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7395159 |
Method, system and devices for converting venous blood values to arterial blood values
A methodology for converting venous blood values to arterial blood values provides the advantage of obviating the need for taking arterial blood samples. The method entails (i) measuring arterial...
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7384794 |
Micro-devices and analytical procedures for investigation of biological systems
Fibres with an extraction phase coated thereon in combination with a positioning device are described to perform adsorption of components of interest from an animal or animal tissue for the...
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7364545 |
Method of measuring bleeding volume
A method of measuring blood clotting ability of a patient. A known volume of blood is dispensed on a reference disc of blotter paper, such that at least one reference blotch is formed on the...
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7356366 |
Device for monitoring fluid status
A technique for determining a patient's hematocrit by an electrical impedance measurement is described. An implantable device may be configured to utilize the technique in order to assess a cardiac...
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7300768 |
Enzymatic measurement of imatinib mesylate
The present invention provides a method for the enzymatic measurement of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors in biological samples. The present invention also provides assay reagents and packaged...
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7220229 |
Density/solute monitor of multi-modalities and signal processing scheme
A density/solute monitor having at least one ultrasound probe, a signal processing unit, and a computing mechanism, and process for using the same, to measure phase shift between emitting and...
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7209045 |
Method for determining and monitoring the ageing of the blood bags in blood transfusion units and healthcare units
Method of monitoring a blood bag, the method including monitoring a maximum allowed time dT that the blood bag may be kept outside a controlled-atmosphere enclosure and an expiration date stored in...
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7182913 |
Sample retention apparatus for use in measuring hemostasis
A sample retention apparatus for use in a device for measuring hemostasis. The device for measuring hemostasis may include a sample articulation apparatus including a guide shaft coupled for...
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7179652 |
Protocol for monitoring platelet inhibition
A hemostasis analyzer, such as the Thrombelastograph® (TEG®) hemostasis analyzer is utilized to measure continuously in real time, the hemostasis process from the initial fibrin formation,...
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7011631 |
Noninvasive method of measuring blood density and hematocrit
Apparatus and methods for noninvasively measuring blood density and hematocrit in a human subject can include an appliance for applying pressure around a segment of a subject's limb or appendage...
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6852534 |
Method to determine an engrafting cell dose of hematopoietic stem cell transplant units
A method to determine an engrafting cell dose of hematopoietic stem cell transplant units from transplant sources having nucleated cells selected from the group consisting of cord blood, bone...
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6762017 |
Control for complete blood count analysis system
A non-animal based mixture of components serves as a control for complete blood count (CBC) analysis instruments and paraphernalia. The centrifugible non-animal based mixture simulates blood, and...
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6709390 |
Method, device and catheter for in vivo determining blood properties such as blood viscosity
The invention relates to a method for determining properties of blood, such as the blood viscosity of a person, comprising of generating in vivo for a determined time, by means of an electrical...
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6692437 |
Method for determining the viscosity of an adulterated blood sample over plural shear rates
A method for obtaining the viscosity of the circulating blood of a living being using an adulterated blood sample and a correlation factor obtained from a circulating blood viscometer.
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6613573 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring anti-platelet agents
A blood coagulation analyzer, such as the Thrombelastograph® (TEG®) blood coagulation analyzer is utilized to measure continuously in real time, the clotting process from the initial fibrin...
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6606509 |
Method and apparatus for improving the accuracy of noninvasive hematocrit measurements
A device and a method to provide a more reliable and accurate measurement of hematocrit (Hct) by noninvasive means. The changes in the intensities of light of multiple wavelengths transmitted...
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6542761 |
Multifunction sensor
A device for measuring parameters of medical fluids having a measurement chamber through which the fluid to be measured passes. The chamber is sealed on one side by a flexible membrane, and it also...
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6537819 |
Method and apparatus for measuring hemostasis
A method and apparatus are provided for measuring hemostasis. The apparatus includes a torque sensing column having a torque sensing element and a drive ring disposed around a body of the column...
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6527728 |
Process and device for determining the pulse transit time and extracorporeal hemotherapeutic arrangement with such a device
A process and a device for improving the determination of the pulse transit time for non-invasive blood pressure measurement. A value, correlating with the blood density, is determined and its...
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6488624 |
Device for measuring the elasticity of red blood corpuscles (erythrocytes)
When injecting red blood corpuscles it is important to know their elasticity since they can alter from an elastic to a substantially rigid state. The present invention allows it to be ascertained...
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6315719 |
System for long-term remote medical monitoring
A system for long-term remote medical monitoring is especially suitable for the medical supervision of astronauts onboard a space station. The system includes at least one autonomous sensor unit...
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6246966 |
Method and apparatus for data management authentication in a clinical analyzer
A method and apparatus are provided for data management authentication in a clinical analyzer. The clinical analyzer includes a sensor for receiving a user sample to be measured and a processor for...
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6168563 |
Remote health monitoring and maintenance system
A system and method is described that enables a health care provider to monitor and manage a health condition of a patient. The system includes a health care provider apparatus operated by a health...
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5989409 |
Method for glucose sensing
A method for measuring the concentration of glucose diffused from a source to a working electrode which assembly includes a scavenging electrode is disclosed. The electrode of the invention is...
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5947124 |
Diagnostic for determining the time of a heart attack
The present invention relates to methods for determining the time of a myocardial infarction in a patient by measuring the ratio of oxidized to reduced troponin I in a blood sample obtained from...
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5934278 |
Non-invasive blood analyzer
A non-invasive blood analyzer includes a light applying device for applying light to a detection region including a blood vessel in a living body and a capturing device for capturing an image of...
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5899855 |
Modular microprocessor-based health monitoring system
A modular self-care health monitoring system employs a compact microprocessor-based unit such as a video game system of the type that includes switches for controlling device operation and a...
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RE36054 |
Disposable cartridge for investigating physical properties of blood
A disposable cartridge for measuring the physical properties of blood is disclosed. A waste compartment supports a platform having first and second syringe fittings. First and second syringes...
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5832921 |
Analog heater control for medical instrument
An instrument for determining a characteristic of a biological fluid or a control includes a heater and a heater control. The heater comprises a heater element, supported in heat conducting...
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5792660 |
Comparative determinants of viscosity in body fluids obtained with probes providing increased sensitivity
This invention involves a method of analyzing a body fluid such as blood from a patient to determine whether or not there is a significant difference or change in the comparative determinants of...
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5783447 |
Hypercoagulability comparative determinants obtained using detection systems with variable force-induced energy inputs
A method of analyzing samples of whole blood from a patient is disclosed which involves determining whether or not there is a significant difference or change in the comparative determinants of...
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5766432 |
Method and device for eliminating electrode drift
A pH-measuring method and device for monitoring and then correcting for electrode drift is provided. The device includes a pH-measuring electrode and more than one reference electrode. During...
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5755231 |
Test strip including integral specimen flow retarding structure
A test strip includes a first layer and an overlying differential flow-retarding layer that reduces the fraction of a component of a liquid specimen percolated therethrough. An inert backing,...
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5730124 |
Medical measurement apparatus
A medical measurement apparatus which includes a measuring unit for outputting electrical signals in the amount of a target analyte measured in a specimen, and a control unit. The control unit has...
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5728281 |
Implantable medical device including an arrangement for measuring a blood property having a carbon reference electrode
An implantable medical device for in vivo electrochemical measurements of blood properties, such as measurements of, inter alia, oxygen pressure, glucose and pH, avoids the problem with the...
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5722407 |
Apparatus and method for examining tissue with light of different wavelengths
In an apparatus and method for examining tissue by transillumination of the tissue, light having different, defined wavelengths is emitted from a plurality of monochromatic light sources into...
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5704358 |
Method and apparatus for diagnosing capillary leak
This invention provides a method for determining the presence of capillary leak in a subject which comprises (a) introducing into the subject's circulation a pharmaceutically-acceptable solution...
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5690103 |
Detection/exclusion of acute myocardial infarction using neural network analysis of measurements of biochemical markers
The overall invention categorizes patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with regard to a) AMI/non-AMI; b) infarct size (e.g. Major/Minor); c) time since onset of infarction; and...
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5692220 |
Decision support system and method for diagnosis consultation in laboratory hematopathology
A system and method of diagnosis provides that data from a hematopathology analyzer, e.g., hematology analyzer and/or other blood testing instrument or test, is input and compared with patterns...
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5690105 |
Method and apparatus for determining a particle criterion and particle analyzer using the criterion
A method and apparatus for determining a particle criterion to set a predetermined region as the particle criterion in a distribution data of a particles of a specimen and to analyze the specimen...
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5687718 |
Device for continuously detecting blood parameters
Disclosed is a device for continuing detecting blood parameters. The device includes a catheter adapted to be introduced into the artery of a patient. A sensor is arranged in the catheter. A tube...
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5634461 |
System for measuring blood oxygen levels
A system and software is described for calculating, in real-time, the mixed venous partial pressure of oxygen in a patient. The system uses a computer, an arterial pressure line and a blood...
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5615671 |
Processes and devices for continuously monitoring levels of analyte
In a process and devices or continuously measuring the concentration of an analyte in tissue. The tissue is provided with a hollow fiber having a pore size between the size of the analyte and the...
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5605152 |
Optical glucose sensor
An improved glucose sensor adapted for in vivo implantation includes one or more optical fiber optrodes mounted within a semipermeable probe housing designed for differential diffusion of glucose...
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5596988 |
Multi-parameter sensor apparatus
A multi-parameter catheter comprising sensors enveloped in a sheath made from a biphasic material comprising a layer of microporous hydrophobic substance having micropores which are filled with a...
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5596986 |
Blood oximeter
A backscatter type non-invasive blood oximeter utilizes a coherent, polarized and tuneable monochromatic light source to measure parameters related to blood oxygen content. A microprocessor...
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5586553 |
Transcutaneous sensor insertion set
An insertion set is provided for transcutaneous placement of a sensor such as a glucose sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient. The insertion set comprises a slotted insertion...
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5577499 |
Blood analyzer
A blood analyzer includes a display means that visually informs operating room personnel of the instantaneous condition of a patient's blood. Arterial or central venous tubing connects the analyzer...
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5569186 |
Closed loop infusion pump system with removable glucose sensor
An infusion pump system includes a removable in vivo glucose sensor for monitoring glucose concentration level in a patient, and for signaling an infusion pump to deliver a selected medication such...
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5567320 |
Method for the determination of a significant parameter of the progess of an extracorporeal treatment of blood
A method for determining a significant parameter (Cb, D, K, Kt/V) of the progress of an extracorporeal blood treatment carried-out using a membrane exchanger, includes the steps of successively...
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