surface that includes at least two electrodes that... Agent: Wilmerhale/triage Wireless

20080319328 - Femoral compression device: A femoral compression device (1) for compressive bearing against the femoral artery of a patient, comprising a base plate (2), an inflatable air cushion (4), and an electronic manometer (8) connected to the inflatable air cushion for measurement of the current pressure difference between the pressure prevailing inside the inflatable... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080319329 - Manual-driven inflation-powered electronic blood pressure measuring apparatus: A manual-driven inflation-powered electronic blood pressure measuring apparatus includes an inflation unit to generate pressurized air by a user through hand squeezing, a power generation unit to receive the pressurized air to generate and output electric power, an electronic blood pressure measurement unit to receive the electric power output from... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080319330 - Transmitter and receiver for observing periodical events: A mobile transmitter for observing events and transmitting data on the observed events to a receiver and a device for receiving data messages from the mobile transmitter. The transmitter and receiver are designed so as to provide efficient and reliable transmission of data from the mobile transmitter to the receiver... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080319331 - Medical data signal processing systems: A medical signal processing system for processing medical signal data obtained from a human or animal heart, and displaying a graphical representation of the processed data for providing an alert, the system including: a medical signal data input for inputting one or more ECG signals; a graphical display; and a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080319332 - Detection of drastic blood pressure changes: The invention relates to cardiac-activity based prediction of a rapid drop in a patient's blood pressure during extracorporeal blood treatment. A proposed alarm apparatus (100) includes a primary beat morphology analysis unit (120), a bank of secondary analysis units (B2) and an alarm generating unit (158). The primary beat morphology... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080319333 - Apparatus and method for breathing pattern determination using a non-contact microphone: A method is provided for analyzing respiration of a subject (20). Using a non-contact microphone (22), a raw signal indicative of airflow sounds of the respiration is generated. The raw signal is analyzed to determine a first set of one or more parameters of the respiration. An algorithm is applied... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080319334 - Nasal mask for carbon dioxide gas measurement: A nasal mask is adapted to attached on a face of a subject so as to cover a nose of the subject. A shell has a contact edge adapted to be brought into close contact with the face of the subject, thereby forming a sealed space therein. An attachment portion... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080319335 - System and method for automatically adjusting detection thresholds in a feedback-controlled neurological event detector: Methods and systems for detecting neurological events and approximating a target detection rate are disclosed. A target detection rate may be identified for the neurological event. Electrographic signals incident on a neurological event detector may be monitored. Each signal may be compared to a threshold value for a parameter. As... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080319337 - 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 through a time interval, establishing the existence of at least two fluctuation peaks in the skin conductance signal through said time... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20080319336 - Oedema detection: A method of detecting tissue oedema in a subject. The method includes determining a measured impedance for first and second body segments. An index indicative of a ratio of the extra-cellular to intra-cellular fluid is then calculated for each body segment, with these being used to determine an index ratio... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080319338 - Visceral fat determining device: A visceral fat determining device is disclosed which can be used easily at home for example and can obtain information on visceral fat. The visceral fat determining device comprises input means for inputting personal data that represents vital characteristics of the patient; a data processing unit capable of performing various... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080319339 - Measuring member and device for determining the blood flow of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as for registrating the intestinal peristalsis: The invention relates to a measuring member and a device to be used for determining the blood flow of the gastrointestinal tract, said measuring member comprising an intestinal probe, having its distal end provided with a flexible inflatable body and at least one pressure sensor mounted on this supporting body.... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20080319340 - System for monitoring neural shunt function and associated methods: A system and method for evaluating neural shunt functionality is provided. Accordingly, in one aspect a method for monitoring neural shunt functionality may include measuring a first intracranial pressure pulse inside the shunt, measuring a second intracranial pressure pulse outside the shunt, and comparing pulsatile characteristics from the first measurement... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080319342 - Biopsy device with selectable tissue receiving aperture orientation and site illumination: The invention is directed to a system and device for separating and collecting a tissue specimen from a target site within a patient. The device includes a probe component with an elongated tubular section, a penetrating distal tip and a tissue receiving aperture in the distal end of the tubular... Agent: Edward J. Lynch Patent Attorney

20080319341 - Single-insertion, multiple sample biopsy device with integrated markers: The present invention provides for exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sample biopsy device. Exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sampling device with integrated marker release.... Agent: C. R. Bard, Inc. Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.

20080319343 - Fetal blood sampling device: A fetal scalp attachable blood-sampling device, which includes an annular tube the outer wall and the axial opening of which generally taper from an enlarged proximal end to an opposed smaller distal end. An annular ring-like space is defined in the wall of the tube and surrounds the distal end... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20080319344 - Fluid connection device, system and method for continuously taking fluid microsamples using this device: According to the invention, this second line is formed from a flexible microtube pushed right through the male connector beyond the male end, the free end of the second line pressing in a sealed manner against the female end so as to minimize the dead volume between the first line... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080319345 - Blood collection assembly: A blood collection assembly includes a hub with a distal end, a proximal end, a hub outer surface and an internal opening extending therethrough. The assembly also includes a holder housing defining a receiving chamber and having a rearward end adapted to receive a sample collection tube within the chamber... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080319346 - Safety blood collection assembly with indicator: A needle assembly is disclosed. The needle assembly includes a housing having a flash chamber, and having a distal end and a proximal end engageable with a specimen collection container. The assembly includes a cannula having a patient end, a non-patient end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a cannula... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20080319347 - Diagnostic thimble: A diagnostic device for performing a diagnostic blood test of a subject comprising a thimble-like element adapted to be engaged with the subject's Finger, a puncturing unit for producing a blood sample from the subject's finger, and an at least one test element in flow communication with said blood sample.... Agent: Don J. Pelto Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080319348 - Diagnosis catheter for interstitial cystitis: Provided is a diagnosis catheter 101 for an interstitial cystitis wherein a catheter 101 is connected to a current perception threshold inspection apparatus 4 to diagnose the interstitial cystitis, comprising: a cylindrical catheter body 111 made of a soft flexible material and including a distal end section A to be... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080319350 - Electrical means to normalize ablational energy transmission to a luminal tissue surface of varying size: Methods and devices for measuring the size of a body lumen and a method for ablating tissue that uses the measurement to normalize delivery of ablational energy from an expandable operative element to a luminal target of varying circumference are provided. The method includes inserting into the lumen an expandable... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20080319349 - System and related method for determining a measurement between locations on a body: A system and related method for characterizing an effect of a rehabilitation therapy on a body. The apparatus includes a first device, which is configured to be coupled to the body at a first location, and a second device, which is configured to be coupled to the body at a... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080319351 - Spine tilt monitor with biofeedback: The present invention relates to a system and method for continually monitoring the spine of a user via device containing electromechanical transducer, processor, delay, transmitter, and a feedback component. Through the device and method of employing, the user will be able to learn and sustain a proper posture, thereby avoiding... Agent: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

20080319353 - Activity monitoring system for pregnant women: An activity feedback system for an individual is disclosed. The activity feedback system can be wearable by the individual and provide activity information and possibly other information to the individual. The individual can, for example, be a pregnant woman. The activity information can, for example, be used by a pregnant... Agent: Ipventure, Inc.

20080319352 - Spine tilt monitor with biofeedback: The present invention relates to a system and method for continually monitoring the spine of a user via device containing electromechanical transducer, processor, delay, transmitter, and a feedback component. Through the device and method of employing, the user will be able to learn and sustain a proper posture, thereby avoiding... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080319354 - System and method for monitoring information related to sleep: A system configured to monitor ambient illumination experienced by a subject. In one embodiment, the system comprises an illumination sensor, a timer, and a storage module. The illumination sensor is configured to monitor an intensity of ambient illumination within two or more wavelength ranges by generating one or more output... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080312490 - Methods and devices for repairing damaged or diseased tissue using a scanning beam assembly: A method for repairing or modifying an area of a patient's anatomy that comprises directing at least a portion of a scanning beam assembly to an area of a patient's anatomy, applying a radiation-responsive agent to portion of the anatomy, and exposing the radiation-responsive agent to radiation directed onto the... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080312491 - Sensory apparatus: The configuration of Sensory Equipment on the cart will be capable of being customised to meet the needs of different client groups, and to meet national as well as local and specific Health and Safety, COSHH and Risk Reduction policies. The unit will be capable of being secured, so that... Agent: Kimberly A. Chasteen

20080312494 - Delivery of cardiac constraint jacket: A cardiac constraint jacket is formed of flexible material defining a volume between an open upper end and a lower end. The jacket is dimensioned for an apex of a patient's heart to be inserted into the volume through the open upper end and for the jacket to be slipped... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080312493 - External stress reduction device and method: An external heart wall stress reduction apparatus is provided to create a heart wall shape change. The device is generally disposed to the exterior of a heart chamber to reshape the chamber into a lower stress configuration.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080312492 - Modification of properties and geometry of heart tissue to influence function: Materials, devices and methods for the treatment of congestive heart failure are disclosed. In these methods, the volume of the left ventricle is reduced, thereby increasing the efficiency of the pumping action of the heart. Volume reduction is accomplished by introduction of biocompatible materials into the wall of the left... Agent: Paul D. Bianco Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080312497 - Distal viewing window of a medical catheter: The disclosure describes an elongated housing, e.g., a catheter, configured to be inserted into a lumen of a patient to diagnose or treat a patient. The elongated housing includes a scope channel that accepts a cystoscope and a viewing window at the distal end of the elongated housing. The user... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080312498 - Method for performing a gastro-intestianl operation and a surgical instrument for sealing an incision in the human body: A method for performing a gastro-intestinal operation, which includes the steps of conducting a gastroscope through a patient's esophagus into the stomach, cutting an incision in the stomach wall or the like, conducting the distal end of the gastroscope through the incision into the abdominal area, executing operation steps in... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080312495 - Method of performing transgastric abdominal surgery: A minimally invasive method of performing surgical procedures in the peritoneum is provided. The method includes providing a non-lumened flexible visualization scope, a flexible gastric pressurization tube, and at least one additional flexible manipulating instrument, wherein the scope, tube and the instruments are all discrete from each other and all... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20080312496 - Specimen removal pouch: A method and apparatus for use during a surgical procedure sealingly isolates a resected specimen to prevent contamination of surrounding tissue as the specimen is removed from the surgical site. The pouch is disposed at the distal end of an endoscope or trocar, and can be used to debulk and... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080312499 - Endoscope system: An endoscope system according to the present invention includes at least one first photographing device that can photograph an object, at least one second photographing device different from the first photographing device, a retaining member for retaining the second photographing device in a body cavity, a signal processing device that... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080312500 - Endoscope system: An endoscope system includes a camera for picking up an image inside a body cavity, a camera side magnet connected to the camera and a fixing magnet, for fixing the camera inside the body cavity by holding an abdominal wall from different surfaces of the abdominal wall, and a second... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080312501 - Capsule medical system: A capsule medical system is provided that accurately detects the location at which biological information, such as an image captured in a living body, is acquired. A circular loop antenna 23 incorporated in an endoscopic capsule traveling in a living body transmits a high-frequency signal and a plurality of antennas... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080312504 - In-vivo image acquiring apparatus, receiving apparatus and in-vivo image acquiring system: An in-vivo image acquiring system includes a capsule endoscope which is introduced into the inside of a subject to acquire an in-vivo image of the subject and a receiving apparatus for receiving the in-vivo images of the subject from the capsule endoscope through receiving antennas. The capsule endoscope transmits the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080312503 - Power transmission apparatus for electric bending endoscope: A power transmission apparatus for an electric bending endoscope includes an actuating member switchable between a connection position to bring a clutch mechanism into a connection state and a release position to bring the clutch mechanism into a release state, the actuating member being interlocked with the clutch mechanism, an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080312502 - System and device for in vivo procedures: The invention relates to a device system and method for providing images of an in vivo site during in vivo procedures, such as laparoscopy wherein the device is capable of illuminating an internal body cavity and has an immobilization unit to fasten the device to a desired location in vivo.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080312505 - Endoscope comprising a flexible probe: An endoscope with a flexible, multilumen catheter probe 1, a grip 3 provided at the proximal end of the probe, a control element 13 attached to the distal end of the probe and movably guided in the axial direction on catheter probe 1, wherein the catheter probe 1 is to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080312506 - Control mechanism for flexible endoscopic device and method of use: Control devices and methods are provided for controlling tension applied to a tensioning element extending through a flexible shaft, such as on an endoscopic device. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and devices are configured to allow free movement and optionally provide slack to a control mechanism on an endoscopic... Agent: Ethicon Endo-surgery/nutter, Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080312507 - Apparatus and method for imaging-assisted intubation using pre-existing practitioner skill set: An apparatus facilitates indirect visualization of vocal cords during intubation. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: a laryngoscope, the laryngoscope configured to be held during use by a first hand of a medical worker having two hands; a visual display device, the visual display device configured to be coupled to... Agent: Taehoon Kim

20080312508 - Vaginal speculum assembly: A vaginal speculum assembly (100) including first and second speculum jaws (101, 103) to engage a vaginal aperture (402) and to provide a desired opening of the vaginal aperture (402), wherein at least one of the first and second jaws (101, 103) is associated with a mounting configuration (110) to... Agent: Yoram Tsivion

20080312509 - Surgical clamp for cylindrical stock: A U-type clamp has two arms and a base and tightens around cylindrical stock. The surface of the clamp that makes contact with the cylindrical stock is not itself entirely cylindrical in its loosened state. The preferred embodiment involves a first cylindrical profile extending around about ¾ of the contact... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20080312511 - Animal health monitoring system and method: The invention provides a real-time method and computer-implemented system of monitoring animal health comprising sensing at least one physical characteristic by means of an active physical sensor attached to the animal, and sensing at least one activity of the animal by means of an activity sensor attached to the animal;... Agent: Edward Yoo C/o Bennett Jones

20080312512 - Methods to pair a medical device and at least a remote controller for such medical device: A disease management system, methods, and devices are shown and described. In one embodiment, the system includes an infusion pump and a remote controller with the ability to be paired to each other. A method to verify a wireless connection between an infusion pump and a remote controller is shown... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080312513 - Neurosurgical candidate selection tool: A system and method for neurosurgery candidacy assessment includes multiple data sources, wherein results of tests from at least some of the multiple data sources are integrated. A neurosurgery candidacy assessment report including a recommendation regarding candidacy for neurosurgery is provided based on the integrated results. The multiple data sources... Agent: Weingarten Schurgin Gagnebin & Lebovici, LLP Abbo

20080312514 - Serum patterns predictive of breast cancer: Models for classifying a biological sample are developed from samples taken from a mammalian subject into one of at least two possible biological states related to breast cancer. Samples may be processed by mass spectral and other high-throughput analytical techniques.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080312515 - System and method for providing cardiovascular disorder diagnosis services: System and method provide an on-line high-performance diagnosis service for cardiovascular disorders. A client requests a high-performance diagnosis by transmitting real electrocardiographic treatment data and magnetocardiographic treatment data of a human body being a treatment object and virtual heart simulation parameters to a medical service server. The medical service server,... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080312510 - Wellness programs, including computer implemented wellness programs: Aspects of the wellness programs are disclosed. For example, one aspect of the invention is directed toward a computing system that includes a health question generation component configured to provide a set of health questions to each individual in a group. The system further includes a health input tracking component... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080312516 - Living body information detection and display method: A living body information display apparatus, together with a sleeping posture and position detection apparatus, is used to correctly and suitably capture an abnormal condition in a living body while the living body is sleeping/lying on a bed or on the apparatus. Living body information and sleeping posture/position are captured... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080312517 - Sensor for eliminating undesired components and measurements method using said sensor: In the present invention a novel method and device for measuring characteristics from a relatively weak signal comprising desired and undesired components is presented. Undesired signals may arise from the nature of the characteristic, from the detector or from the circuitry. The signal is extracted from a first measurement element... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080312519 - Examination unit with an integrated mini-laboratory analysis unit: An examination unit, which can be used especially in the area of acute and intensive diagnostics in hospitals (e.g. in emergency rooms, intensive care units, operating theaters etc.) or in ambulances is provided. The examination unit which at least has an ultrasonic device, patient monitor, ECG, ventilator and/or resuscitation device... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080312518 - On-demand analyte monitor and method of use: An analyte monitor is provided with a sensor unit body configured for mounting on tissue, a sensor configured to detect an analyte in a fluid in the sensing area, an output device configured to communicate a result from the sensor to a user; and a user input device coupled with... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20080312520 - Method and apparatus for acquiring physiological data: A method and apparatus for the collection of physiological data from a patient is disclosed herein. An electrode assembly comprises an external label identifying an anatomical location and an electrode identifying circuitry that produces a signal indicative of the anatomical location to which the electrode assembly is to be attached.... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080312521 - System and method for determining electrode-tissue contact using phase difference: Methods and systems for monitoring contact between a medical probe and tissue are provided. A medical probe is introduced into a patient adjacent the tissue. A time varying signal is transmitted to or from the second electrode, the time varying signal is sensed at the first tip electrode, a phase... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080312522 - System and apparatus for collecting physiological signals from a plurality of electrodes: A system and apparatus for obtaining physiological data from a patient. The system and apparatus comprising at least one electrode disposed to collect physiological data from the patient and an electrode connection device having a conductive array formed by a plurality of conductive regions and a plurality of nonconductive regions.... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080312523 - Apparatus and method for reducing interference: An electronic apparatus for reducing interference in a desired signal, the apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of measurement signal lines, each connected to a respective measurement signal electrode; and (b) one or more reference signal lines, each connected to respective one or more reference electrodes; each of said measurement signal... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20080312524 - Medical sensor having electrodes and a motion sensor: A medical sensor having at least one electrode configured to be placed on a patient for medical monitoring and a motion sensor integrated in the medical sensor with the electrode, the motion sensor configured to detect patient motion and provide electrical signals in response thereto.... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080312525 - Method for generating high resolution mri image and recording medium thereof: The present invention relates to a high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image generating method using a new MRI image method called a generalized series parallel imaging technique, and a recording medium thereof. In the high-resolution MRI image generating method using the generalized series parallel imaging technique according to the present... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080312526 - Hybrid pet/mr imaging systems: A hybrid imaging system includes a magnetic resonance scanner and a second modality imaging system disposed in the same radio frequency isolation space. The second modality imaging system includes radiation detectors configured to detect at least one of high energy particles and high energy photons. In some embodiments a retractable... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080312527 - Cardiac function analysis apparatus, method and program: A position obtainment means obtains the positions of points in the heart of a subject that are present in at least two three-dimensional volume datasets in a group of three-dimensional volume datasets that have been obtained, by imaging the heart of the subject at predetermined time intervals, the points anatomically... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080312529 - Computer-assisted surgery system and method: There is described a system and a method for assisting a user manipulating an object during a surgery, the method comprising: tracking the object in a sterile field in which surgery is being performed at a location using a tracking device which generates tracking data; processing the tracking data using... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080312528 - Guidance of medical instrument using flouroscopy scanner with multple x-ray sources: A scanner takes an initial image of a patient, and a known structure in the initial image is identified. Based on the initial image, a location for injection of a chemical with a medical instrument can be determined. During a medical procedure, the scanner operates in a fluoroscopy mode, and... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080312530 - Implantable marker for a surgical navigation system, the marker having a spike for removably securing the marker to the tissue to be tracked: A marker for use with a surgical navigation system for tracking the tissue with which the marker is associated. The overall dimensions of the mark is such that it is shaped to be disposed below the skin of the patient in which the marker is implanted. The marker has a... Agent: Intel. Prop./ Rnd Stryker Corporation

20080312531 - Apparatus and method for delivery of a fluid or sensor: An apparatus for the encapsulation and release or exposure of the contents of a chamber. The apparatus has a seal covering the opening to the chamber to encapsulate the contents of the chamber. The seal contains ultrasonically rupturable material which can be driven by an ultrasound signal to break the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080312532 - System and method for interacting with a cell or tissue in a body: A system (10, 100, 300, 400) is provided for identifying certain targeted cells or tissues in a body. The system (10, 100, 300, 400) preferably includes at least one ingestible capsule that accommodates or supports (20) at least one of an illuminating module (30, 114, 322, 422, 452), a detecting... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080312533 - Noninvasive measurements in a human body: A measurement system and method are presented for use for non-invasive measurements in a human body. Acoustic radiation is applied to a certain illuminated region in the body, with at least two different conditions of the applied radiation achievable by varying at least one characteristic of the acoustic radiation. Light... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080312534 - System and method for power management in a telemetric monitoring system: An implantable, multichannel pulsed-Doppler biotelemetry system is described that uses novel power management techniques to minimize power consumption to very low levels, thus, making such system suitable for long term implantation. A first power management technique described in this invention is implemented as a Closed-loop Doppler flowmeter hardware with adjustable... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20080312535 - Ultrasound imaging system: The present invention aims to provide a tissue-function measurement device and a therapeutic device which are not dependent on tissue shape. According to the present invention, the stiffness of a tissue is measured by using, as an index, acoustic variation during the generation of microbubbles from phase-change nano droplets. The... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080312537 - Composite piezoelectric material, ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic endoscope, and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus: A composite piezoelectric material capable of reducing a peak temperature of a vibrator array to be used for transmitting or receiving ultrasonic waves in ultrasonic imaging. The composite piezoelectric material includes: plural piezoelectric materials arranged along a flat surface or curved surface; and an anisotropic heat conducting material having a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080312536 - Oscillating phased-array ultrasound imaging catheter system: A dynamic ultrasound image catheter includes a catheter body with an acoustic window on the distal end, an ultrasound phased array transducer assembly configured to rotate within the acoustic window through an angle of rotation, an acoustic coupling fluid filling a gap between the transducer array and the acoustic window,... Agent: Hansen Huang Technology Law Group, LLP

20080312538 - Urethral blockage diagnosis: A system and method are provided for the determination of urethral blockage. The system comprises a transducer arrangement for locating in the vicinity of the patient's urine flow, and a control unit in communication with the transducer arrangement. The transducer arrangement has at least one acoustic transducer capable of at... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080312539 - Methods of using optical agents: In certain aspects, the invention relates to processes for using renally excretable optical agents to detect one or more tissues of the renal system of a surgical patient. In certain aspects, the invention relates to a kit including a biocompatible composition containing one or more optical agents and instructions for... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20080312540 - System and method for normalized flourescence or bioluminescence imaging: A system and method provide normalized fluorescence epi-illumination images and normalized fluorescence transillumination images. The normalization can be used to improve two-dimensional (planar) fluorescence epi-illumination images and two-dimensional (planar) fluorescence transillumination images. The system and method can also provide normalized bioluminescence epi-illumination images and normalized bioluminescence transillumination images. In some... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080312541 - Daytime/nighttime respiration rate monitoring: A device and method can monitor or trend a patient's respiration rate measurements according to the time of day. The device, which may be implantable or external, collects and classifies respiration rate measurements over time. The trended information about particular classes of respiration rate measurements is then communicated to a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080312542 - Multi-sensor array for measuring blood pressure: A sensor for monitoring a patient's blood pressure, the sensor including a housing unit with a back surface and which includes: a pair of electrodes mounted on the back surface; an optical system mounted on the back surface and including at least one light source that emits optical radiation near... Agent: Wilmerhale/triage Wireless

20080312543 - Measurement of pulmonary hypertension from within the airways: This is directed to methods and devices suited for airway based measurements of pressure in a pulmonary artery. A device is advanced into an airway and in the vicinity of the pulmonary artery. Physical properties of the pulmonary artery are observed through the airway wall using one or more minimally... Agent: Broncus Technologies, Inc. C/o Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080312544 - Sphygmomanometer: The objective of the present invention is to provide a sphygmomanometer that is easy to use. The sphygmomanometer according to the present invention measures blood pressure in accordance with an oscillation in an artery wall, resulting from an arterial pulse correspondent with a change in cuff pressure. It comprises a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080312545 - Method and device for measuring blood flow in the bone after a fracture: A method and device for measuring blood flow in the bone after a fracture, wherein a hole is drilled into the bone. The method includes the steps of inserting the metal sleeve of an osteoscope into the hole; inserting the optics of an osteoscope into the metal sleeve and focused... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080312546 - Systems and methods for needle access to an intervertebral disc: A catheter with a balloon anchor may be sized to fit through an inner needle and introduced into the patient through the needle. The inner needle may comprise an atraumatic needle with a side port and/or a blunt tip. The catheter may include a radiopaque coil disposed over the distal... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080312547 - Cough detecting apparatus and cough detecting method: A cough detecting apparatus capable of high-precision couching detection is provided. This cough detecting apparatus includes a voice measuring section for detecting the voice of a subject, a body motion measuring section for detecting the body motion of the subject, and a cough detecting section for detecting coughing, based on... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080312548 - Methods and systems for implantably monitoring external breathing therapy: An implantable device is used to monitor one or more conditions associated with an external breathing therapy delivered to the patient. The device may monitor therapy parameters including therapy effectiveness, impact of the therapy on the patient, therapy usage, compliance with a prescribed usage, therapy interactions, and/or other parameters.... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20080312549 - Method and apparatus for determining spasticity: There is provided a system and a method for quantitative measurement of spasticity in a patient. It has been found that stretch reflex measurements, that are quantitatively indicative of spasticity, can be obtained by recording an EMG signal while the limb is being moved at a variety of angular velocities.... Agent: Mcdermid, Turnbull & Anglehart Patent And Trade-mark Agents

20080312550 - Multi-functional and modular urine collection system: Multi-functional urine collection devices, embodiments of which can include a self-expanding container having a receptacle for receiving urine from the tubing, a pump for moving urine through the tubing and into a receptacle, extendable tubing that may be shortened and/or lengthened, and/or one or more meters for monitoring, measuring, transmitting... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080312551 - Controller for neuromuscular testing: A peripheral nervous system (PNS) neuromuscular disorder testing system incorporates a testing apparatus that is affixed to a patients skin, positioning a stimulus transducer (e.g., electrical contact(s), movable sharp point, etc.) into a nerve pathway of interest with an electrode and reference electrodes appropriately positioned relative thereto to measure the... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080312552 - Method to detect change in tissue measurements: The present invention relates to the detection of statistically significant changes in tissue characteristics within the eye. Change in a tissue characteristic is statistically significant when the magnitude of the change exceeds the test-retest measurement variability. One embodiment of the present invention analyzes the data using more than one statistic... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20080312553 - Intracorporeal pressure measurement devices and methods: The invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for the measurement of a pressure within a body that is adjusted to compensate for variations in local atmospheric pressure. A pressure measurement system can include an implantable target pressure sensor, an implantable internal reference pressure sensor located remotely from the target... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP 32469

20080312554 - Biopsy device with manually rotated sample barrel: A biopsy device and method may be used to obtain a tissue sample, such as a breast tissue biopsy sample. The biopsy device includes an outer cannula having a distal piercing tip, a cutter lumen, and a cutter tube that is rotated by an integral motor and manually translated past... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20080312555 - Devices and methods for glucose measurement using rechargeable battery energy sources: An analyte measurement device has a housing and a visual display on said housing. The visual display has at lease one visual indicator position next to a corresponding marking on the housing. A processor drives the visual display and runs software that is modifiable to provide a variable user interface... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Attn: Patent Administrator

20080312556 - Device for measuring data relating to urine production of a patient: The invention relates to a device for measuring data relating to urine production of a patient for medical application. The device is provided with a collecting device (1) for collecting the urine of the patient and a processor (14) for connecting to the collecting device. The processor is provided with... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20080312557 - Method and system for measuring urinary flow rate: An apparatus capable of measuring a urinary flow rate. According to the method and the apparatus, water pressure of urine accumulated in a vessel is transferred to an external pressure sensor through a pressure transfer pipe, the received water pressure is converted into electrical signals through the pressure sensor, the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080312558 - Flexible conduit insertion medical device: A flexible conduit insertion medical device includes a flexible medical device conduit and an insertion mechanism. The flexible medical device conduit includes an elongated framework formed from a flexible material (e.g., Nitinol) with a body portion, sharp head, distal end and proximal end. The flexible medical device conduit also includes... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080312559 - Method and apparatus for performing gastric bypass surgery: A specially configured esophageal-gastric tube can be inserted into a patient's esophagus with the tip of the tube in the region of an end-to-end anaotomosis connection. The joined members are occluded upstream and downstream of the anastomosis connection. Fluid is pumped into the occluded section through the esophageal-gastric tube until... Agent: Wayne D Porter, Jr Law Offices Of Wayne D. Porter, Jr.

20080312560 - Transducer unit, device arrangement and a method utilizing the device arrangement for creating and presenting an estimate of bone mass development: The invention relates to a method and device arrangement for determining and presenting the change of bone mass caused by accelerations having an impact on the body and representing the amount and intensity of exercise. The device arrangement according to the invention includes a transducer unit, a data transfer medium,... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080306322 - Everting gynecological brachytherapy applicator: An everting applicator for brachytherapy of body cavities such as the vagina has a flexible sleeve secured to a distal mandrel, both the sleeve and the mandrel having internal lumens. The flexible sleeve has a diverging opening at its distal end, preferably bell-shaped or cone-shaped, such that when the open... Agent: Thomas M. Freiburger

20080306323 - Everting gynecological brachytherapy applicator and method: An everting applicator for brachytherapy of body cavities such as the vagina has a flexible sleeve secured to a distal mandrel, both the sleeve and the mandrel having internal lumens. The flexible sleeve has a diverging opening at its distal end, preferably bell-shaped or cone-shaped, such that when the open... Agent: Thomas M. Freiburger

20080306324 - Magnetic joint implant: The application is directed to devices and methods where one or more magnetic or magnetizable implants provides therapeutic benefits to a patient. The implant may be useful for expanding the range of motion of joints or dynamically providing different responses to changing conditions in the body where the implant is... Agent: Paul D. Bianco Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080306325 - Method and apparatus for magnetic induction therapy: An energy emitting apparatus for providing a medical therapy includes one or more energy generators, a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more energy generators, and one or more sensors for detecting electric conduction in a target nerve that are connected to the logic controller. The one or... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20080306326 - Drive circuit for magnetic stimulation: The inventive technique includes devices and methods for generating a magnetic field. One such device may include an inductor for generating a magnetic field and a power source for providing power. Such a device may also include a semiconductor switching device that operatively couples the inductor and power source, wherein... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080306327 - Apparatus comprising a drive cable for a medical device: An article comprising a drive cable suitable for high-speed operation in an anatomy having small-radii bends is disclosed. The drive cables disclosed herein include one or more physical adaptations that enable them to be “tuned” to avoid large amplitude vibrations during operation.... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080306328 - Duct for ventricular-assistance device: A duct for carrying blood for ventricular-assistance devices (VADs) has a tubular body and an end having associated thereto a valve for enabling the flow of blood unidirectionally in the duct. The valve has an annular reinforcement, and the end of the duct is provided with a slot for receiving... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080306329 - Ventricular assist device: A manifold for accessing blood from a human blood vessel is disclosed which comprises a first and a second pathway intersecting with each other at an angle, the first pathway being configured to be completed embedded in the human blood vessel with the second pathway leading toward outside of the... Agent: James M. Wu Jw Law Group

20080306330 - Sleeping mode accessory: A device for inducing a target physiological state in a user may include a portable device including at least one receiver for receiving measurement data indicative of a current physiological state of the user, a processing unit for processing the received measurement data, at least one audio output unit and... Agent: Harrity & Harrity, LLP

20080306332 - Linear vibration generator: A linear vibration generator is disclosed. The linear vibration generator may include: a stator having a coil, which induces a magnetic field when an electric current is applied; an oscillator having a magnet, which has one side facing the coil; a spring member, which is joined to the stator, and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080306331 - Stimulation enhancement device: A stimulation enhancement device includes a generally elongate main body portion having predetermined length, width and thickness, and defines an upwardly-facing surface and an opposing downwardly-facing surface. The downwardly facing surface is generally flat and said upwardly-facing surface is provided with a plurality of generally transverse protuberances spaced from each... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080306333 - Apparatus and method for endoscopic surgical procedures: Apparatus and method for performing surgical procedures within the mediastinum and within the pericardium include an endoscopic cannula having a transparent tip, and an endoscope for introduction into the mediastinum and optionally into the pericardium via a single subxiphoid incision. A cavity may be initially dilated for advancing the endoscopic... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080306334 - Endoscopic treatment tool: An endoscopic treatment tool includes a flexible sheath; an operating member inserted to the sheath so as to freely advance and retract; a treatment section disposed at the distal end of the operating member that protrudes and retracts from the sheath; and an operator section connected to the proximal end... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306335 - Endoscopic vessel harvesting system components: Components for an endoscopic vessel harvesting system suitable for harvesting target vessels such as the saphenous vein or radial artery for cardiac artery bypass graft surgery. The main components of such systems include a vessel dissector and a vessel harvester, both of which work in conjunction with a separately provided... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080306336 - Retrieval device: An endoscopic device for retrieving an object from within a human body is disclosed. The device includes a support assembly, a transmitting assembly, a wire, and a net element. The support assembly has a base and a tubular member. The transmitting assembly includes a handle and a motion transmitting link... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080306337 - Characterization of a near-infrared laparoscopic hyperspectral imaging system for minimally invasive surgery: The present invention includes an apparatus and methods for use of a hyperspectral surgical laparoscope that includes an illuminated laparoscope; a liquid crystal tunable filter generally center-mounted on the laparoscope and positioned to collect back-reflected light from a target; a relay lens generally center-mounted on the laparoscope to focus light... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20080306338 - Living body observation apparatus: A white light from a lamp passes through R, G, and B filters of a rotating filter and turns into broadband R, G, and B frame sequential illumination lights. The lights are applied to a living mucous membrane in a body cavity through an electronic endoscope, and sequential image pickup... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306339 - Rotational force transmission mechanism, force-attenuating apparatus, medical device, and medical instrument-operation mechanism: A rotational force transmission mechanism has: a rotation-inputting member freely rotative and driven in a predetermined first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction by a predetermined operating member; a first rotation-transmitting member for receiving a rotational driving force supplied from the rotation-inputting member in the first direction;... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306340 - Encapsulated medical device guidance system, and method of controlling the same: An encapsulated medical device guidance system, and a method of controlling the system, in which guidance coils are arranged to divide a magnetic field generating plane into at least two front and rear areas, a magnetic field for canceling gravity applied to a capsule endoscope itself is formed, and superposed... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306341 - Capsule-type endoscope system, and program and method used for the system: A capsule-type endoscope system includes plural receivers, plural mounting spots for mounting the receivers and an information processing apparatus connected to the receivers via the mounting spots. Each receiver wirelessly receives image data from a capsule-type endoscope that images inside of an examinee's body; stores examinee identification information and the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306342 - Surgical device: An in-line laparoscopic surgical instrument is provided, including a ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism includes a single actuating means that may be used to engage, release, or defeat a ratchet engagement between portions of the handle.... Agent: Kimberly Luna Allegiance Corporation

20080306343 - Endoscopic device: An endoscopic device of the present invention comprises: an endoscope having an image pickup unit that outputs a picked up an image of a subject as an image pickup signal; an image pickup signal amplification unit; a light source unit; a light intensity control unit that controls an amount of... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306344 - Surgical retractor securing device with capture assembly: A resilient compressive surgical retractor securing device with capture assembly includes a compressive securing device that compressively joins the resilient compressive surgical retractor securing device with capture assembly to a surgical accessory bar of a halo style head fixation device and a capture assembly that releasably retains the elasticized band... Agent: Kimberly Luna Allegiance Corporation

20080306345 - Vaginal speculum arrangement: A vaginal speculum arrangement includes a blade system for opening the vagina having a first blade (1) and a second blade (2) physically separable from one another, and an injection mechanism for dispensing a diagnostic marker onto the surface of the examined tissue having an injection probe (7). The direction... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080306346 - Diagnostic tool detecting the degradation status of von willebrand factor multimers: A method in which the cleavage profile and size distribution of von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers is analyzed, includes: providing a sample medium of human body fluids comprising a plurality of VWF multimers of different size; enrichment or purification of the VWF multimers by cryoprecipitation or chromatography to obtain a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080306350 - Methods for implementing a weight loss program: A method for implementing a weight loss program is provided. The diet meal provider educates a health care professional about a diet meal plan or a dietary aid. The health care professional may recommend the plan to his or her patient who need to loose weight. Based on such recommendation,... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP New York

20080306348 - Miniature wireless apparatus for recording physiological signals of humans and use thereof: A miniature wireless apparatus for recording and remote monitoring physiological signals and use thereof are described. The miniature wireless apparatus comprises a signal collecting module, a signal processing module, a wireless module, and a recording device. The methods for recording and remote monitoring physiological signals comprising collecting physiological signals by... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080306351 - Sleep evaluation device: A sleep evaluation device 1 is provided with a respiration detection unit 7 that detects changes in respiration and outputs respiration signals. CPU 6 generates six primary parameters indicating sleep states based on the respiration signals and four secondary parameters based on the primary parameters. The secondary parameters are linearly... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20080306347 - System and method for a telephone feedback system for fitness programs: A diet management system and method thereof is disclosed, which aids in the facilitation of a diet and fitness feedback and tracking. In particular, a communication module, text-to-speech converter, VOX, and server are used in the diet management system. Several communication devices are employed that allows the dieter a broad... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080306349 - Visual working memory assessment using abstract symbols and associated methods: A neuropsychological assessment of visual working memory includes a first display having a first set of distinct abstract elements positioned in a first order. A second display includes a second set of distinct abstract symbols positioned in a second order. The second set includes all the abstract elements of the... Agent: Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.d Allen Dyer Doppelt Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20080306352 - Apparatus and system for predictive health monitoring: An apparatus and system are provided for monitoring an individual, a group or a community of individuals for respiratory infections. Predictive health data, such as waking peak expiratory flow rate (“WPF”) and basal metabolic temperature (“BMT”) are measured and charted to provide an indication of early stage respiratory infection. Data... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20080306353 - Calculation device for metabolic control of critically ill and/or diabetic patients: A method of providing blood glucose therapy for a critically ill patient includes calculating a baseline nutrition feed requirement based on an algorithm that incorporates at least one of age, gender, and body size of the patient: determining a first blood glucose level; determining a second blood glucose level after... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20080306354 - Enhanced functionality and accuracy for a wrist-based multi-parameter monitor: A method for adjusting a blood pressure measurement to compensate for a pressure offset due to obtaining the blood pressure measurement at an elevation other than heart level is illustrated. The method includes measuring a blood pressure at a location above or below a heart level and adjusting the measured... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080306355 - Method and system for monitoring gastrointestinal function and physiological characteristics: A system and method for evaluating gastrointestinal motility and, optionally, other physiological characteristics (e.g., pulse rate) that can be effectively employed to acquire one or more signals associated with acoustic energy (i.e. sound) emanating from an abdominal region of a body and determine at least one gastrointestinal parameter or event... Agent: Glaxosmithkline Corporate Intellectual Property, Mai B482

20080306357 - Physiological monitoring system for a computational device of a human subject: A system for monitoring at least one physiological parameter of a human subject. The system of the present invention features a device with which the human subject regularly interacts, and which is connected to the computational device of the human subject for automatic collection of at least one physiological parameter... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080306356 - Vascular status monitoring system: A system including an adjustable strap having at least one sensor for monitoring a physical condition of a patient. The strap bears measurement indicia so that a clinician can establish baseline perimetral measurements of a patient's appendage and later account for changes in swelling that may be attributable to inflammation... Agent: John F. Letchford

20080306358 - Body insertable system, receiving apparatus, and body insertable apparatus: A receiving apparatus 3 which is an element of a body insertable system is configured with a reciving unit 6 including receiving antennas 8a to 8d and a reception processing device 9, and a postion detecting unit 7 including transmitting antennas 10a to 10d, a first linear magnetic field generator... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306360 - Low profile antenna for in body device: Low profile antennas for ingestible devices, such as ingestible event markers, are provided. Aspects of the ingestible devices of the invention include low profile signal transmission antennas configured such that they are flexible or degrade after use, allowing the antenna and attached components to pass easily through the body. Embodiments... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080306359 - Medical diagnostic and treatment platform using near-field wireless communication of information within a patient's body: The present invention provides implantable systems that communicate wirelessly with each other using a unique format that enables devices configurations and applications heretofore not possible. Embodiments of the present invention provide communication apparatuses and methods for exchanging information with implantable medical devices. In some embodiments, two implantable devices communicate with... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP (proteus Biomedical, Inc)

20080306361 - Optical screening device: An optical screening device for detecting abnormal skin tissue indicative of disease including a handle having an elongated stem adapted for holding the optical screening device in one hand and a head for housing an array of light emitting diodes with each diode in the array being spaced apart to... Agent: Eugene Lieberstein

20080306362 - Device and system for monitoring contents of perspiration: Described are devices and systems for monitoring a content of perspiration. The device comprises a memory storing an index of values corresponding to amounts of a content in perspiration, a detection arrangement detecting the content in the perspiration, a processing unit determining an amount of the content in the perspiration,... Agent: Seth H. Ostrow, Esq. Dreier LLP

20080306363 - Specialized human servo device and process for tissue modulation of human fingerprints: Apparatus and methods for noninvasive spectroscopic measurement of an analyte in a subject that have been optimized for producing uniform and repeatable tissue modulation across test subjects and for the same test subject on different occasions are provided. The apparatus comprises an ergonomically shaped grip that substantially conforms to a... Agent: Karen S. Canady Canady & Lortz LLP

20080306364 - Doppler velocimetry of retinal vessels and application to retinal vessel oximetry: A new model based on ray tracing is developed to estimate power spectral properties in laser Doppler velocimetry of retinal vessels and to predict the effects of laser beam size and eccentricity as well as absorption of laser light by oxygenated and reduced hemoglobin. There is described the model and... Agent: Forrest Collins, Esq. Forrest L. Collins Law Offices, LLC

20080306366 - Biological-information obtaining apparatus and method thereof: A biological-information obtaining apparatus includes a light-emitting unit configured to emit light, an image-capturing unit configured to capture images, in time sequence, obtained by irradiating a living body with the light emitted and by causing the light to be transmitted through or reflected by the living body, the image-capturing unit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080306365 - Deception detection and query methodology for determining deception via neuroimaging: Functional near-infrared (fNIR) neuroimaging is used to assess credibility, detect deception, and implement a query methodology for determining deception via neuroimaging. Oxygenation levels of portions of the brain are imaged via fNIR spectroscopy and utilized to determine if the subject is telling a lie or a truth. In an example... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080306367 - Detection of body sounds: Disclosed is a method for detecting and monitoring body sounds in humans and animals, in which bioacoustic sensors and analyzers that are mounted downstream are used for the stationary or mobile long-term monitoring of intensive care patients' respiration, for example. The patients' lung sounds are detected and stored along with... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080306368 - 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

20080306372 - Biological-information obtaining apparatus and method thereof: A biological-information obtaining apparatus includes a light-emitting unit, an image sensor configured to capture images, in time sequence, relating to a living body, a lens, an extreme-occurrence-time obtaining unit configured to obtain times T1 and T2 at which extremes occur in time sequence with respect to brightness values of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080306369 - Detachable latching mechanism: A detachable latching mechanism is disclosed herein. The latching mechanism for latching a first apparatus to a second apparatus comprises: a detachable housing configured to be attached to the first apparatus. The housing includes a first and second housing member forming a channel there between. The latching mechanism includes a... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20080306371 - Intravital-information imaging apparatus: An intravital-information imaging apparatus includes light sources for irradiating a living body with light, and acoustic-wave detectors that detect acoustic waves generated from a light absorber having absorbed part of energy of the light from the light sources, the light absorber existing in the living body. Furthermore, the intravital-information imaging... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080306370 - Method of examining dynamic cardiac electromagnetic activity and detection of cardiac functions using results thereof: A method of examining cardiac electromagnetic activity over a heart for diagnosing the cardiac functions of the heart is disclosed. The method may include constructing a phase diagram of electromagnetic signals over a heart by collecting sets of time-dependent magnetic signals, determining the zeroth and the first derivations of each... Agent: J.c. Patents

20080306373 - Swallowing test apparatus: Disclosed is a swallowing test apparatus including a laryngeal part displacement detection apparatus for detecting a distance of two positions located laterally at a laryngeal part of a subject, a swallowing sound detection apparatus for detecting a swallowing sound of the patient during swallowing, a display, a processing apparatus for... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080306374 - Methods and workflow design for improving specificity of breast mr: In a breast imaging method, magnetic resonance data are acquired of one or both breasts of a subject (16) using a breast coil (20, 20′) coupled with said one or both breasts. The acquiring employs at least four independent channels (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46; 61, 62, 63, 64,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080306375 - Mri-guided medical interventional systems and methods: An MRI-guided interventional system includes a frame with a cooperating targeting cannula. The frame is configured to be secured to the body of a patient, and is configured to translate and rotate such that the targeting cannula can be positioned to a desired intrabody trajectory. The frame may include one... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080306376 - Markers for interventional devices in magnetic resonant image (mri) systems: Methods and apparatuses for locating a catheter, or other medical international devices are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes providing a pressure sensitive device attached to a body of a catheter, providing a resonant circuit coupled to the pressure sensitive device in the catheter,... Agent: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc./bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080306377 - Open architecture imaging apparatus and coil system for magnetic resonance imaging: Apparatus and method for using radio frequency coil systems for magnetic resonance imaging within an open architecture apparatus is provided. The MRI coil system includes a support structure with an open architecture in which secondary support structures, compression systems and plates containing RF coil systems may be introduced. These structures... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080306379 - Medical guiding system: A medical guiding system of the invention includes: a detection portion for detecting a position and an orientation of a medical instrument and positions of feature points of a subject; a storage portion for storing reference image data having positional information on an organ of a human body; and a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080306378 - Method and system for images registration: A method for registering images acquired by at least one imaging system. The method includes:positioning at least a first sensor (S) interdependent on the imaging system; positioning at least a second sensor (P) so as to make it interdependent on the movements of an organ of a patient of which... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20080306380 - Shielding of catheter handle: Electrical apparatus includes a probe, having a proximal end and a distal end. The probe includes a sensor, which outputs a sensor signal, and a first connector at the proximal end of the probe, electrically coupled at least to the sensor. A probe adapter includes a second connector, which is... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080306381 - Method for optimizing the time sequence of examinations with the aid of a tomography system having a control unit by using contrast agents, a tomography system and contrast agent injector: A method, a tomography system and a contrast agent injector for optimizing the time sequence of contrast agent examinations are disclosed, an automatically controlled text announcement system being used for instructing the behavior of a patient before or during the examination, and it being possible for a multiplicity of different... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080306382 - Adaptive clinical marker preservation in spatial compound ultrasound imaging: Clinical markers are adaptively identified in steered spatial compounding ultrasound imaging. Motion is detected. The use or determination of the clinical marker information adapts to the amount of motion. If sufficient motion is detected, the contribution of clinical marker information may be reduced, the weighting of the clinical marker information... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080306383 - Blood flow measuring and evaluating apparatus: i

20080306384 - Apparatus and method for computing 3d ultrasound elasticity images: Disclosed is a system and method for computing ultrasound 3D elasticity images. The method includes acquiring ultrasound RF data in a rest state, in which substantially no pressure is applied to a tissue medium, and acquiring ultrasound data in a stressed state, in which pressure is applied to a tissue... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080306385 - Automatic ultrasound scanning initiated by protocol stage: The invention relates to a method and system for automatically initiating user control automation by one of either beginning a Protocol stage for imaging or changing dependent controls. This invention eliminates the need for user intervention for hitting a button such as the I-Scan button for the Philips I-Scan system,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080306386 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of measuring velocity with ultrasonic waves: A multiple ultrasonic beam is transmitted from an ultrasonic probe, and a velocity of blood flow, azimuth and elevation angle of a sample such as a blood flow are acquired by a three-dimensional information acquisition section, as three-dimensional fluid information in a range gate, based on a Doppler signal output... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080306387 - Finger mounted imaging and sensing assembly: An ultrasound finger probe having a finger clip that is adapted to be mounted on a human finger and an ultrasound probe that is supported by the finger clip. Also, control input elements are mounted on the finger clip and are adapted to control the operation of the ultrasound probe.... Agent: Timothy E Siegel Patent Law, PLLC

20080306388 - Non-strap treatment applicator: An ultrasound transducer assembly including a ultrasound transducer and a transducer holder. The transducer holder may have a central body and a plurality of arms, wherein the lower surfaces of the plurality of arms comprises an adhesive to adhere the ultrasound transducer assembly proximate to a treatment site.... Agent: Joel R. Petrow Smith & Nephew, Inc.

20080306389 - Ultrasonic endoscope and ultrasonic endoscopic apparatus: An ultrasonic endoscope having a small size and a slight temperature rise even when the transmission output is increased. The ultrasonic endoscope includes: an ultrasonic transducer part; a Peltier element having a cooling surface coupled to the ultrasonic transducer part and a radiating surface; a flexing part for supporting the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080306390 - Optical sensor confidence algorithm: An implantable medical device system including an optical sensor monitors for the presence of overgrowth on the sensor by sensing light scattered by a measurement volume, the sensed light corresponding to a first wavelength, and deriving an overgrowth metric in response to the sensed light. The overgrowth metric is correlated... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080306391 - Multisensor probe for tissue identification: A multisensor probe for continuous real-time tissue identification. The multisensor probe includes a tissue penetrating needle, a plurality of sensors useful in characterizing tissue and a position sensor to measure the depth of the needle into the tissue being diagnosed. The sensors include but are not limited to an optical... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080306392 - Blood vessel imaging apparatus: An imaging device used for a blood vessel imaging apparatus includes: a housing; an image sensor mounted in the housing; a control circuit board fixedly held in the housing and provided with the image sensor; an illumination circuit board disposed in the housing so as to be opposed to the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080306393 - Deriving central aortic systolic pressure and analyzing arterial waveform data to derive central aortic systolic pressure values: A method of deriving central aortic systolic pressure comprises (a) creating a set having a predetermined number of blood pressure measurements, the set representative of an arterial waveform; (b) determining an integer interval value; (c) averaging a series of consecutive blood pressure measurement readings in the set equal to the... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080306394 - Measuring conduction velocity using one or more satellite devices: A method for measuring the conduction velocity of a depolarization wave in a tissue employs a first satellite located within the tissue and a second that satellite is located within the tissue a distance away from the first satellite, e.g., by using the time of depolarization wave as reported from... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP (proteus Biomedical, Inc)

20080306395 - Portable electrocardiograph: A portable electrocardiograph comprising a housing and a second electrode which is provided on one end of the housing, characterized in that a clamping cover which tends to close automatically is provided on the other end of the housing; an oval finger hole is provided between the clamping cover and... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080306396 - High-sensitivity sensors for sensing various physiological phenomena, particularly useful in anti-snoring apparatus and methods: A mechanical vibration sensor adapted to be brought into contact with an object for sensing mechanical vibrations in the object, includes a body of a soft elastomeric material having high transmissivity and low attenuation properties with respect to a preselected type of energy waves; and a pair of transducers mounted,... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi

20080306397 - Apparatuses and methods for electrophysiological signal delivery and recording during mri: Methods, systems and arrangements are provided for obtaining electroencephalograph (“EEG”) EEG signals from a patient e.g., during a concurrent EEG/MRI examination of the patient. The methods, systems and arrangements include a cap made of conductive inks with sensor positions for attaching a plurality of sensors to the patient's head. The... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080306398 - Brain wave detecting apparatus: A brain wave detecting apparatus includes a plurality of brain wave detecting portions that are arranged on a side surface of a head and detect brain waves of the head, a selecting portion selecting one of the plurality of brain wave detecting portions on the basis of brain wave signals... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080306400 - Bioelectricity impedance measuring device, a malnutrition measurement system, a malnutrition measurement method: A bioelectricity impedance measuring device includes a contact surface put to one part of the body, gripper, and electrodes of a contact surface. In addition, the bioelectricity impedance measuring device further includes a malnutrition measuring device which measures malnutrition is provided. A malnutrition measuring device measures Phase angle theta and/or... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080306399 - Biometric apparatus: The invention provides a biometric apparatus which is able to determine the orientation of a measured person irrespective of the orientation of the measured person on the biometric apparatus or irrespective of the orientation of arrangement of the biometric apparatus and hence flow an electric current constantly through the same... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080306402 - Method and system for determining vitality, healing and condition of tissue or organ for surgery: e

20080306401 - Muscular volume balance evaluation apparatus, a muscular volume balance valuation method: A muscular volume balance measuring apparatus that measures the balance of the muscular volume in a specific part is provided. At least two sets of current applying, devices for inserting a specific part of the body and applying current to living bodies, or a voltmeter, which measures voltage, are provided.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080306403 - Method and device for determining the hydrodynamics of the cerebrospinal fluid system: The present invention relates to a method and a device for determining the hydro-dynamic properties of the fluid system surrounding the brain and the spinal cord, the so called cerebrospinal fluid system, whereby the method comprises continuous pressure measurement through a fluid contact passage and active infusion of artificial cerebrospinal... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080306404 - Dual-passage biopsy needle device: A medical device for performing a biopsy is described. The medical device comprises a housing having a sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis. A primary passage in the housing extends from an open proximal housing end to a window adjacent to a distal end. A secondary passage extends from the... Agent: Michael F. Scalise

20080306405 - Perforating trocar: The invention concerns the field of surgical instruments. The inventive trocar (1) is of the type comprising a rigid tube (2) wherein may slide a rod (3) with a perforating distal tip, and it is characterized in the distal tip zone of the rod forms a perforating drill capable of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080306406 - Single-insertion, multiple sampling biopsy device with linear drive: The present invention provides for exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sampling biopsy device. Exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sampling device with integrated marker release.... Agent: C.r. Bard, Inc.

20080306409 - Animal model for hyperpigmentation: An animal model for hyperpigmentations in which the formation of hyperpigmentations in human skin is faithfully simulated is provided. An animal model for hyperpigmentations, wherein a black person's skin is grafted onto a non-human animal, is provided.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080306407 - Bandage pressure sensor: A pressure sensor for providing an indication of the pressure applied by a bandage to a human or animal body. The sensor comprises an elongate, flexible support strip (63) adapted to be placed between a bandage and the body, the support strip carrying a flat pressure sensitive portion (69) whose... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080306408 - Measuring device: A measuring device for measuring a depth of a tear of a tissue is disclosed. The measuring device comprises a member having a shaft and a distal tip, a plurality of indicia on the shaft of the member for measuring the depth of the tear, and a cannulated member into... Agent: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

20080306410 - Methods and apparatuses for measuring pressure points: Pressure sensing methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting and monitoring pressure in selectable areas of interest include a sensing system to determine in-sole foot pressure of a user in sports training and monitoring applications.... Agent: Venable LLP

20080306411 - Esophageal waveform analysis for detection and quantification of reflux episodes: A system and method for automatically analyzing impedance and pH data from an esophageal probe includes a data collection system that collects and stores the output from the sensors for a certain period of time to locate reflux episodes in the waveforms. The data analysis system uses wavelet analysis to... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20080306413 - Device for measuring tibio-femoral force amplitudes and force locations in total knee arthroplasty: A probe used during a total knee arthroplasty for measuring forces and locations of their points of application and thereby moments includes two load sensitive plates t to be inserted in one joint-compartment of a knee joint each and each being provided with a top surface and a bottom surface.... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080306412 - Measuring human movements - method and apparatus: A method and apparatus are disclosed for measuring human movement of a test subject during a standard coordination and balance test. The test subject is placed in a selected test position, e.g. standing on one leg for a selected test period. A sensor device is attached to at least one... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080300443 - Method for modifying skin distance from a brachytherapy balloon applicator: In brachytherapy radiation treatment, particularly on the breast following a tumor resection, adequate skin to balloon distance must be maintained, to avoid damage to the skin. Often the distance is too small in certain areas or at a single point. The disclosed procedures and devices are effective to manipulate the... Agent: Thomas M. Freiburger

20080300444 - Ophthalmic applicator for treatment of pterygium or glaucoma using 32p alone or in combination with 103pd: Disclosed is an ophthalmic applicator for the treatment of pterygium or or glaucoma using a radioisotope. It comprises a source volume for containing the radioisotope therein; a filter volume for controlling a radiation dose emitted from the radioisotope; and an encapsulation volume for encompassing the source volume and the filter... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080300445 - Customized gynecological brachytherapy applicator and method: A customized gynecological brachytherapy applicator is formed by placing a molded balloon, which is secured to a handle, into a vaginal cavity and then filling the mold balloon with a settable liquid material. The material may be an expanding foam or any other form of curable material that becomes solid,... Agent: Thomas M. Freiburger

20080300446 - Seed-cartridge barrel assembler: An assembler which limits the amount of torque that may be applied to a brachytherapy cartridge magazine when its cap is threaded onto same. The assembler is constructed so that the brachytherapy cartridge will rotate within the assembler before a destructive torque is applied while the cap and cartridge magazine... Agent: Ge Healthcare, Inc.

20080300447 - Dual-pulsation bi-ventricular assist device: A ventricular assist device is disclosed which comprises a sac for wrapping around a portion of a heart, the sac having one or more inflatable chambers for compressing the heart when the chambers being inflated and a blood outlet made to an aorta, the blood outlet being the sole opening... Agent: James M. Wu Jw Law Group

20080300448 - Incontinence device: An incontinence device for wearing by a female is disclosed. A urine collection trough has an elongated open top end that is adapted to fit around the labia area of the female, encompassing her urethra. The trough has at least one non-rigid side wall and includes a drainage aperture in... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20080300449 - Evaluating patient incontinence: Systems and methods for determining a number of interruptions in a sleep state of a patient attributable to an urge or need to void during a sleep event include monitoring an activity level of the patient. The urge or need to void may be attributable to fecal or urinary incontinence.... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080300450 - Embryo development and survival: An embryo that is transferred into the uterus of a recipient female is protected from toxic effects of prostaglandin F2α by exposing the embryo, or an oocyte from which the embryo is produced, to a prostaglandin antagonist.... Agent: Howard Eisenberg, Esq.

20080300451 - Method for placing a jacket on a section of a natural vessel with the aid of a tubular auxiliary instrument:

20080300452 - Portable sphincter training tool: Disclosed is a portable sphincter training tool in that the general male can wear on his body and naturally exercise his sphincter at recess or in the course of daily life, whereby improving physically and spiritually in vitality and confidence. The portable sphincter training tool comprises a penis induction pipe... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080300453 - Intra-subject observation system and intra-subject observation method: An intra-subject observation system includes a first liquid inserted into a desired organ of a subject; and a second liquid inserted into the organ without being mixed with the first liquid due to a specific gravity lighter than that of the first liquid. The system also includes a capsule medical... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080300454 - Treatment tool: A treatment tool used with an endoscope includes a flexible sheath having an internal insertion through hole which extends in the axial direction of the sheath; one or more holes that are placed in a distal end portion of the sheath, and that penetrate a wall portion of the sheath... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080300455 - Access apparatus with shallow zero closure valve: A surgical access assembly for use with a surgical access device includes a housing defining a central longitudinal axis, an elongate access member extending from the housing whereby the housing and the access member having a longitudinal passage dimensioned to permit passage of a surgical instrument, an instrument seal disposed... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20080300456 - Video endoscope: A video endoscope comprises a disposable working part. The working part comprises a shaft, at the distal end of which a lens and an image sensor are arranged. The working part furthermore comprises an electrical transmission system for transmitting the image information and at least one light guide for transmitting... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080300457 - Endoscope: An endoscope is provided capable of performing excellent observation for a long time by preventing decrease in light amount and generation of image noise caused by heat generated by an LED illumination even in a case where a distal-end adapter configured of the LED illumination is arranged at the distal... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080300458 - Capsule type endoscope control system: Disclosed is a capsule type endoscope control system which can move to any position, rotate or stop the capsule type endoscope in a human body by a remote control system outside the human body. There is provided a capsule type endoscope control system comprising: a medical capsule equipped with at... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20080300459 - Encapsulated medical device guidance system, and a method of controlling the same: An encapsulated medical device system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a selector between a receiving device and a plurality of receiving antennas having their respective directionalities. The system selects and disconnects any receiving antenna subjected to the effect of a magnetic field used to guide a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080300460 - Distal end portion of endoscope: A distal end portion of an endoscope includes a distal end portion body provided to a distal end of an insertion part of the endoscope, and a hood member configured to be projected in a shape of cylinder forward from an entire outer circumferential portion of the distal end portion... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080300461 - Endoscopic device: An endoscopic surgical instrument for performing a procedure inside a patient. The instrument includes a handle assembly including a grip for holding the instrument and controls for controlling movement of the instrument. An elongate shaft having a grip end is mounted on the handle assembly. The shaft has a working... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20080300462 - Active controlled bending in medical devices: A flexible endoscope includes a handle and a flexible shaft extending from the handle. The shaft includes a distal portion having a tubular wall defining a central lumen and a least two smaller lumens extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the tubular wall and a pull wire is... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080300463 - Hermetic endoscope assemblage: Hermetically sealed enclosures and constructions are disclosed for use in endoscopic systems, particularly endoscopic systems with electronic imaging and illumination systems in the enclosures. Compound optical windows are also disclosed for use in the systems. The compound optical windows may have separate panes for an imaging system and an illumination... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20080300464 - Laryngoscope with timer: A laryngoscope comprising a handle, a blade coupled to the handle, wherein the blade is movable between an operational position and a non-operational position. The laryngoscope also comprises a timer, wherein the timer is in communication with the handle or the blade of the laryngoscope, the timer being operative to... Agent: Andrea E. Tran

20080300465 - Spine retractor and distractor device: A spine retractor and distractor device comprises spinal process clamps and a retractor assembly, which may be rotatably coupled with the spinal process clamps. The retractor assembly may include a retractor ring, or frame, and a plurality of retractor blades adjustably coupled to the frame, e.g., by clamps. The spinal... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

20080300466 - Self constricting orifice seal: An apparatus is disclosed for the reception of a surgical instrument inserted through a cannula assembly. An orifice in a seal member defines a central longitudinal axis in general alignment with the cannula assembly. The seal member includes an elastic member for engaging the surgical object about the orifice and... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20080300467 - Surgical wound retractor with reusable rings: A sleeve-type wound retractor has at least two pieces: a reusable ring and a single-use sleeve. The reusable ring is sterilized before surgery in a conventional fashion. Before surgery and in a sterile environment, such as the operating room, the ring is fasted to one end of the sleeve to... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080300468 - System and apparatus for inspection of feet: A collapsible apparatus operable for enabling a person to self-inspect the soles of the person's feet or for enabling another person to inspect the soles of the person's feet when the person is in a seated position. The apparatus includes bifurcated vertical walls comprising an upper portion and a lower... Agent: Laura N. Tunnell

20080300469 - Miniature, wireless apparatus for processing physiological signals and use thereof: c

20080300470 - Collecting activity data for evaluation of patient incontinence: Systems and methods for determining whether an involuntary voiding event was attributable to stress or urge incontinence include determining an activity level of a patient that coincides with the occurrence of the involuntary voiding event or the activity level within a certain time range of the involuntary voiding event. Patient... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080300471 - 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

20080300472 - Method and device for optical imaging of a turbid medium: Disclosed is a method and a device for optical imaging of a turbid medium. This method comprises a reference measurement of reference intensities of light emanating from the turbid medium at a reference blood oxygen saturation (SaO2) in the turbid medium and a reference imaging step for reconstructing a reference... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080300473 - Stabilized multi-wavelength laser system for non-invasive spectrophotometric monitoring: A spectroscopy system that may be used for spectrophotometric oxygenation monitoring of tissue includes a monitor portion and a sensor portion. The sensor portion generally includes a light source and one or more light detectors. The sensor portion may attach to a human to sense light signals from the light... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20080300474 - Indicators for a spectrophotometric system: A near-infrared spectrophotometric system (e.g., a cerebral oximeter) includes a sensor portion and a monitor portion. The monitor portion includes a processor that runs an algorithm which utilizes the amount of detected light to determine the value of the oxygen concentration (e.g., the absolute level of oxygen concentration). The monitor... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20080300475 - Laryngoscope with time indicating means and method for use thereof: The present invention discloses a laryngoscope (1) comprising time indicating means (20). This medical device comprising a handle (2) having a distal portion and a proximal portion; a blade (3) adapted to be inserted into the respiratory tract of the patient; said blade comprising a distal portion and a proximal... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20080300476 - Insertion devices and methods: Devices and methods relating to analyte sensor insertion devices and methods are provided.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080300477 - System and method for correction of automated image registration: An image guided surgical system and method for correction of automated image registration via user interaction. The system and method comprising at least one imaging apparatus adapted to acquire a first image and a second image of a region of interest of a subject, a registration component adapted to perform... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20080300478 - System and method for displaying real-time state of imaged anatomy during a surgical procedure: A system and method for displaying surgical instruments accurately, in both time and space, within both slice and volumetric medical images of organs that may deform in a predictable manner over time due to an ongoing body activity. The system and method comprising using a gating signal associated with an... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20080300479 - Containment tubes and imaging systems employing same: An isolation system with imaging or radiation therapy capability is disclosed. At least one containment barrier (14, 15, 16, 17) defines an isolation region (10). An imaging or therapy system (20) is disposed outside of the isolation region. The containment barrier includes a substantially hollow tubular extension (24, 42, 44,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080300480 - Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance arteriography using contrast agents: The present invention is a technique of, and system for, imaging vascular anatomy over distance considerably greater than the maximum practical field of view of a magnetic resonance imaging system while using substantially one contrast agent injection. The technique and system of the present invention acquires image data of a... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20080300481 - Dynamic reference method and system for use with surgical procedures: A substrate configured for placement on an internal organ or tissue is provided. In certain embodiments, the substrate conforms to and moves with the internal organ or tissue. Three or more sensor elements are integrated on the substrate. In one implementation, the substrate and associated sensor elements provide dynamic referencing... Agent: Ge Healthcare C/o Fletcher Yoder, PC

20080300482 - Method and a system for interactive probing and annotating medical images using profile flags: The invention relates to a method (100) of and a system (800) for probing a data of interest on the basis of an object comprised in a related image data, the method comprising an instantiating step (105) for instantiating a probe, an applying step (115) for applying the probe to... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080300483 - Chemical liquid injection system: A trailing end of chemical liquid injection tube 120 that its leading end is connected to the patient is placed at a lower position within chemical liquid container 200. A leading end of liquid supply tube 110 is placed at a upper position within chemical liquid container 200 and a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080300484 - Delay insensitive svd algorithm for perfusion analysis: This document discusses, among other things, a computerized system comprising a perfusion analyzer circuit and a memory circuit to store a time sequence of volumetric image data. The image data is obtained in a time relation to arrival of a contrast agent at an anatomical region associated with the image.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080300485 - Ultrasonic system and method for measurement of ocular biomechanics: A system and a method for non-invasively ultrasonically measuring biomechanical properties of ocular tissue in vivo is presented. The method comprises positioning an ultrasonic transducer proximally to the ocular tissue. Reflections of the ocular tissue can be ultrasonically obtained using the ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic reflections can be converted into... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080300487 - Cardiac mechanical assessment using ultrasound: A method for diagnosis includes capturing a sequence of two-dimensional ultrasound images of a moving organ within a body of a patient. At least one contour of the organ is identified in a succession of the images in the sequence and is processed to generate an output indicative of motion... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080300486 - Spatial and temporal alignment for volume rendering in medical diagnostic ultrasound: Ultrasound data is aligned spatially and temporally for volume rendering of a fetal heart or other cyclically moving object. A sequence of ultrasound data is obtained for each of a plurality of planes, such as acquiring data representing each plane over one or more cycles. The different planes are scanned... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080300489 - Cable and connector system for an ultrasound probe: A finger-mounted ultrasound probe assembly having an ultrasound probe, adapted to be mounted on a finger and a multi-conductor cable, attached to the ultrasound probe. In addition, a forearm unit is connected to the multi-conductor cable and includes a physical connector to bind the forearm unit to a user's forearm.... Agent: Timothy E Siegel Patent Law, PLLC

20080300488 - Finger mounted probe adapted for intraoperative use: An ultrasound finger-mounted probe that has a finger clip that is adapted to be mounted on a human finger. The finger clip also has an interior surface adapted to contact the human finger. An ultrasound probe is adapted to be supported by the finger clip. Also, the ultrasound probe protrudes... Agent: Timothy E Siegel Patent Law, PLLC

20080300490 - Portable ultrasound imaging system: A portable ultrasound imaging system includes a scan head coupled by a cable to a portable battery-powered data processor and display unit. The scan head enclosure houses an array of ultrasonic transducers and the circuitry associated therewith, including pulse synchronizer circuitry used in the transmit mode for transmission of ultrasonic... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080300491 - Percutaneous needle guide and methods of use: An indicator element of a percutaneous needle guide for a medical scanning device includes a pointer for pointing to a percutaneous needle entry site on an epidermis of a body, when the guide is attached to the device and the device is positioned over the epidermis for scanning. A user... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080300492 - Ultrasonic endoscope and ultrasonic endoscopic apparatus: An ultrasonic endoscope having a small size and a slight temperature rise of an insertion part even when the transmission output of an ultrasonic transducer part is increased or an imaging device is attached thereto. The ultrasonic endoscope includes: an ultrasonic transducer part having plural ultrasonic transducers for transmitting and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080300493 - Optical microprobe for blood clot detection: The invention is devices and related methods for detecting blood clots in a blood vessel. An optical microprobe is configured to illuminate a blood vessel with electromagnetic radiation corresponding to the near-infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The optical microprobe has a pair of fiber optic strands configured for transmission... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080300494 - Real-time measurement of ventricular stroke volume variations by continuous arterial pulse contour analysis: Ventricular stroke volume variation (SVV) is estimated as a function of the standard deviation of arterial blood pressure value measured over each of at least two cardiac cycles, preferably over each of the cardiac cycles in a computation interval covering a full respiratory cycle. In one embodiment, maximum and minimum... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20080300495 - Method of eliminating vibration interferences of a sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure: A method of eliminating vibration interferences of a sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure uses a pressure sensor and an acceleration sensor to measure a voltage-time variation waveform of blood pressure detected by an acceleration sensor. An interference variation waveform is subtracted from the measured voltage-time variation waveform to calculate the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080300496 - Method for delineation of characteristic points in an electrocardiogram signal, and storage medium, electronic device and electrocardiogram signal analyzing system for implementing the method: A method for delineation of characteristic points in an electrocardiogram signal includes the steps of: (a) processing the electrocardiogram signal to obtain at least one multiscale differential operator wavelet transform thereof; and (b) locating at least one characteristic point in at least one wave segment of the electrocardiogram signal based... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080300497 - Method and apparatus for detecting noise in an implantable medical device: An implantable medical device and associated method monitor a physiological signal for sensing physiological events and detecting a physiological condition in response to the sensed physiological events. The device senses a first event from the physiological signal, senses a noise signal in the physiological signal and senses a next event... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080300498 - Threshold training system: A system for increasing the fitness level of a fitness enthusiast. The system includes a personalized set of intensity zones corresponding to increasing levels of exercise intensity. The personalization of the system is accomplished through determining a threshold level based on oxygen consumption or a numerical rating of perception of... Agent: Mathew J. Temmerman

20080300499 - Portable apnea and cardiac monitor: The separate body movement signals operate with associated logic circuitry to allow each signal to be independently measured, recorded, and acted upon to determine if the individual (patient) is undergoing a life threatening experience. Such an event by either signal will trigger an audio and visual display alarm which is... Agent: Richard E. Strube

20080300500 - Apnea detection using a capnograph: A method for diagnosis includes receiving a signal indicative of a partial pressure of CO2 in air expired by a patient during sleep. The signal is processed so as to detect a breathing-related event from a group of events consisting of apneas and hypopneas, and to classify the event as... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080300501 - Fluid analyser: A gas analyser (12) comprises a transistor (1) that has a cavity (7) between its gate (2) and its organic semiconductor (6) based conducting channel. In operation a component from a gas sample introduced into the cavity (7) may absorb onto an exposed absorption sensitive surface portion of the organic... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080300503 - Method and system of monitoring respiratory signal by radio: A method and system is provided for monitoring a respiratory signal by radio. The method includes the steps of: converting a change in electric resistance, which is caused by a change in abdominal circumference measured through a rubber waistband that is made of conductive rubber and is mounted on a... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080300502 - Method of correlating internal tissue movement: Internal tissue movement is correlated with the external body surface movement by tracking external surface movement at a plurality of surface point (12), simultaneously imaging internal tissue movement and correlating the external and internal movement using partial least squares regression to obtain a correlation model. In subsequent techniques, internal tissue... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20080300504 - Implantable medical devices evaluating thorax impedance: Implantable medical device with an impedance determination unit with constant current/voltage source having current feed terminals connected to electrodes for intracorporal placement which generates measuring current pulses having constant current/voltage, for causing a current through a body via intracorporally placed electrodes, a measuring unit for measuring voltage/current strength of voltage/current... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20080300505 - Device for collection, storage, retrieval and shipping of hair follicles from animals: The present invention relates to a novel device for the collection, storage, shipping and retrieval of hair follicles from animals for the purpose of isolating DNA or other genetic material from the follicles for analysis. The device has outer flaps for the protection as well as identification of the samples... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080300506 - Biopsy device with multiple cutters: A tissue sampling device comprises an elongated tube having a distal end with at least two apertures. The device further comprises at least two cutters disposed within the elongated tube, wherein each cutter is configured to be independently displaced longitudinally within the elongated tube and across a respective one of... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080300507 - Biopsy needle: A biopsy needle includes tissue capture elements within the needle lumen to help hold a tissue sample within the needle and maintain its integrity. According to one aspect, several flexible members form a structure that allows tissue to enter the lumen during advancement of the needle into tissue, and prevents... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080300508 - Diagnostic patch: b

20080300509 - Flexible lancet: A system for withdrawing body fluid is described which has a housing with at least one opening and at least one lancet which is elongate and substantially straight in its original and unused form. The lancet has a distal end with a lancet tip for carrying out a lancing operation.... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20080300510 - Method and device for measuring the local mechanical resistance of a porous body: s