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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130212 | NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF BLOOD METABOLITE LEVELS Solutions for non-invasively monitoring blood metabolite levels of a patient are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes: repeatedly measuring a plurality of electromagnetic impedance readings with a sensor array from: an epidermis layer of a patient and one o... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108931 | Calibration of Analyte Measurement System A method of calibrating an analyte measurement system is provided.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108930 | Subcutaneous Glucose Electrode A small diameter flexible electrode designed for subcutaneous in vivo amperometric monitoring of glucose is described. The electrode is designed to allow “one-point” in vivo calibration, i.e., to have zero output current at zero glucose concentration, even in the pr... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108929 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use An analyte monitor including a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit is disclosed. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120046533 | COMBINED SENSOR AND INFUSION SETS Embodiments of the invention provide a dual insertion set for supplying a fluid to the body of a patient and for monitoring a body characteristic of the patient. Typical embodiments of the invention include a base, an infusion portion coupled to a first piercing member ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046531 | INSERTION OF MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH NON-ORTHOGONAL AND ORTHOGONAL TRAJECTORIES WITHIN THE CRANIUM AND METHODS OF USING The invention comprises an elongated device adapted for insertion, including self-insertion, through the body, especially the skull. The device has at least one effector or sensor and is configured to permit implantation of multiple functional components through a singl... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041288 | NON-INVASIVE BIOMEDICAL DETECTION AND MONITORING SYSTEMS The present disclosure relates to a non-invasive and continuous biomedical detections and non-invasive and continuous monitoring methods and devices for extracting and analyzing interstitial fluid extracted non-invasively and continuously from the skin of a subject comp... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035445 | SILICONE BASED MEMBRANES FOR USE IN IMPLANTABLE GLUCOSE SENSORS Membrane systems incorporating silicone polymers are described for use in implantable analyte sensors. Some layers of the membrane system may comprise a blend of a silicone polymer with a hydrophilic polymer, for example, a triblock poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene o... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029332 | Method of Continuously Measuring Substrate Concentration Analysis equipment is provided, which is capable of fulfilling a demand for miniaturization and ensuring high sensitivity, and which can be produced easily. The present invention relates to a method of continuously measuring a substrate concentration based on a response... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029331 | IDENTIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHOLOGIES, NEUROTOXICITIES, TUMORS, AND BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES USING ELECTRODES WITH MICROVOLTAMMETRY The present invention relates to devices and methods of use thereof for detection of biomolecules, in vitro, in vivo, or in situ. The invention relates to methods of diagnosing and/or treating a subject as having or being at risk of developing a disease or condition tha... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022352 | BLOOD SENSOR, BLOOD TESTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BLOOD TESTING APPARATUS A blood sensor includes a base (12), a detection part (16) disposed on the base (12), a blood collection needle (13) disposed at a front end (12a) of the base (12), a negative pressure generation part (17) for applying ne... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016220 | Self-Cleaning Sensor Surfaces for Implantable Sensor Systems Implantable sensor system including a sensor which is situated in a housing, the housing having a measurement region which is permeable for the parameters to be detected by the sensor, wherein the measurement region has an erodible protective coating which is permeable ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016216 | REAL-TIME MICRODIALYSIS SYSTEM Microdialysis systems and methods that enable self-diagnostic functions for microdialysis, including continuous monitoring of diffusion, convection, and osmosis, as well as providing intelligent flow rate control, to mitigate variability in analyte recovery. The microdi... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010486 | SENSOR CHIP, AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD TEST DEVICE IN WHICH THIS SENSOR CHIP IS USED This sensor chip (11) comprises a substrate (15) in the form of a flat board, a sample inlet (20) that is provided in the thickness direction of the substrate (15) and into which flows the blood (3) used for measurement, a supply path ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004522 | BIOSENSOR COATED WITH ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER LAYER DEMONSTRATING BENDING BEHAVIOR Disclosed is a biosensor coated with an electroactive polymer layer demonstrating a bending behavior, more specifically a biosensor including an electroactive polymer layer coated on the surface of a bioreceptor and an electrode connected to the electroactive polymer la... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004523 | System and methods for self-powered, contactless, self-communicating sensor devices The innovation introduces a new kind of smart biological-sensing controller, based on silicon and/or flexible polymer printed electronics. The purpose of the device is to monitor and/or control biological signals of living organisms (for example, microbes, bacteria, ins... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004524 | PROTRUDENT ANALYTE SENSOR The methods and apparatus for detecting an analyte in blood are useful for detecting an analyte in tissue of a subject. The apparatus comprises a sensor, which comprises an elongated conductive material having a protrudent end, the protrudent end comprising an electrode... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110319733 | Devices, Systems and Methods for On-Skin or On-Body Mounting of Medical Devices Devices, systems, methods and kits for releasably mounting a medical device on the body or skin of a user are provided.... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319734 | SENSOR SYSTEMS HAVING MULTIPLE PROBES AND ELECTRODE ARRAYS Embodiments of the invention provide amperometric analyte sensors having multiple related structural elements (e.g. sensor arrays comprising a working, counter and reference electrode) and algorithms designed for use with such sensors. While embodiments of the innovatio... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313265 | GASTROSCOPE A gastroscope has an insertion tube with a distal end, at which a sensor is located. The sensor has a first electrode produced of an acid-resistant noble metal, and a second electrode produced of silver. An electrical voltage is applied between the first and second elec... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313266 | ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE An endoscopic capsule has a biocompatible capsule housing that contains at least one sensor device for acquiring medical data. The sensor is arranged on an outer surface of the housing, and has a first electrode produced of an acid-resistant noble metal, and a second el... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING MULTIPLE ANALYTES IN A SAMPLE Systems and methods for analyzing multiple components of a fluid sample are provided. In certain embodiments, a system can include an analyte detection system configured to measure first analyte data in a first component of a fluid sample received from a patient and mea... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110282171 | MICROELECTRONIC BIOSENSOR PLUG A plug capable of providing information relating to a physical or chemical property of a body fluid, or the presence or amount of a molecular component therein in a living organism is disclosed. Specifically, one embodiment plug is capable of being inserted into a porti... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282172 | LONG-TERM IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSOR Embodiments provide an analyte sensing device having one or more indicating electrodes adapted for long-term use within an individual. An indicating electrode coupled with a reference electrode may be inserted within or below the dermis of an individual and may be elect... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110275919 | OXYGEN ENHANCING MEMBRANE SYSTEMS FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for increasing oxygen availability to implantable devices. The preferred embodiments provide a membrane system configured to provide protection of the device from the biological environment and/or a catalyst... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275917 | ELECTRORESPONSIVE DEVICE FOR EXTENDING THE LIFE OF BIOSENSORS, AND A BIOSENSOR EMPLOYING THE SAME Disclosed is a biosensor to which an electroactive polymer layer is attached, more specifically, a biosensor including an electroactive polymer layer attached to the surface of a bioreceptor and electrodes connected to the electroactive polymer layer, which allows rever... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275918 | BODY FLUID COLLECTING DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY COLLECTING BODY FLUID AND BODY FLUID ANALYZER FOR ACCURATE ANALYSIS In a body fluid analyzer, a body fluid extracting unit for holding medicine to promote discharge of body fluid and collecting body fluid is arranged at a lower surface of a body fluid collecting chip. A body fluid discharge promoting medicine storage unit is connected t... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270061 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR MODULE Certain embodiments of a sensor cartridge element include a sensor module, an electrode arrangement installed on the sensor module, and a delivery arrangement securely coupled to the sensor module. The sensor module includes an analysis cell and a skin piercing member. ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110257496 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE, INSULIN INFUSION DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INSULIN INFUSION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Provided are a measurement device by which the blood-sugar level or the like associated with the living activity of a diabetic patient can be measured easily and precisely and the measured valued associated with the living activity can be clinically applied easily, and ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110224520 | ELECTROMEDICAL IMPLANT AND MONITORING SYSTEM An electromedical implant for monitoring a thoracic property of a living being is provided that includes a detector arrangement including an impedance measuring unit and an electrode arrangement, which are equipped to capture a measurement signal associated with the tho... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110224522 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Dynamic Multi-Stage Amplification in a Medical Device Methods and apparatus for providing multi-stage signal amplification in a medical telemetry system are provided.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218414 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTE SENSOR DATA The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for processing sensor data, including calculating a rate of change of sensor data and/or determinin... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110213229 | ELECTRODE, ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR AND APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME A method for amperometric detection of proteins, especially haemoglobin in faeces, using an electrochemical sensor. The electrochemical sensor includes: a working electrode having an electrically conductive matrix holding a first reagent and/or a second reagent, the sec... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110208026 | Systems, devices, and methods including implantable devices with anti-microbial properties Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable implant configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent microbial growth or adherence to the implant.... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110208023 | Systems, devices, and methods including implantable devices with anti-microbial properties Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable implant configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent microbial growth or adherence to the implant.... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110196216 | ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AN ANALYTE CONCENTRATION UNDER IN-VIVO CONDITIONS An electrode system for measuring the concentration of an analyte under in-vivo conditions comprises a counter-electrode having an electrical conductor, a working electrode having an electrical conductor on which an enzyme layer containing immobilized enzyme molecules f... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110184263 | BIO-SENSING DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING SENSING CODE AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to a bio-sensing device capable of automatically detecting a sensing code and a sensing method thereof. The bio-sensing device has a bio-sensing strip and a process-and-display unit. The bio-sensing strip has a passive component, wherein a ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110178381 | SENSING APPARATUS AND PROCESS A sensing apparatus with a connector, a sensor lead and a sensor module with a spacer placed over electrodes that have been deposited on a substrate. The spacer may have a space for receiving an enzyme. End portions of the sensor module may be encapsulated, such as with... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110178380 | PATCH FOR REVERSE IONTOPHORESIS A patch for sampling one or more analytes through the skin of a patient comprises an electrode layer for positioning adjacent to the skin of a patient; and means for actuating the electrode layer to induce the withdrawal of analytes through the skin by reverse iontophor... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110172510 | RAPID DELIVERY AND/OR WITHDRAWAL OF FLUIDS The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for delivering and/or withdrawing a substance or substances such as blood or interstitial fluid, from subjects, e.g., from the skin and/or from beneath the skin. In one aspect, the present invention is gener... | 07/14/2011 |
