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7618380 |
Method of preventing nerve damage positional injury during surgery
A method of preventing nerve damage positional injury during surgery includes providing a nerve damage positional injury pressure monitoring system including a site sensor with a transducer in the...
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7617068 |
Method for determining relative mobility or regions of an object
A method for determining a mobility of foot comprising: measuring at least a portion of a shape of the foot under a first weight load; measuring the at least the portion of the shape of the foot...
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7615014 |
Device for measuring elastic properties of tissue
A device for measuring elastic properties, comprising a long bar-like probe base ( 42 ) and probes ( 50 a, 50 c ) fitted to the probe base ( 42 ) driven as to be pressed against and withdrawn from...
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7611520 |
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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7610093 |
Implantable optical pressure sensor for sensing urinary sphincter pressure
The disclosure describes an optical fiber pressure sensor to measure sphincter pressure which may be incorporated into a therapeutic sphincter control system. The system senses sphincter pressure...
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7608050 |
Motion detector for a mobile device
A portable electronic device comprises a motion sensor to detect motion and to generate motion data, and an activity monitor to detect user activity based on said motion data. A power detection...
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7604605 |
Device, system, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction within a blood vessel
The present invention is of system, device, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction in a blood vessel. More particularly, the present invention is of a balloon catheter having an...
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7603788 |
Device for adjusting the length of middle ear implants
A device for determining the required length of a middle ear prosthesis, having a disk-shaped base part to which prosthesis mockups or prostheses of different lengths are fastened, which, after...
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7601122 |
Ultrasonic elastography with angular compounding
Ultrasonic strain measurements, which characterize the structure of tissue, may be obtained by combining multiple echo signals acquired at different compressions and at different angles. Such...
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7594896 |
Waist circumference calculation apparatus and body composition determination apparatus
An abdomen width determiner determines an abdomen width value of a human subject. A memory stores a correlation between abdomen width values and waist circumferences of human beings. A waist...
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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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7582064 |
System and method for foot assessment
A method for assessing displacement of the talus relative to an axis of the foot and lower leg, which includes marking the anatomy of a test subject to enable tracking of the movement of the talus...
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7578821 |
Dynamic knee balancer with pressure sensing
A device for performing a surgical procedure on a knee includes an adjustable femoral portion, a tibial portion and at least one sensor coupled with the femoral and/or tibial portions to sense...
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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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7575554 |
Breathing monitoring device having a multi-point detector
In medical situation, a self breathing holding method using no breathing monitoring device shows inferior accuracy in holding breathing by a patient with poor understanding of the self breathing...
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7563233 |
Haptic feedback method and apparatus for tissue elasticity and a virtual boundary surface
These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating...
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7563229 |
Method and apparatus for automatically measuring delay of tissue motion and deformation
System and method for automatically measuring the delay of tissue motion and deformation. For example, asynchrony may be measured between the left and right ventricles and within the left...
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7559150 |
Depth gauge
A depth gauge for measuring the depth of blind holes in bones and/or nails inserted into bones is provided. The tool includes a probe with an abutment at its end to engage against the distal edge...
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7556605 |
Methods for determining elastic and viscoelastic properties of skin
The invention relates to methods of measuring the overall elasticity of skin and determining the portion of the overall elasticity that is due to elastic properties and the portion of overall...
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7527599 |
Method of determining cardiac indicators
A system and method for determining indicators of left ventricular function, and for determining the effectiveness of a cardiac therapy are disclosed. The indicators of left ventricular function...
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7520864 |
Muscle stretch sensor
The methods and devices of a multi-functional operating interface for a care-taking machine. The multi-functional operating interface of the care-taking machine includes: muscle stretch sensor,...
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7493264 |
Method of care assessment and health management
An interactive computer assisted method compiles comprehensive health care information on patients in a central repository, assesses and analyzes this information, and identifies high utilizers of...
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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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7491181 |
Collecting activity and sleep quality information via a medical device
A device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD) or a programming device, determines when a patient is attempting to sleep. When the device determines that the patient is attempting to sleep,...
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7491180 |
Apparatus and methods for templating and placement of artificial discs
A method of determining the size and/or placement of a prosthetic disc in a disc space between adjacent endplates of two vertebrae in a selected spinal area, comprising: using a computer to...
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7488324 |
Femoral guide for implanting a femoral knee prosthesis
Disclosed is a modular femoral sizing guide which facilitates the selection and rotational orientation of a femoral prosthetic for a resected femur. The femoral sizing guide has a base which is...
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7488299 |
Method and apparatus for physiological testing
A device and method to test the sincerity of physical effort of an individual. The device has a moveable member, a sensor for measuring force applied to the shaft; and a resistance means to vary...
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7488293 |
Processing pulse signal in conjunction with accelerometer signal in cardiac resuscitation
A cardiac resuscitation device that includes a pulse sensor configured to detect pulse information characterizing the cardiac pulse in the patient, an accelerometer configured to detect chest...
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7485100 |
Microscopic dynamic mechanical analyzer
An electromagnetic apparatus, comprises a conductive loop comprising two parallel conductive legs joined at a free end by a sample contacting member and a magnetic circuit that imposes a magnetic...
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7485099 |
Systems and methods for determining pressure and spacing relating to anatomical structures
Systems and methods for measuring the pressure exerted between or within anatomical masses/structures, as well as the position and/or spatial dimensions of an anatomical structure. According to a...
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7481780 |
Method of calibration for the representation of knee kinematics and harness for use therewith
A method for creating a frame of reference of a leg of a subject for subsequent 3-D kinematic analysis of the leg with non-invasive trackable references secured to the femur and the tibia of the...
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7481774 |
Catheter with physiological sensor
The disclosed embodiments present improved catheters with physiological sensors. In one embodiment, the catheter includes, generally, a pressure transducer/electronics assembly connected to a...
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7479120 |
Method and apparatus for investigating force-deformation properties in muscles in walls of bodily hollow systems
The invention relates to a method for investigating force-deformation properties in muscles in walls of bodily hollow systems. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing such...
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7478009 |
Apparatus and method for evaluating a hypertonic condition
An apparatus and method for evaluating a hypertonic condition in a movable extremity are described. The apparatus includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a force sensor and a data communication...
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7476204 |
Visualization of values of a physical property detected in an organism over time
A system for visually indicating, in real time or post hoc, values of a physical property detected over a period of time along a dimension of an organism to a user on a temporal plot and a profile...
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7476203 |
Device and method for measuring the diameter of an air passageway
The invention provides a device for measuring an inside diameter of a body lumen, such as an air passageway. The device includes a flexible catheter having an inflation lumen, a fluid dispenser in...
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7475595 |
Underwater weighing apparatus
A portable underwater weighing apparatus is provided comprising a buoyant frame having sufficient buoyancy to support the apparatus and the weight of a person being weighed upon the surface of...
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7473230 |
Instrumented catheter with distance compensation to sense vulnerable plaque
A method and apparatus for determining vulnerable plaque in a cardiovascular lumen is disclosed. In one embodiment, a guide member comprising a temperature sensor and a distance sensor are inserted...
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7473214 |
Pelvic floor training device
A training device for training the pelvic floor muscles of a human, which can be externally placed on the human body and can be connected to feedback units that produce feedback signals, such as...
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7470288 |
Telemetric tibial tray
A telemetric tibial tray includes a lower plate that defines a plurality of cylindrical transducer cavities having circular load diaphragms. An upper plate is attached to the lower plate through...
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7470233 |
Method and apparatus for muscle function measurement
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for monitoring muscle function based on an index derived from a pressure or force signal. The muscle function index is derived from an...
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7462156 |
Replacement aortic valve leaflets and related technology
Replacement aortic heart leaflets and method of making the same. The replacement aortic heart leaflets of the present invention include first and second segments. The second segment is integral...
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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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7458167 |
Arm angle indicator
An angle measurement device is provided for determining the version angle for the prosthetic humeral head during shoulder replacement surgery. The device has a first collar for contacting the...
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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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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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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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