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Strap with Adhesive Silicone Adjustment
4 Feb 21
A strap member for securing a user interface device to the head of a user includes a first portion formed from a silicone or thermoplastic material; a second portion comprising an adhesive silicone material; and a third portion extending between the first and second portions.
Justin Edward Rothermel
Filed: 28 Jun 17
Utility
Decision Support Tool for Adaptive Radiotherapy In Ct/linac Console
4 Feb 21
A radiation therapy delivery device console (50) controls a radiation therapy delivery device (36) and an imaging device (40, 42), and further performs adaptive radiotherapy (ART) recommendation as follows.
Vaitheeswaran RANGANATHAN, Bojarajan PERUMAL, Rohinee NUGGEHALLI ASHWINEE KUMAR, Saravanan KARUNANITHI
Filed: 18 Mar 19
Utility
Ultrasound Transducer Arrangement and Assembly, Coaxial Wire Assembly, Ultrasound Probe and Ultrasonic Imaging System
4 Feb 21
An ultrasound transducer arrangement (100) is disclosed comprising a plurality of substrate islands (110, 120, 130) spatially separated and electrically interconnected by a flexible polymer assembly (150) including electrically conductive tracks providing said electrical interconnections, said plurality including a first substrate island (110) comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducer cells (112) and a second substrate island (120) comprising an array of external contacts for connecting the ultrasound sensor arrangement to a flexible tubular body including a coaxial wire assembly (200) comprising a plurality of coaxial wires (220) each having a conductive core (228) covered by an electrically insulating sleeve (226); and an electrically insulating body (210) having a first main surface (211), a second main surface (213) and a plurality of through holes (212) each extending from the first main surface to the second main surface and coated with an electrically conductive member, wherein each coaxial wire comprises an exposed terminal core portion mounted in one of said though holes from the first main surface, and wherein each through hole is sealed by a solder bump (214) on the second main surface such that the ultrasound transducer arrangement can be directly mounted on the flexible tubular body without the need for a PCB.
Vincent Andrianus HENNEKEN, Marcus Cornelis LOUWERSE, Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKAMP, Ronald DEKKER, Marc Godfriedus Marie NOTTEN, Antonia Cornelia Jeannet VAN RENS
Filed: 20 Oct 20
Utility
Apparatuses and Methods for Improved Encoding of Images for Better Handling by Displays
4 Feb 21
Chris DAMKAT, Gerard DE HAAN, Mark Jozef Willem MERTENS, Remco MUIJS, Martin HAMMER, Philip Steven NEWTON
Filed: 20 Oct 20
Utility
Device and Method for Wireless Power Transfer
4 Feb 21
An intermediate device for supporting a power transfer to an electromagnetic load (505) from a power transmitter (201) providing a power transfer electromagnetic signal comprises a resonance circuit (507) that includes a coil (701) and a capacitor (703).
WILHELMUS GERARDUS MARIA ETTES, KLAAS KOOIJKER
Filed: 2 Apr 19
Utility
Post-surgical Risk Stratification Based on PDE4D Variant Expression, Selected According to TMPRSS2-ERG Fusion Status, and Post-surgical Clinical Variables
28 Jan 21
The invention relates to a method of post-surgical risk stratification of a prostate cancer subject, comprising determining a transmembrane protease, serine 2-ETS-related gene (TMPRSS2-ERG) fusion status in a biological sample obtained from the subject, determining a gene expression profile for each of one or more phosphodiesterase 4D variants in a biological sample obtained from the subject, determining an expression based risk score for the subject based on the gene expression profile for a selected phosphodiesterase 4D variant, and determining a post-surgical prognostic risk score for the subject based on the expression based risk score and post-surgical clinical variables of the subject, wherein the selected phosphodiesterase 4D variant is selected depending on the TM-PRSS2-ERG fusion status.
Ralf Dieter HOFFMANN
Filed: 28 Mar 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Performing Analog-to-digital Conversion Across Multiple, Spatially Separated Stages
28 Jan 21
The invention provides a signal processing system, for transferring analog signals from a probe to a remote processing unit.
Sotir Filipov Ouzounov, Emil Dimitrov Totev
Filed: 26 Mar 19
Utility
Fast and Personalized Recommender System for Radiation Therapy Planning Enhancement Via Closed Loop Physician Feedback
28 Jan 21
A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a preferences database (16); instructions readable and executable by at least one electronic processor (20) to perform a proposed radiation treatment plan review process (100), including: via a reviewing graphical user interface (GUI) (28), presenting a proposed radiation treatment plan to a reviewer; via the reviewing GUI, receiving one of (i) an acceptance of the proposed radiation treatment plan or (ii) a rejection of the proposed radiation treatment plan in combination with annotations of the rejected proposed radiation treatment plan from the reviewer; and updating radiation treatment plan preferences of the reviewer stored in the preferences database based on the acceptance of the proposed radiation treatment plan or based on the annotations of the rejected proposed radiation treatment plan; and instructions readable and executable by at least one electronic processor (32) to perform a radiation treatment planning process (200) including: optimizing radiation treatment parameters for a patient with respect to dose objectives and using at least one planning image of a patient to generate one or more candidate radiation treatment plans for the patient; retrieving, from the preferences database to a planning GUI (40), radiation treatment plan preferences of a reviewer associated with the patient; and displaying the radiation treatment plan preferences of the reviewer associated with the patient at the planning GUI.
Ze HE, Kevin LYONS, Gajendra Jung KATUWAL, Christine Menking SWISHER
Filed: 14 Mar 19
Utility
Inflation Apparatus for an Inflation-based Non-invasive Blood Pressure Monitor and a Method of Operating the Same
28 Jan 21
According to an aspect there is provided an inflation apparatus (10) for use with an inflation-based non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, measurement apparatus, the inflation apparatus comprising: an outlet (110) configured to be coupled to a cuff of the inflation-based NIBP measurement apparatus; a pump (120) configured to output a flow of gas at an output flow rate; a valve (130) disposed along a flow path between the pump and the outlet to selectively pass part of the flow of gas output by the pump; and a control unit (140) configured to control the flow resistance of the valve to provide a flow of gas to the outlet at a required flow rate for inflating the cuff.
Dieter WOEHRLE, Lars SCHMITT, Maarten Petrus Joseph KUENEN, Paul AELEN
Filed: 7 Sep 18
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Wearable Biopotential Patch with Method to Optimize Comfort and Accuracy
28 Jan 21
The described embodiments relate to a self-regulating patch for taking biopotential measurements and balancing accurate measurements and user comfort.
Paul Anthony SHRUBSOLE, Elise Claude Valentine TALGORN, Nicolaas Petrus WILLARD
Filed: 22 Jul 19
Utility
Multi-modal Imaging Alignment
28 Jan 21
A controller for maintaining alignment of X-Ray imagery and ultrasound imagery includes a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions.
FRANCOIS GUY GERARD MARIE VIGNON, MOLLY LARA FLEXMAN, AMEET KUMAR JAIN, NIELS NOJHOF
Filed: 19 Mar 19
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Systems and Methods for Measuring an Oral Arch Geometry and Selecting a Mouthpiece Based on Oral Arch Measurements
28 Jan 21
A system (10) and method for selecting a mouthpiece (25) for a user.
STEVEN CHARLES DEANE, VINCENT JEANNE, FELIPE MAIA MASCULO, WILHELMUS JOHANNES EVERADUS EVERS
Filed: 25 Mar 19
Utility
Determining a Medical Imaging Schedule
28 Jan 21
A method (100) is disclosed for determining a medical imaging schedule for a subject receiving treatment at a target site.
Pedro Jorge DA SILVA RODRIGUES, Vanda Lúcia de Carvalho VITORINO DE ALMEIDA, Reinhold WIMBERGER FRIEDL
Filed: 13 Mar 19
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Planning System for Planning a Volumetric Modulated Arc Radiation Therapy Procedure
28 Jan 21
The invention relates to a planning system (7) for planning a volumetric modulated arc radiation therapy procedure, wherein the volumetric modulated arc radiation therapy procedure includes rotating a radiation source (2), which is configured to emit a radiation beam (3) for treating a subject (4), along an arc around the subject, in order to apply the radiation beam to the subject in different treatment directions.
Harald Sepp HEESE, Torbjoern VIK, Rolf Juergen WEESE, Alfonso Agatino ISOLA, Christoph NEUKIRCHEN, Matthieu Frédéric BAL
Filed: 25 Mar 19
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Cutting Unit and Shaving Head of a Shaving Device
28 Jan 21
A cutting unit of a shaving head of a shaving device, which cutting unit includes an external cutting member and an internal cutting member.
Robert GODLIEB
Filed: 14 Oct 20
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Gingivitis Diagnostic Methods, Uses and Kits
28 Jan 21
Disclosed is an in vitro method for assessing whether a human patient has gingivitis.
GERBEN KOOIJMAN, AMIR HUSSEIN RMAILE, CARL GLASSE, MARINUS KAREL JOHANNES DE JAGER, IAIN LESLIE CAMPBELL CHAPPLE, MELISSA MACKAY GRANT, PHILIP PRESHAW, JOHN TAYLOR, MICHAEL ALEX VAN HARTSKAMP
Filed: 10 Apr 19
Utility
Radio Frequency (RF) Antenna Element with an Optical Back-end
28 Jan 21
A radio frequency (RF) antenna arrangement comprising an RF antenna element and an optical back-end.
Oliver LIPS, Martinus Bernardus VAN DER MARK
Filed: 25 Mar 19
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Radiation Dose Reduction and Improved Consistency Between Sessions In Hybrid Imaging Studies
28 Jan 21
In a multi-session imaging study, information from a previous imaging session is stored in a Binary Large Object (BLOB).
Yang-Ming ZHU, Chi-Hua TUNG
Filed: 2 Oct 20
Utility
Ultrasound Imaging Plane Alignment Using Neural Networks and Associated Devices, Systems, and Methods
21 Jan 21
Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided.
GRZEGORZ ANDRZEJ TOPOREK, HAIBO WANG
Filed: 12 Mar 19
Utility
Ultrasound Device for In-situ Ultrasound Imaging
21 Jan 21
The invention relates to an ultrasound device (1) insertable into a patient body (2) for in-situ ultrasound imaging.
JARICH WILLEM SPLIETHOFF, BERNARDUS HENDRIKUS WILHELMUS HENDRIKS, GRZEGORZ ANDRZEJ TOPOREK, MARCIN ARKADIUSZ BALICKI, CHRISTIAN REICH
Filed: 18 Dec 18