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7458989 |
Intraoperative joint force measuring device, system and method
A surgical device for joint replacement surgery includes an intraoperative joint head having a stem attachment structure where the stem attachment structure may be removably attachable to a stem...
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7455647 |
Dynamic spacer for total knee arthroplasty
A dynamic spacer is provided for measuring flexion-extension gap during total knee arthroplasty. The dynamic spacer includes a first planar member having a lower tissue engaging surface, and a...
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7455648 |
Living body inspection apparatus
A living body inspection apparatus including an oscillation coil which passes an AC current, a detection coil which detects an AC magnetic field generated from the detection coil, an amplification...
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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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7452336 |
Interactive neural training device
An apparatus and method for rehabilitating patients and assessing tactile skills in response to visual stimuli generated from a portable neural training device. The device generates a visual output...
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7447558 |
Apparatus for determining a three dimensional shape of an object
An apparatus is described that uses cameras arranged on, in, or about a structure adapted to fit over, around, or about an object to be measured. Projectors are arranged on, in, or about the...
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7445605 |
Detection of apex motion for monitoring cardiac dysfunction
Systems, devices and methods for detecting and monitoring cardiac dysfunction. The devices include motion sensors for detecting signals representative of the total movement of the heart, and of the...
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7441342 |
System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive heart failure
A method for use in reconstructing the left ventricle of the heart of a patient from a diseased state to an appropriate reconstructed state is disclosed. The method includes the steps of...
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7435232 |
Noninvasive tissue assessment
Methods and apparatus for non-invasively assessing physiological hard of soft tissue of human and other species are described. In a preferred embodiment, tissue is vibrationally stimulated in vivo...
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7431702 |
Device for examination of the motor system of the human or animal body
A device for examination of motor system of human or animal body, through examination and determination of the ability of muscular system to function and perform, include a unit to insert, rest and...
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7431701 |
Method and system for diagnosis of lower urinary tract dysregulation and related conditions
The invention disclosed herein provides a system and method for diagnosing lower urinary system conditions by receiving urodynamic data and subjective symptomatic impressions concerning a patient....
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7427271 |
Diagnosis of fertility status by folliculogenesis monitoring in the vagina
Methods and apparatus for interpreting vaginal measurement data by electronic means without the need for the user to take part in the data interpretation process. More specifically, an intelligent...
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7427272 |
Method for locating the mechanical axis of a femur
There is described a method for determining a mechanical axis of a femur using a computer aided surgery system having an output device for displaying said mechanical axis, the method comprising:...
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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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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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7402142 |
Method and processor for obtaining moments and torques in a biped walking system
A method and processor for obtaining torques to be applied to joints of a leg of a biped walking system include obtaining moments acting around the joints of the leg, using the vertical component...
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7399933 |
Breast measurement device and method for use in breast reduction surgery
A pre-operative breast measurement device and method for use in breast reduction surgery. The breast measurement device comprises a base portion and a support post mounted thereon, the support post...
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RE40427 |
Apparatus and method for movement coordination analysis
Methods and devices are provided for evaluating among the limbs of a subject the distribution of impairments of the subject's ability to coordinate the muscular contractions to execute effective...
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7395181 |
Motion tracking system
Tracking a motion of a body by obtaining two types of measurements associated with the motion of the body, one of the types including acoustic measurement. An estimate of either an orientation or a...
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7384403 |
Wireless communication system for transmitting information from a medical device
A medical device communication system may comprise a medical device and a wireless communication circuit mounted to the medical device. The wireless communication circuit is configured to broadcast...
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7384398 |
Device and method for detecting abnormal situations
The invention concerns a device for detecting abnormal situations, in particular falls, in a living being, comprising means generating an alarm signal representing an abnormal situation, based on...
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7383164 |
System and method for designing a physiometric implant system
A system improves the design of artificial implant components for use in joint replacement surgeries. The system includes an anthropometric static image data analyzer, an implant model data...
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7371216 |
Method for assessing the metabolic basis of physical fitness
The present invention includes a method for assessing the fitness of an individual. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a physical fitness value of an individual by measuring a first...
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7370969 |
Corneal topography analysis system
A corneal topography analysis system includes: an input unit for inputting corneal curvature data; and an analysis unit that determines plural indexes characterizing topography of the cornea based...
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7367984 |
Methods and apparatus for sizing fresh donor heart valves
A fresh donor tissue valve isolation annulus size comprising a handle and trigger or crank knob manipulated by the user moves a movable probe into proximity with a stationary probe so that the...
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7364539 |
Telemetry sensing system for infant care apparatus
An infant warming apparatus for supporting an infant upon an infant bed. The apparatus has a sensor that is affixed to the skin of the infant to detect one or more physiological functions of the...
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7355519 |
Body force alarming apparatus and method
A device and method to detect force and provide feedback to a runner or jogger so that the person can judge whether to adjust his or her stride in order to lessen the impact on his or her body. The...
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7347830 |
Assemblies and methods for measuring tooth apex location
The invention provides an assembly for measuring the penetration depth of a dental instrument into a root canal of a tooth. The assembly has a base element configured to be clampingly braced onto a...
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7347874 |
In vivo joint implant cycle counter
A joint endoprosthesis system has two prosthetic components to be affixed to two bones of a human joint. A sensor and electronic components are affixed to one of the prosthetic components so that a...
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7344498 |
Optical measurement method of skin strain during shaving
A contact-less, optical method of measuring strain on a skin surface of a human test subject during shaving. Digital cameras record the deflection of a pattern applied to the skin as a series of...
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7346429 |
Mobile robot hybrid communication link
A mobile robot communication system includes a remote unit, a repeater module and a control station. A cable connects the repeater module to the control station. The remote unit has a wireless...
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7344508 |
Method for adjusting metabolic related parameters according to a subject's body weight
A method is provided for correcting reference parameters based on weight variations of a subject. The parameters that can be corrected may be metabolic rate, metabolic equivalent (MET), dehydration...
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7335168 |
Monitoring system for animal husbandry
A monitoring system ( 800 ) is operative for receiving sensor signals and analyzing the sensor signals to identify events or conditions of interest, such as colic, with respect to a monitored...
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7335167 |
Posture realignment system
A software system and apparatus for the collection of various measurements of the human body representing deviations from an ideal posture in several planes of motion relative to the body. A...
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7331932 |
Method and device for determining the mechanical axis of a femur
In order to avoid the use of a marking element on the pelvic bone in a method for determining the mechanical axis of a femur, with which the femur is moved about the hip joint, the movement of the...
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7331929 |
Method and apparatus for surgical operating room information display gaze detection and user prioritization for control
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for using gaze detection to improve information display in a healthcare environment. Certain embodiments of a system include...
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7326053 |
Dental root canal apex measuring apparatus and method
Apparatus for determining the apex of a dental root canal in a tooth includes a software operated microcontroller having a pulse generator, a memory and an analog to digital converter (ADC), the...
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7326218 |
Bone plate and retractor assembly
A system for performing osteotomies includes a bone plate and a retractor assembly. The bone plate is operative for securing the relative positions between first and second portions of a bone that...
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7328131 |
Implantable pedometer
An implantable pedometer for measuring the amount of joint use is disclosed. The implantable pedometer includes a sensor adapted for detecting indicators of joint usage. A counter is configured for...
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7328070 |
Multi-tube sensor for sensing urinary sphincter and urethral pressure
The disclosure describes a multi-tube pressure sensor to measure the pressure at two sites that may be used in a therapeutic incontinence control system. The system senses urinary sphincter...
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7322952 |
Support apparel such as back support and system
An improved support belt, support apparel, along with a process for creating such products. A mechanism by which support belts provide protection to the user is disclosed, which mechanism is...
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7316171 |
Biosignal intensity measuring method, bedding state judging method, and bedding state monitoring device
A person who is elderly, requires care, or an inpatient who is under the care by his or her family members, a nursing care worker, or a nurse in a hospital or medical institution must be monitored...
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7314454 |
Method of preventing eye-related positional injuries during spinal surgery
A method of preventing eye-related positional injuries during spinal surgery includes providing an orbital area pressure monitoring system including a site sensor with transducer, and a monitor...
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7311676 |
Portable non-invasive device for measuring the hardness of muscle or muscle compartment
The device is a portable non-invasive device which uses purely mechanical components to measure the hardness of muscle or muscle compartment. It is comprised of two long members coupled...
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7311675 |
Systems and methods for mobile activity monitoring
Weight-shift activity is measured by small, flat, low-cost pressure sensors placed under the cushion in the seat of the wheelchair. A wireless communications device such as a Blackberry™ page...
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7309319 |
Apparatus and method for measuring the dimensions of the palpable surface of the prostate
A method and system for measuring the dimensions of the palpable surface of the prostate in the physician's office and calculating prostate volume, rate of growth and changes in rate of growth. A...
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7306567 |
Easy wake wrist watch
A device that monitors a user's sleep cycles and operates to sound an alarm to awaken the user at an optimal point within a sleep cycle. Once an alarm time is set and the alarm is activated, the...
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7303534 |
Rotating firmness sensor
A firmness tester is disclosed which conducts its test through one or more rolling indenters impinging upon the surface of a subject. Most firmness sensors require the sample to be held stationary...
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7302292 |
Breast cancer screening
A method of screening for breast cancer, comprising: testing a plurality of asymptomatic women by measuring at least one electrical impedance characteristic on at least one breast, said...
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7297123 |
Method and apparatus for accessing oral mucositis
Overall and constituent oral mucositis assessment scale scores are generated by the use of a probe to obtain moisture measurements at a particular site. A control collects data samples. A converter...
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