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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181921 | Platform telescoping mechanism Disclosed are various embodiments of a platform telescoping system which comprises a platform, a first supporting arm, a second supporting arm, a telescopic driving mechanism which comprises a first power output, end and a rotational driving mechanism which comprise... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8163559 | White blood cell differentiation reagent and method A reagent for four-part differentiation of white blood cells is provided. In one embodiment the reagent has an osmolality below 50 mOsm/kg H2O. A method for differentiating white blood cells using the reagent is also provided. The disclosure provides for ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163470 | Simulated 5-part differential leukocyte granules, the method for preparing the same and control products and calibrators comprising the same A method for preparing five-part differential leukocyte analogs from red blood cells includes selecting appropriate red blood cells; treating the red blood cells with a multi-functional reagent system for maintenance of a structural integrity of the membranes of the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162838 | Doppler signal spectrum calculating method and apparatus A method and apparatus is disclosed for calculating a Doppler signal spectrum. The method includes a step of estimating parameters of a Doppler signal, and a step of resolving a predefined spectrum function using the parameters, the spectrum function being at least ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162537 | Thermometer quick linkage apparatus and method A thermometer quick linkage apparatus comprises an elastic member, a button, a probe, and a chamber having one end provided with an opening for receiving the end portion of the probe, and the other end also provided with an opening for receiving the button. Within t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157737 | Method and apparatus for real time spatial compound imaging The present invention provides a method and device for spatial compound imaging. The method comprises steps of receiving a component image C(i, j), where i denotes a steering scan cycle, and j a steering angle of the component image; computing a differential image b... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152733 | Method for improving recognition rate of respiratory wave The present invention discloses a method for improving recognition rate of respiratory wave, which is used for a data processing module of a respiratory rate measuring or monitoring device, specifically, said method comprises the steps of: receiving, via a data proc... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152722 | Method and apparatus for quickly determining an imaging region in an ultrasonic imaging system A method and apparatus for quickly determining an imaging region associated with the current transmission in an ultrasonic imaging system includes determining a profile of the imaging region to be processed and, in turn, boundaries of that imaging region according t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147412 | Ultrasound doppler dealiasing without zero insertion The present application provides a method for generating dealiased Doppler signals in a spectral Doppler system. The method comprises the steps of: filtering each of two quadrature components of obtained quadrature Doppler signals by using at least four filters in a... | 04/03/2012 |
| D657061 | Portable ultrasound device | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143064 | Reagents and methods for classifying leukocytes A reagent for classification of leukocytes includes (a) at least two cationic surfactants; (b) at least one organic compound bearing a hydrophobic group and an anionic group; (c) a buffer for adjusting pH into a range of approximately 2-8. Also disclosed is a method... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142361 | Method and apparatus for automatic optimization of doppler imaging parameters A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatic optimization of Doppler imaging parameters. The method includes obtaining and storing at least two characteristic spectral lines at a predetermined pulse repetition frequency. The method further includes optimizing ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137281 | Structure for attaching needle guide to ultrasound probe A structure for attaching a needle guide to an ultrasound probe is provided, which includes a probe casing and a needle guide. The probe casing includes a head part provided at a front side of the probe casing and a grasping part provided at a back side of the probe... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135191 | Method and device for automatically detecting collimation edges A method for automatically detecting a collimation edge or region includes reading an image captured by an X-ray imaging system, detecting intersection points between a foreground and a background and between a foreground and a tissue on the X-ray image, and perform... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8125523 | Device and method for ultrasonic video display An ultrasonic video display device may comprise a memory; a programmable logic device, which may comprise a VGA signal receiving module for receiving and demodulating digital video signals and a video signal processing module including a memory controller, a gamma c... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112147 | Method and apparatus for generating determination indexes for identifying ECG interfering signals A method for generating determination indexes for identifying ECG interfering signals includes acquiring ECG signals to obtain a sequence of data values representing original ECG signals; dividing the sequence of data values acquired during a period of time into gro... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8090165 | Ultrasonic imaging system and a method for optimizing the gray level of ultrasonic images The invention relates to an ultrasonic system and a method for optimizing gray level value of ultrasonic images used in the ultrasonic system, the method comprises: an acquiring step for acquiring the ultrasonic image; a searching step for searching non-evenly divid... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088068 | Multiple ultrasound beams transmitting and receiving method and apparatus This present application describes a multiple ultrasound beams transmitting and receiving method, comprising: transmitting a first fat beam along a first transmit line with a first transmit aperture; receiving echo of the first fat beam with a first receive aperture... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087817 | Apparatus and method for automatically diluting and rinsing Disclosed is an auto-diluting and rinsing apparatus, comprising: a concentrated detergent container for holding concentrated detergent to be diluted; a diluter container for holding diluter, which is used to dilute the concentrated detergent; and a diluted detergent... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070683 | Scan conversion for ultrasonic imaging and apparatus using the same A scan conversion method for ultrasonic imaging is disclosed. The method comprises a storage step for storing sample data derived from ultrasonic echo signals into a memory; a conversion step for performing conversion between target coordinate points in a display co... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068110 | Remote display method and system for a monitor apparatus A remote displaying method for monitor apparatus, comprises: converting step, for converting a plurality of graphic elements which constitute a displayed graphic on the monitor apparatus into a plurality of corresponding display instructions; transmitting step, for ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8067602 | Asymmetric cyanine fluorescent dyes, compositions and their use in staining biological samples Asymmetric cyanine fluorescent dyes are represented by general formula I. These kinds of dyes may be used as a staining agent for nucleic acids, with the spectra at 600-900 nm in the near-infrared region and without interference from background fluorescence. These k... | 11/29/2011 |
| D649644 | Defibrillator | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065004 | Method and apparatus for automatic self-test of medical device A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatic self-test of a medical device. The method includes detecting whether the medical device has reached an automatic self-test time set in the last time, when the medical device is in a power-off state. If the result of... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064723 | Method and apparatus for fast volume rendering of 3D ultrasound image The invention provides a method and apparatus for fast volume rendering of 3D ultrasound image, comprising a dividing step, a calculating step, a determining step, a morphological closing operation step and a filling step, wherein each flat grid can be entirely fill... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059914 | Method and apparatus for preprocessing ultrasound imaging The present invention provides a method and module for preprocessing ultrasound imaging. The method comprises a calculation step for constructing a multivalue vector field and a smoothing step for smoothing the whole volume data. The method further comprises a judge... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057393 | Method and device for transmission of a wide-beam in an ultrasonic diagnostic system A method and device for transmission of wide beam in ultrasonic diagnostic systems is disclosed. The method comprises: dividing an aperture of an ultrasonic probe into N sub-apertures; laterally dividing a focus into N sub-focuses, wherein the N sub-apertures corres... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050478 | Method and apparatus for tissue border detection using ultrasonic diagnostic images A method and apparatus for tissue border detection using ultrasonic diagnostic images includes searching an initial central point of a target region in an ultrasonic diagnostic image of a detected target and determining an initial region border based on the initial ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029978 | Processing method for the long-term stabilization of biological red blood cell volume The present invention relates to a processing method for long-term stabilization of biological red blood cell volume. The red blood cells can be further used in reference materials and calibrators of a hematology analyzer. The method of the present invention compris... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8019141 | Scan conversion method and device for color ultrasonic imaging A scan conversion method and device for color ultrasonic imaging that uses conditional interpolation of neighboring points is disclosed. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8004526 | Waveform data display device and method This invention discloses a waveform data display device and method, wherein the device comprising a microprocessor, for receiving collected parameter information and generating information on a position, a length and a color value with the maximum brightness of each... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003586 | Cleaning solution for an automatic biochemical analyzer A cleaning solution for automatic biochemical analyzers includes: at least one anionic surfactant, at least one nonionic surfactant, an alkali metal hydroxide, an alkali metal citrate, and a buffering agent stabilizing the pH value above 13.0. In some embodiments, t... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001843 | Circular arc wide beam transmission method and apparatus for ultrasonic imaging A circular arc wide beam transmission method includes setting parameters for a focusing circular arc and calculating a transmission delay for each of the array elements in a transmission aperture of a probe based on the parameters for the focusing circular arc. An u... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000937 | Method and apparatus for waveform analysis of physiological parameters A method and an apparatus are provided for performing waveform analysis on physiological parameters. In one embodiment, a method includes reading measurement values of a first physiological parameter relating to time, and displaying them as a trend display graph in ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998081 | Computer assisted cardiogram diagnostic system and the method thereof A computer assisted cardiogram diagnostic system, comprises a diagnosing unit, for obtaining a plurality of preliminary diagnostic results according to the cardiogram signals; and an amending unit, for judging the plurality of preliminary diagnostic results, and ame... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992832 | Parallel four-bar mechanism A parallel four-bar mechanism is disclosed, having the second and third bars being parallel to each other and having their opposite ends hinged to the first and fourth bars respectively. A stopping block is provided with a stopping slot, and a movable stopping pin i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991934 | Multiprocessor method and system using stacked processor modules and board-to-board connectors A multiprocessor system is provided, comprising a baseboard, for arranging peripheral equipments; and a plurality of processor modules, each equipped with a processor and a board-to-board connector; wherein the plurality of processor modules are stacked up, with boa... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988636 | Non-invasive electronic apparatus for measuring blood pressure A 3-way solenoid valve (20) is arranged between a cuff (10) and a first pressure sensor (30), wherein the common port of the 3-way solenoid valve (20) is connected with the first pressure sensor (30), the normally open port thereof... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988632 | Method and apparatus for fast 3D ultrasound imaging The present invention provides a method and apparatus for fast 3D ultrasound imaging. The method comprises data acquisition, desired data selection, data smoothing, table construction, ray casting, table look-up, ray synthesis and final result output. The apparatus ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981043 | Non-invasive electronic method and apparatus for measuring blood pressure Provided is a non-invasive electronic method and apparatus for measuring blood pressure, in which the data is processed with an algorithm of non-linear fitting for recovering trend envelope of an oscillating PW by a firmware, so that the trend envelope of PW amplitu... | 07/19/2011 |
