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6971993 Method for utilizing oral movement and related events  
A method for utilizing oral movements is used in speech assessment, speech therapy, language development, and controlling external devices. A device is used which includes a sensor plate having...
6969360 Spinal proprioception methods and related systems  
A system, device and/or method for measuring spinal proprioception, as can be used to screen proprioceptive loss and/or improvement after treatment.
6969384 Surgical devices and methods of use thereof for enhanced tactile perception  
Featured are surgical devices that provide enhanced perceptual feedback to a medical practitioner in the form of e.g. tactile sensations or auditory feedback, and methods of use of the devices. The...
6964641 Implantable medical device with sleep disordered breathing monitoring  
An implantable medical device (IMD) includes a sensor for monitoring parameters indicative of sleep disordered breathing. The IMD also includes a position sensor that indicates the relative...
6946964 Safety device  
Sensor means for monitoring the awareness status of an individual within a monitored environment ( 50 ) comprising means ( 55 ) for determining the attainment of at least one predetermined...
6942624 Biological information detection system  
The input/output system of the present invention includes a sheet-like input/output unit that includes wiring and a connection box that is attached to an edge of the sheet-like input/output unit....
6941182 Method and apparatus for measurement of pressure at a device/body interface  
A system and method for measuring contact pressures between two surfaces, and especially, between the body and a device resting on the body, e.g., the skin and a breathable gas mask. A deformable,...
6939299 Implantable continuous intraocular pressure sensor  
An implantable miniaturized pressure sensor integrates a capacitor and an inductor in one small chip, forming a resonant LC circuit having a Q value of 10 or greater. The capacitor has an upper...
6939313 Device for sensing parameters of a hollow body organ  
A device for sensing the profile of a hollow body organ includes a hollow guidewire or probe carrying a sensor. The hollow probe includes a distal coiled end tube with a tip bent at an angle...
6935335 System and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea  
There is disclosed a system and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea by terminating an obstructive sleep apnea event before the cessation of breathing occurs. The system comprises one or...
6928742 Method and apparatus for finding the position of a mechanical axis of a limb  
A method of finding the position of a mechanical axis running in the longitudinal direction through a limb that is rotatably supported by its first end in a center of rotation that is not fixed and...
6926667 Patient compliance monitor  
A patient monitoring device includes a microprocessor controller having a clock circuit and memory coupled to one or more sensors physically carried by a medical appliance such that as the medical...
6927858 Apparatus and method for measuring the volume of an object  
An apparatus and method for measuring the volume of an object with particular application to measuring the volume changes in the limbs of patients suffering from lymphedema. The apparatus is...
6918883 Sock for detection of pressure points on feet  
The present invention provides a sock containing a coating applied to at least a portion of a surface of the sock for sensing pressure points on a patient's foot. The coating material comprises a...
6892466 Device for determining a length of a middle ear prosthesis  
A device for determining a length of a middle ear prosthesis has a base part for mounting prosthesis models of different lengths, and an applicator with which the prosthesis models after being...
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...
6878121 Sleep scoring apparatus and method  
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for scoring the quality of sleep experienced by a subject wearing the apparatus for a specified period. This sleep monitoring apparatus includes a motion...
6878119 Method for reducing artifacts in a spatial measurement  
A method for artifact reduction in sonomicrometer obtained intracranial pressure measurements generally comprises isolating a component of a sonomicrometer waveform attributable solely to changes...
6872187 Orthoses for joint rehabilitation  
Orthoses with microprocessor control placed around the joint of a patient are used to perform and to monitor isometric, range-of-motion, proprioception and isotonic exercises of the joint. A...
6869406 Measuring device and method  
A method of and system for buying or selling bras involves establishing a database of bras containing bra characteristic data including bra size and bra cup size measured from a sample of actual...
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...
6855112 Method of and system for health treatment  
The present invention relates to a method of and a system for treating a health condition of a user. The method includes determining a sensory signal for use to treat the user's health condition,...
6855118 Method and apparatus for measuring leg length in an upright position  
An apparatus for measuring body symmetry is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of supports, a level, and means for determining support displacement. The supports position the apparatus on...
6852086 Detection of signs of attempted deception and other emotional stresses by detecting changes in weight distribution of a standing or sitting person  
Non-obtrusive monitoring apparatus for detecting the emotional stress of attempted deception by a standing or seated subject. The apparatus has sensors for measuring parameters of posture, sway,...
6853879 Medical manipulator and method of controlling the same  
A medical master/slave manipulator is excellent in operability and capable of reducing burden on the operator. The medical master/slave manipulator includes a master unit provided with an operation...
6821299 Implantable prosthesis for measuring six force components  
An implantable knee prosthesis for in-vivo measuring force components along three different axes, the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis. The prosthesis can measure six different force components...
6808499 Therapeutic and diagnostic needling device and method  
The invention relates to a needling device for mechanically effecting needling procedures according to predetermined parameters and/or measuring the physical and/or electrical characteristics of...
6790186 Device for evaluating the dynamic, mechanical properties of materials  
A device ( 10 ) for evaluating dynamic, mechanical properties of materials includes an elongate cylindrical housing ( 12 ) projecting from a handle ( 14 ). The housing ( 12 ) defines a passage ( 16...
6783503 Method and device for testing the rigidity of biological tissue  
The invention relates to a method and a device for the contact-free determination of the mechanical rigidity of hard, as well as soft biological materials (e.g. articular cartilage) in body...
6776766 Method and apparatus for characterizing gastrointestinal sounds  
A method and apparatus for characterizing gastrointestinal sounds includes a microphone array to be positioned on a body for producing gastrointestinal sound signals. The signals are digitized and...
6773406 Non-invasive surrogate bladder pressure indication system  
The system includes a bladder volume device which determines the volume of urine in the bladder on a non-invasive basis, such as by ultrasound. The device then compares the volume determination,...
6773452 Manometry apparatus for measuring esophageal sphincter compliance  
An apparatus and method for measuring the compliance of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), the apparatus including a catheter having a plurality of extendable members for both measuring the...
6770033 Imaging method and device using shearing waves  
The invention concerns an image method for observing the propagation of low-frequency shearing pulse wave simultaneously in multiple points of a diffusing viscoelastic medium. The method consists...
6764453 Stoma measuring device  
A device for measuring the length of a stoma is disclosed. A method to utilize the stoma measuring device is also disclosed.
6761697 Methods and systems for predicting and/or tracking changes in external body conditions  
The present invention includes a method for predicting evolution of at least one condition of an external body portion of a subject. The method may include receiving first data, receiving second...
6755795 Selectively applied wearable medical sensors  
A wearable garment includes medical sensor devices of well-known design that are selectively pressed against the skin of the wearer when it is desired to obtain medical readings, such as heart rate...
6752770 System and method for analyzing a region below one or more layers of tissue  
An apparatus for analyzing a region below one or more layers of tissue includes a force sensor, a position sensor, and a processing system. The force sensor provides a force signal representative...
6743187 Control device for the therapeutic mobilization of joints  
A control system is adapted for use In association with a therapeutic motion and splinting device. The therapeutic device has at least one component that is monitored. The system comprises the...
6730024 Method and apparatus for collecting patient compliance data including processing and display thereof over a computer network  
An apparatus and method for collecting and processing information relating to a patient's compliance with a recommended treatment protocol is provided. A portable medical device is adapted to be...
6726638 Direct manual examination of remote patient with virtual examination functionality  
A simulator assembly ( 600 ) for simulating the tactile response of an item is disclosed. The simulator assembly includes a playback module ( 602 ) having sensory modulation subunits ( 636 )...
6719709 Diagnostic urethral assembly and method  
A diagnostic urethral assembly includes an elongate body having a fluid passageway and an elongate support member selectively positionable within the fluid passageway of the elongate body. The...
6719708 Device and method for measuring values from a person lying down, and pressure sensor  
A device and method for measuring values from a person lying down and to a pressure sensor that can be used for this purpose. The invention improves the acquisition of measurement data in a...
6712777 Exhibited muscular power estimating apparatus  
A muscular strength estimation device according to the present invention comprises load supply means 1 for applying a prescribed exercise load to a subject; oxygen saturation measuring means 2 ...
6706003 Muscle strength testing method and apparatus  
An isometric muscle strength testing method and apparatus allow an intended examiner to qualitatively and subjectively assess the muscular contraction of a selected muscle, or group of muscles, of...
6706004 Balloon catheter  
An apparatus includes a feedback loop for controlling an extent of a gap between a wall of a balloon mounted on a catheter and a wall of a lumen into which the catheter is inserted. The apparatus...
6702764 Apparatus and methods for plethysmographic measurement of infant body composition  
Apparatus and methods relating to plethysmographic measurement of infant body composition are provided. A tray for receiving the infant subject to be measured is coupled to a sliding mechanism that...
6702763 Sizing apparatus and method for use during ventricular restoration  
Apparatuses and methods are provided to reconstruct an enlarged left ventricle of a human heart, using a shaper, having a size and shape substantially equal to the size and shape of an appropriate...
6699207 Method and apparatus for detecting lameness in animals  
A computer-based diagnostic system is provided to detect and analyze ground reaction forces produced by an animal passing through the diagnostic system, and includes, in one aspect, a first plate...
6692447 Optimizing alignment of an appendicular  
A system for determining pivot centers for proximal and intermediary articulations of an appendicular skeleton. The system includes a single marker affixed to a bone, the marker having a signal...
6685655 Surgical leg length control  
A hand-held leg length discrepancy device in the form of an extended pin separated a fixed distance from a laser diode determines the length of a patient's leg after hip replacement surgery. A...