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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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,...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 )...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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