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7617005 |
Methods and apparatus for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation
Methods and apparatus are provided for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation. Thermally-induced renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal energy...
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7603171 |
Method for diagnosing a disease
A method to determine presence of a disease condition in a medical patient by evaluating conductivity information. Point-attributes values obtained from highly accurate conductivity data-sets taken...
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7603170 |
Calibration of impedance monitoring of respiratory volumes using thoracic D.C. impedance
A system includes an implantable medical device that includes a trans-thoracic impedance measurement circuit providing a trans-thoracic impedance signal of a subject. A controller is coupled to the...
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7603158 |
Current density impedance imaging (CDII)
A method for non-invasive mapping (imaging) of the electrical impedance of an object. The present invention provides a method, current density impedance imaging (CDII) which produces an impedance...
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7596411 |
Apparatus and method for two-component bioelectrical impedance ratio measuring and monitoring
An implantable cardiac stimulation and rhythm management device includes an impedance measuring circuit which determines a patient's intra-thoracic impedance and the resistance and reactance...
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7593769 |
Surface electromyography index
Methods and apparatus for surface electromyography (sEMG) index calculation and applications. The sEMG data points are quantified by accessing sEMG data points describing activity of a muscle. A...
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7591792 |
Electromagnetic sensors for biological tissue applications and methods for their use
Tissue sensors house one or more sensor elements. Each element has a housing mounted substrate and a superstrate with a planar antenna between. A transitional periphery (TP) of a superstrate outer...
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7583994 |
Apparatus for localizing a focal lesion in a biological tissue section
An apparatus for localizing a focal lesion in a biological tissue section applies electrical excitation signals to the tissue section and measures electrical response signals at a number of...
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7580743 |
Device for monitoring penetration into anatomical members
The invention relates to a device that can be used to monitor the penetration of a penetration member into anatomical structures and, in particular, bone structures of a living body, the structures...
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7577476 |
System and method for transducing, sensing, or affecting vaginal or body conditions, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves using 2-way wireless communications
A system and method are provided for transducing vaginal conditions, affecting vaginal or body conditions, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves. A separate, portable, non-implanted...
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7574255 |
Criteria for monitoring intrathoracic impedance
An exemplary method includes providing information (e.g., a left atrial pressure, a NYHA class, echocardiographic information, etc.), based at least in part on the information, determining a weight...
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7558610 |
Electric diagnostic tape measure and method
An electric diagnostic tape measure used to measure the electrical conduction of a peripheral nerve using a standard electrical nerve stimulator. The tape measure includes a flexible, elongated...
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7557311 |
Body measuring device having individual output format customization feature
There is provided a body measuring device with an individual output format customization feature which can provide information of measurement results in an output format desired by each individual....
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7542796 |
Methods for obtaining quick, repeatable, and non-invasive bioelectrical signals in living organisms
The present invention is a method for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient that corresponds to a meridian. The present method contemplates locating a dermal area of a patient proximate a...
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7536218 |
Hybrid magnetic-based and impedance-based position sensing
A position sensing system includes a probe adapted to be introduced into a body cavity of a subject. The probe includes a magnetic field transducer and at least one probe electrodes. A control unit...
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7526392 |
Power line parameter analysis method and system
A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining the incident energy of a system. Specifically, there is provided a technique comprising measuring a voltage of an ac waveform, causing a resonant...
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7519429 |
Electronic stimulator implant
The present invention relates to lower urinary dysfunctions and more particularly to an electronic stimulator implant and method to improve bladder voiding and prevent bladder hyperreflexia. There...
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7515961 |
Method and apparatus for dynamically monitoring, detecting and diagnosing lead conditions
The present invention provides diverse methods and apparatus for in vivo monitoring, detecting and/or predicting potential failure modes or deleterious trends of chronically implanted medical...
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7509164 |
Method and apparatus to detect and monitor the frequency of obstructive sleep apnea
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting and monitoring obstructive sleep apnea. The apparatus includes an intracardiac impedance sensor to measure intracardiac...
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7505814 |
System and method for evaluating heart failure based on ventricular end-diastolic volume using an implantable medical device
Briefly, values representative of ventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV) are detected using ventricular electrodes and then heart failure, if occurring within the patient, is evaluated based on...
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7505811 |
Method and apparatus for examining tissue for predefined target cells, particularly cancerous cells, and a probe useful in such method and apparatus
A method, apparatus and probe for examining tissue for the presence of target cells, particularly cancerous cells, by subjecting the tissue to be examined to a contrast agent containing small...
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7505802 |
Capsule endoscope
A capsule endoscope is disclosed that includes a capsule and a transparent cover having a central axis and that is located in front of an objective optical system within the capsule. The objective...
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7502649 |
Gastrointestinal methods and apparatus for use in treating disorders
A method is provided for detecting a change in posture of a subject. An electrical impedance is measured between two or more sites on a stomach ( 20 ) of the subject, and an impedance signal is...
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7499745 |
Multidimensional bioelectrical tissue analyzer
A method and apparatus that use complex impedance measurements of tissue in human or animal bodies for the detection and characterization of medical pathologies is disclosed. An analysis of the...
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7497858 |
Apparatus and method for assessing transmurality of a tissue ablation
An instrument assesses the transmurality of an ablation lesion from a first surface of a targeted biological tissue to an opposed second surface thereof. The instrument includes at least a first...
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7493159 |
Trial neuro stimulator with lead diagnostics
A medical device known as a trial neuro stimulator with a diagnostics module to determine whether the therapy lead is operational for delivering stimulation therapy to improve operation in areas...
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7493158 |
Esophageal function display and playback system and method for displaying esophageal function
A system and method for displaying an esophageal operation includes a display device, an interface capable of receiving esophageal impedance and pressure measurements, and a processing system in...
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7488290 |
System and method for assessing cardiac performance through transcardiac impedance monitoring
A system and method for assessing cardiac performance through transcardiac impedance monitoring is described. Intracardiac impedance measures are directly collected through an implantable medical...
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7483735 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring body composition by measuring body dielectric constant and body impedance based on the method of frequency digital sampling
A method for measuring dielectric constant of body endermic tissues and body impedance based on the method of frequency digital sampling and for evaluating body composition is provided, inputting...
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7477937 |
Bioelectrical impedance measuring apparatus
Disclosed is an bioelectrical impedance measuring apparatus which is simplified in structure and which is easy to use. A measuring apparatus comprising a personal data input unit which is used in...
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7474918 |
Thoracic impedance monitor and electrode array and method of use
A portable thoracic impedance monitor for monitoring thoracic fluid levels, an electrode array assembly having a single linear electrode array lead with first, second, third, and fourth electrodes...
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7474917 |
Measurement system and electrode for measuring skin impedance in a small region of skin
An impedance measurement system for measuring skin impedance in a small skin region includes an electrode unit having a plurality of current supply electrodes for supplying a constant current and a...
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7462157 |
Method and apparatus for detecting endometriosis
A vaginal probe includes a metal detection sensor for detecting the presence of ferrous-laden endometriotic tissues. The probe is electrically connected to external electronic circuitry for...
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7457660 |
Eliminating interface artifact errors in bioimpedance measurements
A system for diagnosing the possibility of disease in one of a first body part and a second substantially similar body part by impedance measurements is described. The system includes an impedance...
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7454244 |
System and method for measuring cross-sectional areas and pressure gradients in luminal organs
The invention comprises a system, catheter and method for measuring the cross-sectional areas and pressure gradients in any hollow organ, such as, for example, blood vessels. One embodiment of such...
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7447543 |
Pathology assessment with impedance measurements using convergent bioelectric lead fields
A method and apparatus for measuring impedance for pathology assessment in a living being using convergent bioelectric lead fields is disclosed, including injecting a current between first and...
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7447341 |
Methods and systems for computer aided targeting
A method for acquiring an image on an imaging system includes accessing at least first image data from a first imaging system, processing the first image data in accordance with a CAD algorithm,...
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7440797 |
Abdominal impedance based body composition meter
An abdominal impedance based body composition meter is provided for estimating a body composition indicator with high accuracy. In one embodiment, the body composition meter measures pressing...
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7440796 |
System and method for three-dimensional visualization of conductivity and current density distribution in electrically conducting object
System for visualizing conductivity and current density distributions including a plurality of current injecting devices for injecting currents into a measuring object, an MRI scanner for measuring...
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7435226 |
Method and apparatus for displaying information obtained by electrical impedance tomography data
The invention refers to a method and an apparatus for displaying information obtained by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) data from a part of a patient's body. In order to provide a method for...
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7423438 |
Method and apparatus for measuring body fat by using bioelectrical impedance
Provided are a method and apparatus for measuring body fat using current electrodes and voltage electrodes. The method includes continually detecting a voltage drop across the voltage electrodes by...
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7422560 |
Detection of congestion from monitoring patient response to a recumbent position
Systems and methods obtain information that allows detection of whether a patient suffers from congestion by monitoring a response of the patient to a recumbent position of the patient's body. The...
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7418291 |
Body fat measuring device
Disclosed is a device for measuring body fat of an animal. Embodiments include an input unit for entering individual information of the animal, a bioelectric impedance input unit for measuring the...
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RE40470 |
Body function measuring apparatus
Body function measuring apparatus which provides: (1) an indication of the body function being measured, and (2) a loose probe condition by determining that the difference between the rate of...
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7409243 |
Breast cancer detection
Apparatus for breast examination, comprising:
a sensing unit including a probe capable of sensing electrical signals from a surface of a breast, including at least a portion of the nipple...
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7407485 |
Monitoring pain-related responses of a patient
The invention relates to monitoring of pain-related responses in a patient in order to detect the level of pain experienced by the patient. At least one first measurement signal is acquired from...
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7403816 |
Method and apparatus for analyzing bioelectrical response waveform information, and diagnostic apparatus thereof
A method for analyzing skin response waveform information obtained by measuring skin impedance with a voltage of a predetermined frequency. A current value at the start of polarization caused by...
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7390303 |
Assessment of vascular dilatation
A method and apparatus of assessment of relative changes in the cross sectional area of a limb artery. The method includes applying to the artery an external pressure, which causes the...
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7387610 |
Thoracic impedance detection with blood resistivity compensation
This document discusses, among other things, a cardiac rhythm management device or other implantable medical device that uses thoracic impedance to determine how much fluid is present in the...
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7383082 |
Visceral fat determining device with a step-counting function
A device is provided which is capable of determining an amount of exercise involved in walking, as well as of obtaining quantitative information about visceral fat in the abdominal part of a...
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