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6889076 |
Device and procedure for controlling the extent of intra-abdominal fat in the monitoring of an individual's slimming
The device ( 1 ) for controlling the extent of intra-abdominal fat in the monitoring of an individual's slimming, comprises one electrical signal generator ( 2 ) connected to at least one first...
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6884214 |
Daily-life disability related physical information determining apparatus
An apparatus firstly acquires a value involving in a physical condition, such as a value relating to a body constitution, a value relating to a basic physical strength or a value relating to a...
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6882880 |
Arthroscopic impedance probe to detect cartilage degeneration
The change in tissue impedance due to the change in the extracellular matrix that results from the degradation of cartilage is utilized to detect degradation of articular cartilage. A probe...
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6882879 |
Impedance spectroscopy system and catheter for ischemic mucosal damage monitoring in hollow viscous organs
An impedance spectroscopy system for monitoring ischemic mucosal damage in hollow viscous organs comprises a sensor catheter and an impedance spectrometer for electrically driving the catheter to...
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6882166 |
System and method for measuring the validity of a bioelectric impedance measurement in the presence of interference
A method for measuring bioelectric impedance in real time, in the presence of interference and noise is disclosed. A small electric current is injected into a biopotential electrode system, and...
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6876878 |
Medical broad band electromagnetic holographic imaging
A method of imaging an object, such as a diseased human heart or bone or malignant tumor, in a nontransparent medium, such as the human body, involves placing an array of transmitters and receivers...
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6865410 |
Apparatus and method for measuring current flow in an animal or human body
An apparatus for measuring contact current includes data acquisition circuitry with at least two sensor contacts to measure the voltage drop across an animal or human body. A portable data...
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6865415 |
Visceral fat determining device
A visceral fat determining device is disclosed which can be used easily at home for example and can obtain information on visceral fat. The visceral fat determining device comprises: input means...
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6859049 |
Diagnostic complex for measurement of the condition of biological tissues and liquids
Assembly kit for an apparatus and a method for simultaneously obtaining biological sample and measuring its electrical resistance at at least two different frequencies for diagnosis of sample...
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RE38695 |
Extravasation detection electrode patch
A medical extravasation device has an electrode patch that can attach to the skin for sensing electrical information. Tissue impedance is calculated from the electrode patch signals. The patch has...
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6850798 |
Method and apparatus for measuring body fat in animals
A method for measuring a body composition measure of an animal includes steps of measuring a first electrical impedance between a front foot pad of the animal and a rear foot pad of the animal;...
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6850797 |
Visceral fat meter
A visceral fat determining device which is easy to operate at home and capable of providing information associated with visceral fat of a subject is disclosed. The visceral fat determining device...
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6847841 |
Detector of living tissue strength and electrical resistance and activity
A diagnostic cylindrical probe introduced through the body surfaces to the target tissue to detect the resistance of the tissues to piercing, its electrical activity and its resistance to passage...
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6845264 |
Apparatus for recognizing tissue types
A method and apparatus for recognizing tissue types measures at least two separate and distinct properties of a tissue specimen using a probe tip containing electrodes coupled to circuitry that...
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6845265 |
Systems and methods for locating a tooth's apical foramen
An apical foramen locator that a dental or medical practitioner can use to quickly and accurately identify the location of a patient's apical foramen during a dental/medical procedure is provided....
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6832111 |
Device for tumor diagnosis and methods thereof
A method and devices for differentiating in a given area of tissue a tumorous tissue from a normal tissue, the method comprising measuring a plurality of tissue impedance over a range of tissue...
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6829503 |
Congestive heart failure monitor
A device-implemented method is disclosed for early detection and monitoring of congestive heart failure in a patient. Ongoing measurements of impedance of a portion of the patient's body generally...
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6821254 |
Cardiac/respiratory arrest detector
The condition of a patient who has signs of cardiopulmonary arrest, is evaluated by applying a pair of electrodes ( 12, 14 ) to the chest of the patient and passing a low level of alternating...
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6823212 |
Method and apparatus for measuring properties of a target surface
A method for measuring the barrier properties of naturally occurring tissue, such as the skin. The method comprises the steps of providing a probe having a pair of spaced apart electrodes in...
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6807444 |
Apparatus and methods for monitoring tissue impedance
A method and apparatus for differentiating in a given area of tissue a tumorous tissue from a normal tissue, the method comprising measuring a plurality of tissue impedance over a range of tissue...
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6795733 |
Methods and systems for automatically determining minute ventilation
Methods and systems for switching electrode configurations for measuring the transthoracic impedance of patient are described. Various embodiments provide stimulation devices and methods that can...
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6792305 |
Device and method for taking biological sample
The invention relates to a device for collecting a soft biological sample and to a method for using the same. The device comprises a hollow cylindrical body ( 10 ) with two openings ( 10 A, 10 B),...
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6788966 |
Diagnosis probe
An electrode head including at least one bio-compatible electrode. The electrode head includes at least one printed circuit board (PCB) having a face area and a thickness and at least one...
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6768921 |
Electrical impedance method and apparatus for detecting and diagnosing diseases
The present invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for detecting and diagnosing disease states in a living organism by using a plurality of electrical impedance measurements. In...
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6766191 |
System and method for in-vivo hematocrit measurement using impedance and pressure plethysmography
The hematocrit of blood (i.e., the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by red blood cells) perfusing a finger is determined by stimulating the finger with two current frequencies, one...
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6763263 |
Method and apparatus for producing an electrical property image using a charge correlation matrix
An electrical property imaging system includes an array of sensors placed around an object to measure the surface charges thereon as a sinusoidal voltage is applied thereacross. The resulting...
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6762609 |
Method for measuring skin surface hydration and device for applying the method
A method for measuring the moisture content of skin, includes placing a probe on the skin for measuring the capacitance of the skin. An apparatus for applying the method, includes a probe and...
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6760617 |
Method and device for measuring tissue oedema
The present invention provides a method of assessing tissue oedema, in particular lymphoedema, by measuring bioelectrical impedance at a single frequency. Comparison of a single frequency...
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6757559 |
System for and method of detecting polygraph countermeasures
A system for, and method of identifying a use of countermeasures by a subject of a polygraph test, the method including the steps of: (a) posing a plurality of questions to the subject; (b)...
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6752765 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring heart rate and abnormal respiration
An implantable device having enhanced capabilities for monitoring a patient's heart rate and respiration trends over extended periods of time is disclosed. The information collected by the...
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6752760 |
Apparatus for measuring visceral fat
Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring visceral fat, comprising an input unit, a bioelectrical impedance measuring unit, a blood pressure measuring unit, and an arithmetic unit. The input unit...
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6754535 |
Method and apparatus for verifying evoked response in the atrium
In a method and an apparatus for verifying the occurrence of an evoked response in the atrium, following emission of a stimulation pulse to the atrium, an impedance signal is measured in a time...
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6751500 |
Apparatuses and methods for extravasation detection
An apparatus for the detection of extravasation is positioned in a manner so that the vicinity of a site is available for palpation and is visible for visual inspection. Another embodiment of the...
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6748262 |
Heartbeat synchronous information acquiring apparatus
The gate means 73 extracts the partial impedance pulse wave SM IMP(P) from the thorax impedance pulse wave SM IMP detected by the thorax impedance pulse wave detector 64 . This is done over an...
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6746397 |
Method for measuring human body aura and system therefor
A method of measuring the aura of a human body is provided wherein the method comprises putting a system for measuring aura of a human body to an initial status by first selecting from a program a...
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6745070 |
High definition electrical impedance tomography
A method of imaging an object contained in a medium, having a specific impedance which is different from the specific impedance of the medium, comprising applying current to the medium at various...
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6738660 |
Resinous cover for use in bioelectrical impedance measuring apparatus
A resinous cover for use in a bioelectrical impedance measuring apparatus is provided, in which the processes for manufacturing the resinous cover are significantly decreased in number and the...
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6728564 |
Configurable sensor system for measuring biopotentials
A configurable system for obtaining a measurement of activity producing biopotentials in a subject, for example EEG or EMG biopotentials. The system includes a three electrode array positionable on...
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6728562 |
Method for creating a virtual electrogram
A mapping catheter is positioned in a heart chamber, and active electrode sites are activated to impose an electric field within the chamber. The blood volume and wall motion modulates the electric...
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6725089 |
Living body measuring apparatus
A living body measuring apparatus includes a plurality of electrodes each of which is structured to make contact with a part of a living body; a current source connected to the electrodes; a...
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6725087 |
Method and apparatus for remote imaging of biological tissue by electrical impedance tomography through a communications network
A method and apparatus for imaging the internal structure of biological tissue from a remote location using electrical impedance tomography. The method and apparatus accomplish this by separating...
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6725088 |
Female physical condition managing apparatus
Disclosed is a female physical condition managing apparatus comprising: a bioelectrical impedance-meter; a memory for storing the so determined values of bioelectrical impedance; a decision-making...
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6725091 |
Measuring a trans-septum bio-impedance in an active implantable medical device, in a particular pacemaker, defibrillator and/or cadiovertor and/or multisite device
An active implantable medical device, in particular a pacemaker, cardioverter, defibrillator and/or a multisite device having circuits for measuring a trans-septal bio-impedance. This device is...
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6724200 |
Apparatus for measuring the bioelectrical impedance of a living body
Disclosed is an improved bioelectrical impedance gauge which is so designed that the high-frequency current flowing between two selected points in a living body may be detected in the vicinity of...
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6718200 |
Wearable body-fat sensor
A wearable garment having an electrode and sensors mounted in a predetermined position relative to the wearer's skin provides a quick and efficient way to measure the body-fat composition of the...
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6718191 |
Skin potential measuring sensor
A skin potential measuring sensor includes a measuring electrode to be placed on the skin and a signal transfer element attached thereto. The elements which measure, handle and digitize the signal...
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6714806 |
System and method for determining tissue contact of an implantable medical device within a body
An improved system for monitoring the status of an IMD such as a medical electrical lead during an implant procedure is provided. The system includes a signal generator for supplying a first signal...
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6714814 |
Bioelectrical impedance measuring apparatus
Disclosed is a impedance measuring apparatus which is easy to use, and which is guaranteed to be free of incorrect measurement caused by some joints appearing in the current flowing passage...
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6714813 |
Method for measuring the degree of edema and apparatus using the same
Disclosed is an edema measuring method comprising the steps of: putting at least two pairs of electrodes on different locations selected in the body; making an alternating current to flow in the...
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6709380 |
Brachytherapy needle with impedance measurement apparatus and methods of use
Apparatus and methods for depositing radioactive seeds into a patient's prostate are provided that include impedance measuring circuitry for detecting whether the distal end of an elongated needle...
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