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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8009189 | Extended depth of field imaging for high speed object analysis A high speed, high-resolution flow imaging system is modified to achieve extended depth of field imaging. An optical distortion element is introduced into the flow imaging system. Light from an object, such as a cell, is distorted by the distortion element, such tha... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007281 | Laparoscopic and endoscopic trainer including a digital camera with multiple camera angles A videoendoscopic surgery training system includes a housing defining a practice volume in which a simulated anatomical structure is disposed. Surgical instruments can be inserted into the practice volume to access the anatomical structure. A digital video camera is... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005314 | Extended depth of field imaging for high speed object analysis A high speed, high-resolution flow imaging system is modified to achieve extended depth of field imaging. An optical distortion element is introduced into the flow imaging system. Light from an object, such as a cell, is distorted by the distortion element, such tha... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993640 | Enhancement of light activated therapy by immune augmentation using anti-CTLA-4 antibody The efficacy of light activated therapy treatment is enhanced by stimulating the immune system of the patient substantially above a normal level. Abnormal tissue that is destroyed by the light activated therapy releases factors that stimulate the immune system, lead... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984810 | Recovery of reusable medical devices in a sharps container A recovery device and method of use to ensure that any reusable medical device that has been disposed of in a sharps container is recovered, cleaned, sterilized, and repackaged for reuse. In one embodiment, a sharps container and sorting surface are manipulated to r... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7952718 | High resolution optical coherence tomography based imaging for intraluminal and interstitial use implemented with a reduced form factor Mechanically robust minimal form factor OCT probes suitable for medical applications such as needle biopsy, intraluminal and intravascular imaging are achieved in part by employing compound lenses with some or all of the optical elements, including an optical fiber,... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7944345 | System and process to ensure performance of mandated safety and maintenance inspections A handheld, portable device is used to store data that indicates an operator was sufficiently close to each of a plurality of components during a safety inspection to actually inspect the components. The portable device includes a sensor that detects tokens, such as... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934602 | Recovery of reprocessable medical devices in a sharps container A recovery device and method of use ensure that any reusable medical device that has been disposed of in a sharps container is recovered, cleaned, sterilized, and repackaged for reuse. In one embodiment, a sharps container and sorting surface are manipulated to rota... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933944 | Combined fast multipole-QR compression technique for solving electrically small to large structures for broadband applications An approach that efficiently solves for a desired parameter of a system or device that can include both electrically large fast multipole method (FMM) elements, and electrically small QR elements. The system or device is setup as an oct-tree structure that can inclu... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925069 | Blood and cell analysis using an imaging flow cytometer Multimodal/multispectral images of a population of cells are simultaneously collected. Photometric and/or morphometric features identifiable in the images are used to separate the population of cells into a plurality of subpopulations. Where the population of cells ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7901348 | Catheterscope 3D guidance and interface system Visual-assisted guidance of an ultra-thin flexible endoscope to a predetermined region of interest within a lung during a bronchoscopy procedure. The region may be an opacity-identified by non-invasive imaging methods, such as high-resolution computed tomography (HR... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7889263 | System and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems A system and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems includes a splitter, a defocusing system, and a combiner. The splitter reflects a portion of collected light and transmits another portion of the collected light. The defocusing system is configured to mo... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879004 | Catheter tip displacement mechanism A distal end of a flexible catheter can be selectively deflected in a desired direction by actuating one or more actuators that extend outwardly of an exterior surface of the catheter. Each actuator can be a balloon disposed within a non-extendible balloon or sheath... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7857626 | Medical physiological simulator including a conductive elastomer layer Conductive elastomeric circuits are used in various simulated physiological structures such as tissues and organs, enabling feedback to be provided indicating whether a simulated task is being performed correctly. For example, a surgical trainer has a simulated huma... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853875 | Method and apparatus for navigating a plurality of menus using haptically distinguishable user inputs Menus are created that facilitate access to data in a menu database. The menus include a plurality of menus items laid out so as to duplicate a spatial organization of keys on a numeric keypad, such that a one-to-one relationship between the keys on the keypad and t... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850626 | Method and probe for using high intensity focused ultrasound A plurality of concepts related to HIFU therapy are disclosed, including a technique to spatially track and display the relative positions of a HIFU focal point and an imaging plane from an ultrasound imager, so that a clinician can ensure that the HIFU focus remain... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850454 | Simulated anatomical structures incorporating an embedded image layer A simulated physiological structure includes an image layer configured to enhance a visual appearance of the simulated physiological structure. The image layer includes a substrate onto which an image has been printed. Preferably, the substrate is a relatively thin ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7836303 | Web browser operating system A Web browsing system using a browser operating system (BOS), which provides a trusted software layer on which Web browsers execute. The BOS runs the client-side component of each Web application (e.g., on-line banking, and Web mail) in its own virtual machine, whic... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823467 | Tactile sensors An electroactive polymer is used to produce a tactile sensor. The electroactive polymer (EAP) includes a sheet of an ion-exchange membrane having opposite surfaces on which are plated gold electrodes. The EAP is formed to have a dome-shape with a plurality of sensin... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7813538 | Shadowing pipe mosaicing algorithms with application to esophageal endoscopy In connection with imaging an inner surface of a body lumen, a mosaiced image is created from discrete images or a video produced with a small camera, as the camera is moved through the lumen. In one embodiment, a tethered capsule with a scanning optical fiber provi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808691 | Green electrochromic materials Green electrochromic (EC) materials based on thiophene, and a green EC material based on pyrazine are disclosed. A first thiophene derivative (2,3-Di-thiophen-2-yl-thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine), which was previously investigated as a nonlinear optical material, is here dis... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808369 | System and process to ensure performance of mandated inspections A method and apparatus to provide evidence that a person who is intended to make a required inspection was actually physically present at a predefined location associated with the inspection, so that the inspection could have been done, and if not, to provide an ind... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805878 | Applying scent to a fishing lure A fishing lure is inserted into a housing opening and into contact with a liquid absorbent material. The housing is placed in fluid communication with a container of liquid fish attractant through a nozzle that extends through a port in the housing, and in one embod... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804595 | Using optical scattering to measure properties of ultrasound contrast agent shells A system and method for determining bubble shell properties using optical scattering. One or more ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) bubbles is placed in an imaging volume and illuminated with a laser. The UCA is exposed to pressure variations (e.g., using pulses of im... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799567 | Air sampler based on virtual impaction and actual impaction Particles are removed from a fluid stream, such as air, and are deposited on one or more collection surfaces. A pre-filter can be employed to reject oversized particles and contaminants, such as rain and insects. A concentrator is employed to increase a concentratio... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7799290 | Decontamination of fluids or objects contaminated with chemical or biological agents using a distributed plasma reactor A non-thermal plasma or corona discharge is generated at multiple points and distributed to decontaminate surfaces and objects contaminated with chemical or biological agents. The corona discharge can be generated using very short high voltage pulses. The pulsed cor... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798141 | Manually adjustable nasal cavity dilator An adjustable nasal cavity dilator is provided that enables a user to selectively dilate a single nasal passageway in order to achieve a desired flow of air therethrough. In an exemplary embodiment, the nasal cavity dilator comprises an elongate foundation strip and... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7791009 | Eliminating illumination crosstalk while using multiple imaging devices with plural scanning devices, each coupled to an optical fiber A system includes a plurality of scanning devices and light receivers, enabling a plurality of images of a site to be displayed using output signals produced in response to light from the light receivers. To avoid crosstalk caused by light receivers receiving light ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7781695 | Inductively coupled plasma/partial oxidation reformation of carbonaceous compounds to produce fuel for energy production Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) reforming converts carbonaceous compounds into a fuel for use in generating electrical power. Energy rich hydrocarbon fuels, such as coal, marine diesel, oils, and hydrocarbon wastes are employed as a feedstock for the ICP, which tra... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778165 | Information plane for determining performance metrics of paths between arbitrary end-hosts on the internet Performance metrics between any two arbitrary end-hosts are predicted based upon previous measurements on the Internet between a plurality of geographically dispersed vantage points and clusters of end-hosts. Each cluster comprises end-hosts that are related based u... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777749 | Programmable 3D graphics pipeline for multimedia applications A programmable graphics pipeline and method for processing multiple partitioned multimedia data, such as graphics data, image data, video data, or audio data. A preferred embodiment of the programmable graphics pipeline includes an instruction cache, a register file... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7769499 | Generating a numerical ranking of driver performance based on a plurality of metrics Sensors on a vehicle are used to sense different data corresponding to a plurality of metrics, which are related to a performance of driver while operating the vehicle. Values are determined for the metrics that are thus collected. These values are added together an... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7759123 | Removing surface deposits of concentrated collected particles A method and apparatus for removing concentrated spots of collected particulates from an impact collection surface, and transferring those particulates into a container suitable for preparing a liquid sample. A jet of fluid can be utilized to remove and transfer the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7736314 | Ultrasonic technique for assessing wall vibrations in stenosed blood vessels A real-time signal processing technique for ultrasonic imaging of tissue vibrations for localizing the source of a bruit in a 2D image with respect to the anatomy and/or for obtaining simultaneous information about vibrations and the underlying blood flow. The bruit... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731499 | Ultrasound simulator for craniosynostosis screening An ultrasound simulator to train radiologists and technologists to locate and recognize patent and fused cranial sutures. The model is formed, for example, using specially fabricated heads or from life-sized plastic doll heads. Simulated suture lines are cut in the ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730894 | Photodynamic therapy apparatus and method for vascular tissue treatment Light generating devices for illuminating portions of vascular tissue, to render photodynamic therapy. In one embodiment, a light source array preferably including a plurality of light emitting diodes, a focusing lens, and a light diffusing element are included in a... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7722539 | Treatment of unwanted tissue by the selective destruction of vasculature providing nutrients to the tissue A noninvasive technique that can be used to deny blood flow to a particular region of tissue, without the inherent risks associated with invasive procedures such as surgery and minimally-invasive procedures such as embolization. Blood flow in selected portions of th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719598 | System and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems A system and method for high numeric aperture imaging systems includes a splitter, a defocusing system, and a combiner. The splitter reflects a portion of collected light and transmits another portion of the collected light. The defocusing system is configured to mo... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7715900 | Quadruple inversion recovery for quantitative contrast-enhanced black blood imaging A contrast enhancement (CE) agent is infused into blood flowing through a site that is to be imaged with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Two double inversion procedures are carried out, forming a quadruple inversion recovery (QIR) pulse sequence. Each double inver... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7694111 | Processor employing loadable configuration parameters to reduce or eliminate setup and pipeline delays in a pipeline system A deep-pipeline system substantially reduces the overhead of setup delays and pipeline delays by dynamically controlling access of a plurality of configuration register sets by both a host central processing unit (CPU) and the stages of the pipelines. A master confi... | 04/06/2010 |
