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Instrument alignment and tracking with ultrasound imaging plane
16 Jan 24
A tool navigation system employing an ultrasound probe, an ultrasound scanner, an interventional tool, a tool tracker and an image navigator.
Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Ameet Kumar Jain
Filed: 27 Jul 21
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Aerodynamic rail covers
16 Jan 24
An aerodynamic rail cover for an operating room with laminar airflow is provided.
Cornelis Pieter Bakker, Nikolai Chikovskii, Maikel Van Eekelen
Filed: 22 Dec 22
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Detecting and treating COPD-OSA overlap syndrome
16 Jan 24
The present ventilator system, for detecting and treating concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA event(s)) overlap syndrome, comprises a pressure generator for generating a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to an airway of a subject; sensor(s) for generating output signals conveying information related to breathable gas parameters; and processor(s) operatively connected to the sensor(s) and the pressure generator, configured to: detect presence of OSA event(s) and/or expiratory flow limitation (EFL) in the subject based on the output signals.
Robert Romano, Richard James McKenzie, Jr.
Filed: 9 Sep 20
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Patient sleep therapy mask selection tool
16 Jan 24
A method of identifying a particular mask for a patient for use in delivering a flow of breathing gas to the patient includes capturing with a visual presentation and interaction component a plurality of images of the patient; receiving with the visual presentation and interaction component a number of responses from the patient to questions presented to the patient, eliminating one or more masks from a pool of potential masks for the patent based on at least one of the responses, utilizing at least some images of the plurality of images to determine the particular mask for the patient from the pool of potential masks, and identifying the particular mask to the patient.
Michael Lashinsky, Melissa Sue Ross, Ryan T. Kasun, Kevin Anthony Coldren, Richard Andrew Sofranko, Jonathan Sayer Grashow, Robert William Baiko, Daniel Steed, Praveen Kumar Pandian Shanmuganathan
Filed: 5 Jun 20
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Shaving device, shaving system with the shaving device and a cleaning device, and a cleaning method
16 Jan 24
A shaving system comprises a shaving device and a cleaning device.
Tim Mengerink, Johannes Antonius Jansen, Oedilius Johannes Bisschop, Jeroen Christian Nijdam
Filed: 10 Jul 20
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Identification of epidemiology transmission hot spots in a medical facility
16 Jan 24
In an epidemiology transmission probability analysis for a medical facility, ray origin points are distributed over a medical facility floor map.
Andrew G. Hoss
Filed: 8 Jul 19
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Audio apparatus and method of audio processing for rendering audio elements of an audio scene
16 Jan 24
An audio apparatus and method employ a first renderer circuit, wherein the first renderer circuit is arranged to render audio elements by generating a first set of audio signals for a set of loudspeakers; and a second renderer circuit, wherein the second renderer circuit is arranged to render audio elements by generating a second set of audio signals for headphones, and select between the first renderer circuit and the second renderer circuit such that the rendering of at least a first part of a first audio element is in response to a first audio rendering property indicator which is received in an audio signal.
Werner Paulus Josephus De Bruijn, Nathan Souviraa-Labastie
Filed: 2 Feb 23
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Detecting Distance of a Probe to Pulp of a Tooth
11 Jan 24
A method and an apparatus for detecting distance of a probe contacting a tooth surface to pulp of a tooth by determining an indication of thickness of dentine of the tooth is provided.
Cristian Nicolae PRESURA, Jindrich CHARVAT, Martin PEKAR
Filed: 13 Dec 21
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Method and Apparatus for Determining Information About an Arterial Property of a Subject
11 Jan 24
According to an aspect, there is provided a method for determining information about an arterial property of an artery of a subject.
LAURA IOANA BOGATU, JENS MUEHLSTEFF, PIERRE WOERLEE
Filed: 9 Dec 21
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Method and System for Sensor Signals Dependent Dialog Generation During a Medical Imaging Process
11 Jan 24
The present invention relates to a system (100) for sensor signals dependent dialog generation during a medical imaging process, the system (100) comprising a sensor module (10), configured to measure condition data of a patient; a processor module (20), configured to analyze the condition data of the patient to determine biometric and physical condition data of the patient; a dialog data generation module (30), configured to generate questionnaires data for obtaining real-time feedback from the patient during the medical imaging process, wherein the questionnaires data is based on a parameter of the medical imaging process and on the determined biometric and physical condition data of the patient.
Krishnamoorthy Palanisamy, Rithesh Sreenivasan, Rajendra Singh Sisodia, Sarif Kumar Naik, Gereon Vogtmeier, Mark Thomas Johnson, Steffen Weiss, Nagaraju Bussa, Christopher Günther Leussler
Filed: 10 Nov 21
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Medical Imaging System
11 Jan 24
The present invention relates to a medical imaging system (10), comprising:—an X-ray image acquisition unit (20);—a shield placement unit (30);—a radar unit (40); and—a processing unit (50) The X-ray image acquisition unit is configured to acquire an X-ray image of a patient.
Christopher Günther Leussler, Peter Forthmann
Filed: 5 May 22
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Ultrasound Imaging System Having Digital Ultrasonic Imaging Devices
11 Jan 24
A system, method and a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium adapted to be executed by a processor for providing contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) images is described.
Jingping Xu, Thanasis Loupas, Zhouye Chen, Qizhong Lin, Ling Tong, Jin Ning Chen
Filed: 3 Jul 23
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Oral Irrigator with Interdental Space Sensing
11 Jan 24
A system for oral irrigation comprises a fluid delivery tube with a proximal end and a distal end.
Mark Thomas JOHNSON, Bart GOTTENBOS, Mart Kornelis-Jan TE VELDE
Filed: 12 Aug 21
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Power Device with Flexible Connection Between a User Interface Assembly and an Internal Assembly
11 Jan 24
A power device having a tubular housing (112) and a wired communication assembly for coupling a user interface assembly (118) and an internal assembly (114).
Le Gia PHAM, Nathan FARRELL, Daniel Charles CASTILLO, Vaughan ROBSON
Filed: 16 Nov 21
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Systems and Methods for Dual Motion Stent Deployment
11 Jan 24
Systems and methods for deployment of a compressed expandable structure in a vessel lumen by inserting a catheter configured at a proximal end with dual shuttles; rotating a main drive shaft coupled via a set of drive gears to a set of catheter gears, enabling by rotation of the main drive shaft translated movement back and forth of the set of catheter gears wherein the set of catheter gears includes a pair of catheter gears each threaded in opposite directions for bidirectional movement to advance the inner lumen shuttle and the outer sheath shuttle in opposite directions; and deploying, by the bidirectional movement of the catheter gears, by the simultaneous withdrawal and insertion of the shuttle's outer sheath and inner lumen, the compressed expandable structure at a deployment location nearer to the catheter's distal end for more accurate placement to the treatment area's location.
Cedar DECKER
Filed: 14 Sep 21
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Breast Pump Device and Controller for the Device, and a Control Method
11 Jan 24
A breast pump device is provided, and a controller for operating a pressure source of the breast pump device.
YANNYK PARULIAN JULIAN BOURQUIN, LILI-MARJAN BROCKHUIS, EVELYN JOSEFINA MARIA SIMONS
Filed: 17 Aug 21
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Nasal Pillows Cushion for Patient Interface Device
11 Jan 24
A cushion for use in providing a regimen of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a base that defines a main cavity therein an aperture for receiving a flow of breathing gas.
JONATHAN SAYER GRASHOW, ROBERT EDWARD O'GRADY
Filed: 25 Sep 23
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Method, Device and System for Connecting a Medical Device to a Network
11 Jan 24
The invention provides method, device, and system to commission medical devices using different wireless communication protocol or from different manufacturers to a network by introducing a pairing device and a guiding device.
Xiaoming Zhou
Filed: 29 Oct 21
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Suppression of Tagged Elements In Medical Images
11 Jan 24
A mechanism for reducing the appearance of tagged elements in a medical image.
RAFAEL WIEMKER, AMAR CHANDRA DHANANTWARI
Filed: 15 Nov 21
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Object Visualization
11 Jan 24
The present invention relates to object visualization.
THIJS ELENBAAS, ROBIN PIETER DE PAUS, FRANS HENK KREMER, PAULA ANDREA RUDENICK, PEGGY NACHTIGALL
Filed: 24 Nov 21