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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120108988 | ZERO-DRIFT DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN CONTACT FORCE MEASUREMENTS A method, consisting of inserting a probe having a force sensor into a body cavity of a patient, and receiving from the force sensor a plurality of measurements, each of the measurements indicative of a force applied to the force sensor. The method further includes dete... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108989 | NON-INVASIVELY MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS Equipment (10) for non-invasively measuring a physiological process includes at least one receiver (12) to be placed relative to a body of a subject being examined to detect at least one signal from the body of the subject. A discrimination unit (20.1 | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108916 | FITNESS SCORE ASSESSMENT BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY ANALYSIS DURING ORTHOSTATIC INTERVENTION This invention relates to fitness monitors and the like. This invention is more particularly directed to a device and a method for facilitating quantitative evaluation of level of physical fitness (fitness score) including a PC or handheld, or watch type electronic devi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083705 | Activity Monitoring Systems and Methods of Operating Same The present inventions, in one aspect, is an activity monitoring system comprising a fixture having size/shape adapted to couple to a location on the user's body and a particular signature; and a portable monitoring device adapted to detect the fixture's particular sign... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071772 | CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM A method of analysing cardiac functions in a subject using a processing system is described. The method may include applying one or more electrical signals having a plurality of frequencies to the subject and detecting a response to the applied one or more signals from ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071732 | METRICS AND ALGORITHMS FOR INTERPRETATION OF MUSCULAR USE A muscle assessment method utilizing a computing system, surface electromyometry (sEMG) sensors, and other sensors to gather data for one or more subjects engaged in an activity through operably coupling the one or more sensors to the computing system, and directing a c... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071776 | HEART RATE MONITOR DEVICE AND SYSTEM A heart rate monitor system comprising: a user attachment means; a heart rate monitor attached to the user attachment means, and configurable to monitor the heart rate of a user during physical activity and during rest, the heart rate monitor comprising: a wireless tran... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071771 | Computer Interfaces Including Physiologically Guided Avatars This invention provides user interfaces that more intuitively display physiological data obtained from physiological monitoring of one or more subjects. Specifically, the user interfaces of this invention create and display one or more avatars having behaviors guided by... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071770 | METHODS FOR PROMOTING FITNESS IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DATA A task assessment protocol configured to utilize modified operant conditioning to incentivize physical fitness through rewards associated with units of effort including the steps of selecting the task to be performed, breaking the task to be performed into smaller units... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050038 | Apparatus and Method for Microfabricated Multi-Dimensional Sensors and Sensing Systems A universal microelectromechanical (MEMS) nano-sensor platform having a substrate and conductive layer deposited in a pattern on the surface to make several devices at the same time, a patterned insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer is configured to expose one ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053471 | HEART RATE MEASURING DEVICE The invention relates to a heart rate measuring apparatus and a method, adapted for measuring a subject's (6) heart rate and/or heart rate variation. The heart rate measuring apparatus (1) comprises a holder (2) adapted for carrying a portion of a b... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053470 | TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION USING INTRACARDIAC IMPEDANCES WITH AN IMPLANTABLE LEAD SYSTEM An implantable system acquires intracardiac impedance with an implantable lead system. In one implementation, the system generates frequency-rich, low energy, multi-phasic waveforms that provide a net-zero charge and a net-zero voltage. When applied to bodily tissues, c... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE A system for detecting and treating congestive heart failure includes an implantable module, such as a pacemaker, and a patient advisory module. The system is configured to measure thoracic impedance and to provide the patient with instructions in order to improve the a... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041319 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model repre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model repre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041321 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model repre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATION A hospitalization management system including a heart failure analyzer that receives diagnostic data including at least sensor data representative of one or more physiological signals sensed from a hospitalized patient using one or more sensors and assesses risk of reho... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041323 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model repre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041322 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model repre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041324 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PATIENT-SPECIFIC MODELING OF BLOOD FLOW Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model repre... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035487 | Methods for Receiving Information Relating to an Article of Footwear In at least one embodiment, a method for providing information to a user about a fitness activity includes receiving on a portable fitness device from a shoe having an RFID tag information relating to the shoe, wherein the shoe is for wearing during the fitness activity... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035436 | HEART MONITOR A medical device includes a preload determination unit for determining the preload of a ventricle for a cardiac cycle and providing a preload value representing the preload; a contractility determination unit for determining the contractility of the ventricle for the ca... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035449 | Apparatus method and for intelligent electronic medical devices An enhanced electronic medical device is provided that combines some of the enhanced electronic features found in other electronic medical devices with software for executing a stochastic process control and evaluating the digital respiratory and other physiological dat... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE THE OVERALL FITNESS OF A TEST SUBJECT A procedure and apparatus to determine the overall fitness of a test subject. For this purpose the qualitative and temporal progression of the heart rate under constant physical stress of the subject is prescribed with at least one parameter dependent on the subject. Th... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022343 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DECEPTION BY MEASURING BRAIN ACTIVITY Methods for determining whether the brain activity of a human subject in response to a stimulus of interest or question of interest is characteristic of a state of interest, such as a deceptive state or a truthful state, are disclosed. Some methods include the use of co... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022384 | BIOMEDICAL PARAMETER PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS A probabilistic digital signal processor is described. Initial probability distribution functions are input to a dynamic state-space model, which operates on state and/or model probability distribution functions to generate a prior probability distribution function, whi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING PATIENT THERAPY A system and method of managing therapy provided to patients in an institution. The system monitors all aspects of the medication delivery to a patient, as well as other information related to the patient, such as values of vital signs, laboratory results and patient fa... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010897 | Security Enabled Medical Screening Device Embodiments of the invention pertain to networked kiosks capable of providing enhanced health and/or entertainment and/or advertising information. In an embodiment of the invention, biometric measurement devices coupled with a communications infrastructure implement a s... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004561 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING PATIENT PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FROM AN IMAGING PROCEDURE A method of determining at least one patient physiological parameter from an imaging procedure includes at least the steps of measuring time enhancement outputs for at least two different regions of interest, and determining at least one difference between the time enha... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004564 | DEVICES AND METHOD FOR ACCELEROMETER-BASED CHARACTERIZATION OF CARDIAC SYNCHRONY AND DYSSYNCHRONY Systems and methods according to the invention employ an acceleration sensor to characterize the synchrony or dyssynchrony of the left ventricle. Patterns of acceleration related to myocardial contraction can be used to assess synchrony or dyssynchrony. Time-frequency t... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110319776 | CARDIAC CONTRACTION DETECTION USING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF LEAD MOTION Systems and methods for cardiac contraction detection using information indicative of lead motion are described. In an example, an implantable medical device can include a receiver circuit configured to be electrically coupled to conductor comprising a portion of an imp... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319782 | CARDIAC MECHANICAL VIBRATION MONITOR USING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF LEAD MOTION Systems and methods to monitor cardiac mechanical vibrations using information indicative of lead motion are described. In an example, a system including an implantable medical device can include an excitation circuit configured to provide a non-tissue stimulating, non-... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319779 | RHYTHM DISCRIMINATION USING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF LEAD MOTION Systems and methods for rhythm discrimination using the motion of an implantable lead are described. In an example, an implantable medical device can include a receiver circuit configured to be electrically coupled to an implantable lead and be configured to obtain info... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313304 | Data Transfer A data transfer component receives cardiac data from a heart sensor while the data transfer component is electromechanically coupled with the heart sensor sensitive to heart activity. A standard electromechanical interface of the data transfer component and a counterpar... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306890 | CARDIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY A first lead provides therapeutic stimulation to the heart and includes a first mechanical sensor that measures physical contraction and relaxation of the heart. A controller induces delivery of therapeutic stimulation via the first lead. The controller receives signals... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110306891 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INDICATING STIMULATION SIGNALS TO A USER Stimulation system for indicating stimulation signals to a user, provided with at least one heart beat sensor for converting measured heart beats into a signal, a processing circuit configured to process the measured heart beat signals, a user interface configured to in... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A LIKELIHOOD OF A PATIENT TO EXPERIENCE A CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA Systems and method for assessing a likelihood of a patient having a heart to experience a cardiac arrhythmia. A sensor is configured to detect a premature ventricular contraction of the heart, the premature ventricular contraction being premature relative to a rate of v... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301471 | THORACIC OR INTRACARDIAC IMPEDANCE DETECTION WITH AUTOMATIC VECTOR SELECTION Vector selection is automatically achieved via a thoracic or intracardiac impedance signal collected in a cardiac function management device or other implantable medical device that includes a test mode and a diagnostic mode. During a test mode, the device cycles throug... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301445 | HEART FAILURE MONITOR QUICKLOOK SUMMARY FOR PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Continuous remote monitoring of patients based on data obtained from an implantable hemodynamic monitor provides an interactive patient management system. Using network systems, patients are remotely monitored to continuously diagnose and treat heart-failure conditions.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110288381 | System And Apparatus For Correlating Heart Rate To Exercise Parameters A computer-implemented method is used for estimating an exercise parameter for a user. The method includes the steps of receiving a measured physiologic value such as heart rate, determining an estimated exercise parameter value based on the physiologic value based on a... | 11/24/2011 |
