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6918901 |
Device and method for enhancing transdermal agent flux
An agent delivery or sampling device ( 2 ) comprising a member ( 6 ) having a plurality of blades ( 4 ) for piercing the skin and a connecting medium ( 65 ) covering at least a part of the skin...
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6918874 |
Attribute compensation for analyte detection and/or continuous monitoring
A system and method for detecting a measuring an analyte in a biological fluid of an animal. A harvesting device ( 10 ) is provided suitable for positioning on the surface of tissue of an animal to...
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6911007 |
Method for determining concentration; a dialyser
A method for determining the concentration of an ion, atom or molecule bound in a complex. A reliable determination of the concentration of the ion, atom or molecule to be determined is possible in...
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6887202 |
Systems and methods for monitoring health and delivering drugs transdermally
The present invention pertains to a system and method for transdermal sampling, comprising: at least one sampler for retrieving and transferring at least one analyte obtained transdermally from the...
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6884215 |
Frequency estimation of electro-islet-graphy
The fundamental frequency of EIG events is determined directly, without first detecting the events themselves. Use is made of an analysis window containing more than one event (3-5). Techniques...
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6860851 |
Vulnerable plaque diagnosis and treatment
Vulnerable plaque is identified through a diagnostic method by identifying pathologic markers such as C-reactive proteins or pH change generated by the pathologic site. First and second detectors...
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6855117 |
Method of treating the skin of a subject
The present invention relates to a method of treating the skin of a subject, the method including the steps of: (a) accessing a sample of interstitial fluid from the skin of the subject; (b)...
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6849046 |
System and method for detecting the state of hydration of a living specimen
The invention provides a system ( 2 ) for non-invasive detection of the state of hydration in a living specimen, the system including an RF generator/transmitter ( 416 ) for emitting RF radiation...
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6823202 |
Iontophoretic power supply
An iontophoretic power supply comprising hardware and software. The hardware includes means for interfacing with an iontophoretic output device; microprocessor means and a computer readable medium....
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6806552 |
Integrated inductive circuits
An integrated inductor may be formed over a substrate. An aperture may be formed by a backside etch through the semiconductor substrate underneath the integrated inductor. The aperture may then be...
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6802811 |
Sensing, interrogating, storing, telemetering and responding medical implants
Implants and implants, including sensors responsive to pressure, fluid flow, concentration of analytes, pH and other variables, including a feedback loop and means for modifying the implant after...
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6802812 |
Noninvasive optical sensor for measuring near infrared light absorbing analytes
An optical sensor includes an optical source capable of being positioned on a tissue and emitting near infrared light into the tissue at a plurality of selected wavelengths, and a photodetector...
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6800060 |
Swallowable data recorder capsule medical device
A swallowable data recorder medical device includes a capsule including a sensing module for sensing a biologic condition within a body. A recording module is provided including an atomic...
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6793624 |
Method and apparatus for detecting mastitis by using visible light rays and/or near infrared light
A method for diagnosing mastitis of cows, includes the steps of (1) irradiating visual light rays and/or near infrared rays in a wavelength range of 400 to 2500 nm into urine, raw milk or a mammary...
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6781921 |
Wristwatch with measuring function
In a wristwatch including a housing, a time measuring device ( 32 ), a test measuring device ( 34 ) for a measuring by way of electric current a test strip ( 24 ) which has at least one test field...
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6770030 |
Device for conducting in vivo measurements of quantities in living organisms
In a device ( 10 ) for in-vivo measurements of quantities in living organisms that comprises a catheter-like tube ( 11 ) receiving in a removable manner a setting needle ( 14 ) provided for...
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6760610 |
Sensor and method for measurement of physiological parameters
A sensor for the measurement of physiological parameters in the blood, including at least one measuring apparatus and a digital sensor signal processor which is arranged in the sensor, and which is...
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6754516 |
Nuisance alarm reductions in a physiological monitor
A method and apparatus for controlling alarms in a medical diagnostic apparatus where an alarm is generated when a measured value for a physiological parameter is outside a specified range. The...
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6749565 |
Method for blood infrared spectroscopy diagnosing of inner organs pathology
A rapid diagnosis method for organ specific disease state is based on obtaining an infrared absorbance spectra of a patient's blood at a frequency range from about 400 cm −1 to about 2000 cm...
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6748251 |
Method and apparatus for detecting mastitis by using visual light and/or near infrared lights
A method for diagnosing mastitis of cows, includes the steps of (1) irradiating visual light rays and/or near infrared rays in a wavelength range of 400 to 2500 nm into urine, raw milk or a mammary...
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6746408 |
Method of blood flow measurement in arterio-venous hemodialysis shunts by indicator dilution
The present invention provides a method for measuring the blood flow rate within an A-V shunt via indicator dilution techniques. Unknown flow resistance within the A-V shunt are addressed by...
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6743173 |
Systems and methods for deploying a biosensor in conjunction with a prosthesis
A biosensor for monitoring pressure or other physical parameters at an aneurysm site is mountable to a tubular prosthesis that is expandable between contracted and enlarged conditions. A loop,...
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6738653 |
Metabolism monitoring of body organs
Method and apparatus for determining the oxygenation level of hemoglobin in a probed region of the human body. A probed region of the body is irradiated with diffuse light, the frequency of which...
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6730028 |
Controlled removal of biological membrane by pyrotechnic charge for transmembrane transport
A method and device for forming artificial openings in a biological membrane with a pyrotechnic charge that is exploded in a controlled manner in proximity of the biological membrane to form the...
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6723047 |
Volition induction apparatus and input/output apparatus which use optical measuring instrument, and recording medium
It has long been unclear in what degree the brain should be activated and how much the blood volume should be varied for controlling a signal by measuring the concentration of metabolic substance...
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6719923 |
Paste, which can undergo screen printing for producing a porous polymer membrane for a biosensor
The invention relates to a paste, which can undergo screen printing, for producing a porous polymer membrane. Said paste contains at least one polymer, one or more solvents for the polymer having a...
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6702847 |
Endoluminal device with indicator member for remote detection of endoleaks and/or changes in device morphology
An endoluminal device including a prosthesis and at least one indicator member affixed to the prosthesis that can be remotely monitored to indicate a change in pressure or morphology of the...
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6704587 |
Dual function assay device
A system and method for detecting substances such as glucose in tissue. The system comprises an assay device and an optical apparatus. The assay device comprises a reactive region that is...
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6692456 |
Apparatus for microporation of biological membranes using thin film tissue interface devices, and method therefor
The invention provides for improved devices and methods for forming openings in a biological membrane for delivering substances into an animal through the biological membrane for treatment...
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6690958 |
Ultrasound-guided near infrared spectrophotometer
A diagnostic apparatus includes a near infrared spectrophotometer (NIRS) and an ultrasound transducer that operate in combination to improve diagnostic measurements. The diagnostic apparatus...
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6679841 |
Fluid collection and monitoring device
An article capable of both collecting interstitial fluid and detecting an analyte in that fluid and a method for use of that article. Preferably, the article is also capable of measuring the amount...
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6678541 |
Optical fiber probe and methods for measuring optical properties
A probe for the characterization of optical properties, including scattering and absorption properties of a sample, such as medical and industrial samples, includes an illumination fiber to radiate...
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6647280 |
Method and apparatus for processing a physiological signal
A signal processing method, preferably for extracting a fundamental period from a noisy, low-frequency signal, is disclosed. The signal processing method generally comprises calculating a numerical...
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6623698 |
Saliva-monitoring biosensor electrical toothbrush
A biosensor electrical toothbrush having a brush head with a test channel and a renewable biosensor system within the test channel for performing routine saliva tests. The brush head stimulates...
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6602469 |
Health monitoring and diagnostic device and network-based health assessment and medical records maintenance system
A health monitoring and diagnostic device (LIFESTREAM cholesterol meter) configured as a self-contained testing and diagnostic unit in a clam-shell type case. One side of the case includes a...
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6594514 |
Device for monitoring of physiological analytes
Methods and devices are provided for measuring the concentration of target chemical analytes present in a biological system. Device configuration and/or measurement techniques are employed in order...
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6592519 |
Smart microfluidic device with universal coating
A medical device comprising a medical device component, the medical device component having an outer surface and an inner surface, a universal coating applied to at least the outer surface or the...
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6589172 |
Switching device for an array of multiple medical sensors
A switching device is interposed between a conventional physiological information monitor and a plurality of conventional sensors for a particular physiological function. The sensors are located on...
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6585646 |
Screening test and procedure using skin patches
Marker compounds indicative of variations in physiological conditions, genetic defects or disease states have been found to be present in apocrine sweat and, in many conditions, these markers are...
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6571129 |
Medical therapy apparatus and sensor for acquiring molecular-genetic information for the apparatus
The invention concerns a sensor for obtaining information about the state of an organism for a medical therapy apparatus, preferably for a therapy apparatus for the electrostimulation or other...
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6560471 |
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...
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6540675 |
Analyte monitor
Provided is an analyte monitoring device having a housing, the device comprising: a plurality of needles, each having a tip, a retracted position, a position wherein the tip is extended from the...
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6537242 |
Method and apparatus for enhancing penetration of a member for the intradermal sampling or administration of a substance
A device for monitoring, sampling or delivering a substance to the skin of a patient includes a medical device and a stretching device for stretching the skin to enhance the contact by the medical...
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6530915 |
Photothermal structure for biomedical applications, and method therefor
A photothermal structure designed for the uniform application of a photothermal material, such as, for example, a dye or a pigment, to a tissue, e.g., the stratum corneum. In one embodiment, the...
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6527716 |
Microporation of tissue for delivery of bioactive agents
A method of enhancing the permeability of a biological membrane, including the skin or mucosa of an animal or the outer layer of a 20 plant to a permeant is described utilizing microporation of...
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6517482 |
Method and apparatus for non-invasive determination of glucose in body fluids
A method and apparatus is disclosed for non-invasively determining glucose levels in a fluid of a subject, typically the blood glucose level. The impedance of skin tissue is measured and the...
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6503198 |
Noninvasive transdermal systems for detecting an analyte obtained from or underneath skin and methods
The present invention relates to noninvasive transdermal systems and methods for analyte extraction from a biological fluid within or beneath the skin, such as interstitial fluid, and detection of...
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6501002 |
Disposable surface wipe article having a waste contamination sensor
Disclosed is a disposable surface wipe having a sensor which detects bodily waste contamination on a surface and which provides a signal indicating the presence of such contamination, desirably by...
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6494833 |
Conditioning apparatus for a chemical sensing instrument
A conditioning sleeve for a medical or an industrial diagnostic sensing instrument, in which the instrument has a support for supporting at least one chemical sensing element capable of detecting...
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6493566 |
Classification system for sex determination and tissue characterization
Instrumentation and procedures for noninvasively determining the sex of human and animal subjects in vivo have been developed based on the irradiation of skin tissue with near infrared light. The...
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