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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5339818 | Method for determining blood pressure utilizing a neural network A method and device for indirect, quantitative estimation of blood pressure attributes and similar variable physiological parameters utilizing indirect techniques. The method of practice includes (i) generating a sequence of signals which are quantitative... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5331550 | Application of neural networks as an aid in medical diagnosis and general anomaly detection A method for computer-aided detection of anomalies in an image comprise the steps of: (1) dividing the image into a plurality of m×n regions; (2) subtracting the background from each of the regions; (3) for each of the regions, selecting a smaller p×q s... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5328822 | Apparatus and method for sedimentation based blood analysis An apparatus and process for accurately determining settling data for the settling of erythrocyte cells from a plasma fluid in a test specimen of blood. The apparatus includes a settling tube, a sensing assembly movably mounted proximate the settling tube... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5325862 | Method and/or system for personal identification and impairment assessment from brain activity patterns The invention provides an apparatus and method for identifying individuals based upon patterns of physiological activity generated in the brain and for distinguishing between normal and impaired brain states in any particular individual. These patterns ma... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5316479 | Firearm training system and method A firearm training system is disclosed, which allows the measurement and display as a function of time of the hand grip force pattern applied to the grip of a firearm by a weapon hand of a shooter. This permits the detection of variations in the individua... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5311876 | Automatic detection of seizures using electroencephalographic signals A patient monitoring system and a method of operating same, including automatically detecting a seizure in the patient, by detecting an electrical discharge in the patient's brain; converting the detected electrical discharge into a digital signal; inputt... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5312443 | Arrhythmia-detection criteria process for a cardioverter/defibrillator A major shortcoming in the prior art for detecting cardiac arrhythmias for the purpose of making an electrical intervention decision has been that each variable sensed was given in effect a "veto" over intervention on the basis of its own particular prede... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5309921 | Apparatus and method for respiratory monitoring A passive, non-invasive, non-contacting apparatus and method for monitoring the respiration of a subject within a monitored environment is disclosed. The apparatus generally comprises a pair of sensors which detect changes in infrared energy. The first se... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5309898 | Ultrasonic bone-therapy and assessment apparatus and method Non-invasive therapeutic treatment and/or quantitative evaluation of bone tissue are performed in vivo, by subjecting bone to an ultrasonic acoustic signal pulse of finite duration, and involving a composite sine-wave signal consisting of plural discrete ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5301681 | Device for detecting cancerous and precancerous conditions in a breast The present invention relates to a device for detecting and monitoring physiological conditions in mammalian tissue, and method for using the same. The device includes sensors for sensing physiological conditions and generating signals in response thereto... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5291013 | Fiber optical monitor for detecting normal breathing and heartbeat motion based on changes in speckle patterns A fiber optic body motion monitor in which light is transmitted through an optical fiber waveguide physically coupled to a body being monitored, and modal noise at the output of the optical fiber waveguide is applied to a photodetector filtered, rectified... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5285793 | Noninvasive detection of rejection in heart transplant patients A method and apparatus for diagnosing heart rejection is disclosed. Heart rejection is diagnosed based on the pattern of interbeat intervals. The interbeat intervals of the heart are measured shortly after transplant to establish a baseline pattern. The p... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5287272 | Automated cytological specimen classification system and method An automated screening system and method for cytological specimen classification in which a neural network is utilized in performance of the classification function. Also included is an automated microscope and associated image processing circuitry.... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5280792 | Method and system for automatically classifying intracardiac electrograms The application is directed to a method for automatically classifying intracardiac electrograms, and a system for performing the method. In a further aspect, it concerns an implantable cardioverter defibrillator which incorporates the system and uses the ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5280265 | Strain-sensing goniometers, systems and recognition algorithms Goniometers are provided having internal compensation employing two opposing variable resistance strain sensing elements separated by a flexible film. The goniometers may be used in sets for detecting complex hinge or joint movements, where patterns of hi... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278755 | Method for determining image points in object images using neural networks An image point located in the region inside of an object image is determined from an image signal made up of a series of image signal components representing respective picture elements in a radiation image, which includes the object image and which has b... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5260871 | Method and apparatus for diagnosis of breast tumors An apparatus for distinguishing benign from malignant tumors in ultrasonic images of candidate tissue taken from a patient. A region of interest is located and defined on the ultrasonic image, including substantially all of the candidate tissue and exclud... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259384 | Ultrasonic bone-assessment apparatus and method Non-invasive, quantitative in-vivo ultrasonic evaluation of bone is performed by subjecting bone to an acoustic excitation pulse supplied to one of two transducers on opposite sides of the bone, and involving a composite sine-wave signal consisting of rep... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5251626 | Apparatus and method for the detection and treatment of arrhythmias using a neural network An apparatus and method for the detection and treatment of arrhythmias using a processor having a neural network with a hierarchical arrangement including a first lower level for classifying individual waveforms, a second higher level for diagnosing detec... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5243988 | Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufacture A device for ultrasonic imaging, and methods for the use an manufacture thereof, particularly of small coronary vessels. The device comprises an elongate member with a distal end that can be positioned within a small vessel of a patient's body while a pro... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5157733 | Radiation image processing apparatus, determination apparatus, and radiation image read-out apparatus In a radiation image processing apparatus, signal processing for determining the shape and location of an irradiation field, adjusting read-out conditions for a final readout from a preliminary read-out image signal, adjusting image processing conditions,... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5130936 | Method and apparatus for diagnostic testing including a neural network for determining testing sufficiency A diagnostic tester evaluates at least one inputted test signal corresponding to test data relating to at least one predetermined parameter of a system being tested, to produce first and second candidate signals corresponding respectively to first and sec... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5119816 | EEG spatial placement and enhancement method An improved brain wave electroencephalograph (EEG) method measures the physical positions of EEG electrodes applied to the subject's scalp. A set of standard cross-directional lines are obtained to provide measurements of the subject's head and a computer... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5092343 | Waveform analysis apparatus and method using neural network techniques A waveform analysis assembly (10) includes a sensor (12) for detecting physiological electrical and mechanical signals produced by the body. An extraction neural network (22, 22') will learn a repetitive waveform of the electrical signal, store the wavefo... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5017470 | Method of diagnosing alzheimer's disease and senile dementia A method of treating humans suffering from central nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, senile dementia. The treatment consists of inducing into the patient's blood stream at least one from the group consisting of: se... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4965725 | Neural network based automated cytological specimen classification system and method An automated screening system and method for cytological specimen classification in which a neural network is utilized in performance of the classification function. Also included is an automated microscope and associated image processing circuitry.... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4862897 | Electrocardiogram enhancement system and method An electrocardiogram enhancement system and apparatus is provided. Small amplitude, high frequency notches associated with myocardial disease and arrhythmias can be recorded by conventional chart recorders. In addition, the notches are clearly visible in ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4791099 | Method of treatment for central nervous system diseases such as Alzheimer's 's disease A method of treating humans suffering from central nervous system diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, cerebral atrophy, Parkinson's disease, senile tremor, essential tremor, and cerebellar atrophy, as well as diseases where dementia is present. The tre... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4777960 | Method and apparatus for the assessment of autonomic response by broad-band excitation A rapid, noninvasive technique for quantifying the dynamic response of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to perturbations it senses over a broad range of physiologically relevant frequencies. The technique involves two steps. First, a physiologic paramet... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4637402 | Method for quantitatively measuring a hearing defect A method is described for measuring the hearing deficit of a person preparatory to providing a hearing aid designed in accordance with analysis of the deficit, wherein frequency bands over which hearing level is unacceptable are determined, the bands are ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4094307 | Method and apparatus for aiding in the anatomical localization of dysfunction in a brain A method and apparatus for synthesizing a set of optimal sensory stimuli designed to elicit an optimal response for each particular brain electrode location in a subject whose brain is being examined to anatomically localize brain dysfunction. A pseudoran... | 06/13/1978 |
