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US20120000464 Ventilator Monitoring and Control  
A computer-implemented patient information provisioning method is disclosed. The method includes automatically extracting with a computer system, from records maintained for a patient under care in...
US20110240037 Delivery Tools for Sleep Disorders Treatment Implant and Methods of Implantation  
Methods and tools are disclosed for inserting an implant device that treats snoring and apnea of a patient by altering the position of a soft palate. Methods and tools can make an incision in...
US20120012119 ATHLETIC MOUTHGUARD WITH CUSTOMIZABLE COLOR INSERT  
This invention relates to a protective mouthguard for use by athletes that incorporates a color customizable feature, allowing users to customize the visible color of the mouthguard. The invented...
US20110197881 Underwater Breathing Apparatus  
An underwater breathing apparatus includes a water resistant enclosure for floating on the surface of a body of water. An air collection header and an air pump for generating a constant flow of...
US20110088694 Integrated, Extendable Anesthesia System  
The specification describes anesthesia systems with an integrated, extendable clinical center and clinician/anesthesia office that accommodates for physical separation of clinical and clerical...
US20110253146 Medical Tubing Stabilization Device  
A medical stabilization device that directs medical tubing onto a compressible foam block where it is attached and stabilized to the patient's body allowing it to be secured against excessive...
US20110132377 THERAPEUTIC DEVICE FOR INDUCING BLOOD PRESSURE MODULATION  
A Kinetic Recliner Bed or Chair apparatus intended for enhancing blood circulation, and lymph and neural fluid flow throughout a person's body. The person is placed supinely in a comfortable and...
US20110308526 FULL FACE RESPIRATORY MASK WITH INTEGRATED NASAL INTERFACE  
A patient interface that reliably and comfortably seals a user's face by providing an oral-nasal mask that includes an integrated nasal interface. The patient interface includes a seal member...
US20110139152 ANTIBIOTIC MICROPARTICLES FOR INHALATION  
Powder formulations for inhalation which comprise microparticles containing an antibiotic and magnesium stearate are useful for the treatment of bacterial infections associated with certain...
US20110220113 Chin strap  
A chin strap includes a chin cup, side straps, and rear straps. The chin strap is used to urge the patient's jaw upwards and substantially close the patient's mouth while pressurized breathable gas...
US20110146685 PATIENT INTERFACE AND ASPECTS THEREOF  
A patient interface has a single loop headstrap and a mask for covering at least the nostrils of the user. The single loop headstrap extends from the mask at either end. A short length of supple...
US20110004236 Systems and Methods for Treating Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes  
The present invention provides systems and methods for treating and controlling obesity and/or type II diabetes. In one aspect of the invention, a delivery system for deploying an implant to a...
US20100294273 FILTER CARTRIDGE HAVING LOCATION-REGISTERED VIEW WINDOW FOR END-OF-SERVICE-LIFE-INDICATOR (ESLI)  
A filter cartridge 12 that includes a filter material 42, an end-of-service-life-indicator (ESLI) 40, a housing 22, a cover 24, and a window 38. The filter material 42 has first and second major...
US20110005518 METHODS AND UNIT DOSE FORMULATIONS FOR THE INHALATION ADMINISTRATION OF AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTICS  
A patient suffering from an endobronchial infection is treated by administering to the patient for inhalation a dose of less than about 4.0 ml of a nebulized aerosol formulation comprising from...
US20110203595 Cannula Security Piece  
A set of annular sleeves circumferentially mounted along sections of a nasal cannula. The sleeves are protective devices that prevent skin irritation and bed sores from developing after prolonged...
US20110162659 Surgical barrier device incorporating an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape  
A surgical barrier device includes an inflatable thermal blanket with an attached surgical drape. The inflatable thermal blanket is inflatable through an inlet by a thermally-controlled inflating...
US20120037161 NASAL MASK ASSEMBLY  
A mask system is provided to fit pre-adult patients, or patients having facial features that are very small or child-like, e.g., patients having dimensions in the lower 5%-10% of the population....
US20110271959 MONITOR FOR MEASURING IMPROVEMENT IN INVOLUNTARY BREATHING  
The present invention is a breathing improvement monitor that continuously measures involuntary breathing. The monitor is a sensor apparatus that is attached to a patient's mask which is connected...
US20120103342 Multidirectional tracheotomy speaking valve  
A speaking tube for a patient's airway management having a body with a chamber formed therein connected to a tracheotomy tube. A plurality of ramps are disposed within the chamber retaining a ball...
US20120055487 System and Method for Treatment of Upper Airway Disorders  
The present invention provides a system for treating a mammalian patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, e.g., sleep apnea. The system has a set of appliances including a first...
US20110259330 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VENTILATOR LEAKAGE DURING STABLE PERIODS WITHIN A BREATH  
This disclosure describes systems and methods for compensating for leaks in a ventilation system based on data obtained during periods within a breath in which the patient is neither inhaling nor...
US20120017901 ATRAUMATIC NASAL TUBE FOR NON-INVASIVE RESPIRATORY SUPPORT  
An atraumatic nasal tube for non-invasive respiratory support (NIV-CPAP), having one central tube (5) extending from the nasal bridge, at a distance from the forehead area, to the nasal opening of...
US20110082370 ENDOSCOPIC FASCIA TUNNELING  
Medical systems and methods are provided for accessing a bodily cavity, such as the peritoneal cavity or the thoracic cavity, and for supporting diagnoses or procedures within or adjacent to such...
US20110315142 NECK-WORN AIR FILTRATION DEVICE  
A neck-worn personal air filtration device for providing a zone of filtered air around or near a user's breathing zone is described. The device comprises a blower, a hose, and a neck-worn plenum...
US20120111341 AIRWAY IMPLANTS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INSERTION AND RETRIEVAL  
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, such as obstructive sleep apnea, and devices and methods that facilitate insertion and...
US20120096381 Ventilator-Initiated Prompt In Response To Proposed Setting Adjustment  
This disclosure describes systems and methods for issuing a prompt in response to one or more proposed settings adjustments. Specifically, the prompt may include a projected impact of the one or...
US20110253144 Nasal Interface for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Mask  
The mask that is the subject of the present invention enables the delivery of continuous positive airway pressure to patients suffering from sleep apnea by engaging and sealing the area surrounding...
US20110214674 MASK SYSTEM  
Mask system includes frame, cushion, cushion clip, swivel elbow, headgear and/or headgear clips configured for use in a clinical or hospital environment. One or more components of the mask system...
US20100294271 SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL TUBING  
A system for the management of medical tubing, the system includes a tube holder adapted for receiving and retaining medical tubes, and a clip adapted to be engaged with a substrate, in which the...
US20120073574 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DETECT RESPIRATORY ASYNCHRONY  
A noninvasive of detecting patient-ventilator asynchrony that is easily adaptable to existing ventilator monitoring systems and provides timely and actionable information on the degree of patient...
US20110056499 SEALING NASAL DEVICES FOR USE WHILE SLEEPING  
Described here are devices for altering the flow of air in a respiratory cavity such as the mouth and nostrils of the nose. These methods and devices may be useful for affecting a physiologic...
US20120048284 COMBINATION PRESSURE THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF SERUM LIPID LEVELS, STEROID LEVELS, AND STEROIDOGENESIS  
Methods for administering pressure changes to a user for the treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions are disclosed herein. Methods of administering Cyclic Variations in Altitude...
US20110247633 SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR MINIMAL INCISION HIP ARTHROPLASTY SURGERY  
Improved instruments for modifying a shape of a proximal femur of a patient for installation of a stem of a femoral component of a prosthetic hip during hip replacement surgery, comprising a handle...
US20110094521 SURGICAL DRAPE AND SYSTEM HAVING A BARRIER FOR PREVENTING THE START OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME  
A surgical drape, system and method of using comprise a surgical drape having a fenestration to be placed over a surgical site of a patient. The surgical drape includes a barrier removably attached...
US20110250577 DEVICE FOR TEACHING THE USE OF UNDERWATER BREATHING SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF ITS USE  
A method for teaching an adult or child how to breathe through an air regulator is provided. The method includes providing an air regulator and a first air pump positioned at a location proximate a...
US20110225705 HEARING PROTECTIVE DEVICE WITH MOISTURE RESISTANT EARMUFF SOUND ABSORBERS  
An earmuff hearing protective device whose earmuffs each include a generally cup-shaped, substantially rigid shell having a head-facing rim; a head-engaging, ear-encircling cushion affixed to the...
US20110209701 Nose pad cushion and applicator for respiratory mask  
A removable nose pad cushion adherable to a medical face mask and more particularly to a positive pressure ventilation mask approximately where the mask rests on the upper nose area of a wearer's...
US20110005520 QUIET NASAL RESPIRATORY DEVICES  
Described here are devices for altering the flow of air in a respiratory cavity such as the mouth and nostrils of the nose. These methods and devices may be useful for affecting a physiologic...
US20110067708 NASAL DEVICES FOR USE WHILE SLEEPING  
Described here are devices for altering the flow of air in a respiratory cavity such as the mouth and nostrils of the nose. These methods and devices may be useful for affecting a physiologic...
US20110277776 SURGICAL SYSTEM STERILE DRAPE  
A sterile drape, a surgical system with the drape, and a draping method are provided. In one embodiment, a sterile drape includes a plurality of drape pockets, each of the drape pockets including...
US20110100375 LimbAlign Single  
A foam positioner device utilized for maintaining resting limb positioning, hand shape and strength therapies, and other modality therapies. Said device, by means of an integrated strap slot base,...
US20110180075 ADJUSTABLE ORAL INTERFACE AND METHOD TO MAINTAIN UPPER AIRWAY PATENCY  
This invention provides an oral apparatus and method capable of alleviating or curing snore and obstructive sleep apnea by applying a negative pressure through a mini oral interface to the oral...
US20120055475 OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ORAL DELIVERY OF OXYGEN ENRICHED GAS  
Described herein are various embodiments of an oxygen concentrator system. In some embodiments, an oxygen concentrator system may be used to provide oxygen enriched gas to a patient using a...
US20110166470 System and Method for Diagnosis and Treatment of a Breathing Pattern of a Patient  
Described is a system including a sensor and a processing arrangement. The sensor measures data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns. The processing arrangement analyzes the breathing...
US20100300444 OXYGEN CONSERVING OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM  
The present invention extends to methods, systems, computer program products, and circuits for conserving oxygen during the delivery of oxygen to a user. Embodiments of the invention use a...
US20110066067 Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Processing Difficulties, Integration Problems, Imbalances and Abnormal Postures  
Methods for diagnosis and treatment are provided for a patient having processing difficulties, integration problems, imbalances or abnormal postures. In one embodiment, a patient is identified...
US20110220124 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING AIRWAY PATENCY  
An oral device for improving airway patency comprises a tongue constraint and a negative pressure source. The tongue constraint engages the patient's tongue to maintain a clear region below the...
US20110186045 Breathing Apparatus  
There is a requirement within certain environments to provide an individual with positive pressure air flow or oxygen flow, commonly referred to as Positive Air Pressure (PAP). Such environments...
US20110209708 Ventilation Interface Device  
A device comprises a harness configured to secure a mask over a respiratory orifice of a head of a patient; an inflatable cushion, at least a portion of the first inflatable cushion being adjoined...
US20120111330 MASK FOR PROVIDING A VISUAL CUE  
The invention provides, in part, visual indicators for respiratory masks, such as those used in hospital settings. The visual indicator is a mark that can be applied to or incorporated in a...