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7470396 Device and method for establishing an artificial isolated circulation in a target area of a human or animal body  
A device for establishing an isolated perfusion including a pump arrangement, a venous catheter, and an arterial catheter, for establishing an artificial circulation in a target area of a human or...
7364551 Hand-held medical apparatus  
The subject invention provides a hand-held medical apparatus ( 10 ) for detecting a predetermined component of user breath and producing a breath-component signal over a measurement time. Such...
7326150 Fat combustion value calculating method, fat combustion value calculating device, and exercise machine  
In the fat burning value calculating apparatus ( 6 ), an electrocardiographic signal is detected ( 1, 41, 45 - 47 ) at the start of exercise, and a heart rate is calculated from the detected value....
7291114 System and method of determining an individualized drug administration protocol  
A system and method for determining an individualized drug dosage is provided. The system includes a metabolic rate sensing means for sensing the metabolic rate of the individual. The system also...
7207947 System and method for detecting circadian states using an implantable medical device  
Techniques are provided for detecting the circadian state of a patient using an implantable medical device based on selected blood carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) parameters. In one example, the implantable...
7147603 Apparatus for measurement of living body  
Disclosed is an apparatus for measurement of a living body, comprising: a personal data input unit; a basal metabolism input unit; a standard value storage unit; a comparison unit; and a display...
6991607 Process and device for measuring exhaled air to determine metabolic function of a living being  
A process and a device are provided for determining the proportion of a component of the air exhaled by a breathing living being that is characteristic of the metabolic function of such living...
6955650 Metabolic calorimeter employing respiratory gas analysis  
An indirect calorimeter for measuring the metabolic rate of a subject includes a respiratory connector configured to be supported in contact with the subject so as to pass inhaled and exhaled gases...
6942623 Mixing chamber and expired gas sampling for expired gas analysis indirect calorimetry  
There is provided an improved system for expired gas analysis indirect analysis indirect calorimetry comprising a unique compliant mixing chamber that is directly connected to a mouthpiece that,...
6935338 Fluid resistant airway adapter  
An airway adaptor that includes a tubular body having a first gas flow passage defined therein. A protrusion extends from an interior wall of the tubular body into the gas flow passage. The...
6899684 Method of respiratory gas analysis using a metabolic calorimeter  
A method of determining a respiratory parameter for a subject using an indirect calorimeter is provided. The indirect calorimeter includes a respiratory connector for passing inhaled and exhaled...
6884222 Method and apparatus for estimation of resting respiratory quotient  
A method and apparatus for determining a user's Respiratory Quotient (RQ) using just measured O 2 and CO 2 concentrations without use of a flow meter. The RQ is determined by measuring the user's...
6843250 Method and system for intubation  
An intubation method and system including the insertion of an endotracheal tube into a patient airway, inflating an cuff associated with the endotracheal tube at a location in the patient airway...
RE38575 Diagnostic method for diabetes using C-13 labeled pyruvic acid  
The present invention relates to a diagnostic agent for diabetes, which comprises glucose labelled with 13 C at a specific position, or pyruvic acid labelled with 13 C at least one specific...
6659961 Method and apparatus for measuring pulmonary blood flow by pulmonary exchange of oxygen and an inert gas with the blood  
A method and apparatus for measuring pulmonary blood flow in a subject by pulmonary exchange of oxygen and an inert gas with the blood using a divided respiratory system. One method of isolating...
6629934 Indirect calorimeter for medical applications  
An improved respiratory analyzer comprises a disposable flow module and non-disposable electronics module. An improved ventilator system comprises a supply of respiratory gases, a ventilator line...
6620106 Indirect calorimetry system  
An indirect calorimetry system includes transducers sensitive to expired airflow that are enclosed within a calorimeter housing, and a microprocessor in communication with the transducers for...
6616615 Respiratory calorimeter  
An indirect calorimeter for measuring the subject's oxygen consumption per unit time employs a mouthpiece through which the subject breathes for a period of time. Conduits connect the mouthpiece to...
6581595 Positive airway pressure device with indirect calorimetry system  
A device and method for applying positive airway pressure to a patient includes an indirect calorimetry system for measuring a patient's resting energy expenditure (REE). The device includes a...
6544172 Methods for evaluating individuals capacity and establishment of requirements for a job  
A practical and improved method for evaluating the cardiopulmonary demands of work processes or tasks is disclosed. The methodology uses three different modes of analysis—measurement of...
6478736 Integrated calorie management system  
An improved health management system for a person is disclosed, in which the person's resting metabolic rate (RMR) is determined at intervals using an indirect calorimeter. RMR values are used in...
6475158 Calorimetry systems and methods  
A calorimeter configured to determine a metabolic rate of an individual based on measurements of the individual's respiration. The calorimeter includes an inlet, a flow sensor, a mixing chamber, a...
6454723 Metabolic fitness training apparatus  
A metabolic fitness training apparatus is provided which measures the concentration of acetone in a trainer's breath while exercising. The metabolic fitness training apparatus include a housing, an...
6387053 Method and apparatus for determining an indicator which is dependent on respiratory data  
In a method for the determination of an indicator which depends on respiratory data and defines the transition from the aerobic to anaerobic metabolism of a person, with the person being subjected...
6308705 Integrated lung therapy method  
In a lung therapy method, hyperpolarized gas is administered for one breath to a subject, and a magnetic resonance scan of at least one lung of the subject is conducted. The data obtained from the...
6273087 Respiratory aid  
A tubular respiratory assistance device which forms the wall of a main channel and is intended to be connected by its distal end to a patient's airway, so that the main channel connects the...
6241684 Exercise workout support device  
A device is provided, which is capable of determining the maximum oxygen uptake quantity without the restriction of a large device or requiring troublesome operations to be carried out. The device...
6206837 Portable system with telemetric data transmission for the measurement of metabolic parameters  
A portable system for the measurement of the metabolic parameters of an individual, athlete or patient, in real conditions of physical activity, using a "breath by breath" technique. The portable...
6165105 Apparatus and method for training of the respiratory muscles  
Apparatus for exercising the muscles of the respiratory system for improving endurance. The apparatus includes a bag which is inflatable for receiving a predetermined volume of expired air. A valve...
6126612 Method for detecting cyanide in cutaneously transpired gas  
A method of detecting cyanide concentration in the cutaneously transpired gas of a patient, allowing for the timely implementation of an appropriate treatment. Where the skin of a patient suffering...
6059732 ISO-volumetric method of measuring carbon dioxide elimination  
A method of calculating the carbon dioxide elimination of a patient that includes counteracting any inaccuracy or inconsistency in respiratory flow measurements that may be caused by "noise", such...
6050953 Device and method for measuring a spirogram  
A device and method for measuring critical portions of an individual's forced expiratory efforts. The device includes a series of preset negative pressure sensors attached to a sensor port located...
6038913 Device for determining the levels of NO in exhaled air  
A device for determining the level of nitric oxide in an exhaled airstream belonging to a living organism selected to have its lung function evaluated, where an initial device is arranged to...
5961469 Spectrophotometric assay for cyanide  
A method of detecting and quantifying cyanide concentration in a patient, by monitoring photometric changes resulting from the transformation of methemoglobin to cyanomethemoglobin. The present...
5924995 Non-invasive method for the functional assessment of infants and children with an inherited metabolic disorder  
A non-invasive method for the functional assessment of an inherited metabolic disorder in infants and children including administering to the patient a predetermined substrate labeled with a stable...
5782772 Device and method for determination of the individual anaerobic threshold of a living organism  
A device for dynamic recording of respiratory, metabolic and/or ventilatory quantities during a process or influence conducive to lactate production, having a data processing facility (18)...
5705735 Breath by breath nutritional requirements analyzing system  
A system for real time, breath by breath sampling of a patient receiving up to 100 percent oxygen to determine nutritional requirements of the patient through indirect calorimetry includes a...
5622182 System for measuring core body temperature in vivo  
A system and method of using same is provided for deriving accurate measurements of core body temperature of a subject. A temperature sensing device is provided for sensing a temperature-related...
5448998 Method of measuring a subject's physical strength and apparatus therefor  
A method of measuring physical strength of a subject and an apparatus therefor in which the maximum oxygen uptake based on 75% of the estimated maximum heart rate as a reference is estimated to...
5398694 Animal biocalorimeter and waste management system  
A biocalorimeter and waste management system is provided for making metabolic heat release measurements of animals or humans in a calorimeter (enclosure) using ambient air as a low velocity source...
5379778 Plethysmographic apparatus  
A plethysmographic device is disclosed which is adapted for receiving a laboratory animal for measuring pulmonary ventilation thereof. The plethysmographic device includes a containment member...
5363857 Metabolic analyzer  
A metabolic rate analyzer is provided comprising a CO 2 detector, an O 2 detector, a flow resistance, a differential pressure transducer, a solenoid-actuated metering valve for producing a...
5362049 Game score evaluation and game control system on the basis of player's physical value  
A skill-testing, entertainment or game equipment operating on the basis of user's physical values comprises units for non-invasive measuring physical values of a user, a computer unit arranged to...
5335653 Method and apparatus for delivering a stable gas mixture to a patient  
A method and apparatus for delivering respiratory gases to a patient maintains a mixture of gases stable and minimizes the effects of ambient air leakage. Some of the gases supplied to a gas...
5299579 Apparatus for examining a patient's pulmonary function  
Apparatus for examining pulmonary function parameters of a patient comprises a rebreathing system (1-6) adapted to be connected with the patient and including a variable-volume reservoir (1), a...
5265618 System for measuring metabolic gas emissions from animals  
A system is disclosed which measures the flux of metabolic gas emissions from cattle or other animals The system does not require that the animals be confined to a chamber or stall. An animal whose...
5233997 Non-invasive measure of intestinal transit time and uses thereof  
A measurement test for gastrointestinal transit time, including the steps of administering a dose of labeled glycosyl ureide, measuring the labeled CO 2 and determining the amount of CO 2 over...
5193551 Phantom assembly to verify accuracy of a carbon monoxide diffusing capacity measuring device  
A phantom assembly adapted to simulate a human subject to verify the accuracy of a carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLco) measuring device for testing the functional integrity of the subject's...
5179958 Respiratory calorimeter with bidirectional flow monitor  
A calorimeter for generating signals representative of the oxygen consumption of a subject over a test period includes a bidirectional volume flow sensor and a carbon dioxide scrubber connected to...
5178155 Respiratory calorimeter with bidirectional flow monitors for calculating of oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production  
A calorimeter for generating signals representative of the oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production of a subject over a test period includes two flow sensors and a carbon dioxide scrubber...
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