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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311658 | Method and system providing a fundamental musical interval for heart rate variability synchronization A broad method consisting of the composition and creation of music wherein musical cues are contained for the purpose of synchronizing the breathing cycle with a 5.88 second musical interval for the purpose of synchronizing the heart rate variability cycle with the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312087 | Devices and methods for biochip multiplexing The invention is directed to devices and methods that allow for simultaneous multiple biochip analysis. The method of analyzing the plurality of biochips includes inserting a first biochp into a first station of an analysis device, inserting a second biochip into a ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311665 | Bio-information sensor monitoring system and method A bio-information monitoring system passively monitors a patient with a remote portable bio-information unit that takes various bio-information measurements at selected time intervals as well as at random times without patient intervention. The measurements are conv... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311675 | Systems and methods for mobile activity monitoring Weight-shift activity is measured by small, flat, low-cost pressure sensors placed under the cushion in the seat of the wheelchair. A wireless communications device such as a Blackberry™ page processes data received from the pressure sensors and transfers the elec... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310668 | Remotely monitoring an individual using scripted communications A system for remotely monitoring an individual. The system includes a server system for generating a script program from a set of queries. The script program is executable by a remote apparatus that displays information and/or a set of queries to the individual thro... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310607 | System for processing healthcare related event information for use in scheduling performance of tasks A system and user interface integrates and processes event associated messages affecting healthcare delivered to a patient and supports creation, initiation and modification of currently operating workflow processes involving processing of event messages. A method f... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310509 | Software and protocol structure for an automated user notification system The present invention provides an automated user notification system for monitoring user items and notifying a user when selected conditions occur. A first portion of the notification system comprises a network operations center (NOC). The NOC stores user informatio... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310551 | Diagnostic gauge for cardiac health analysis A diagnostic gauge for cardiac health is described. Multiple parameters pertaining to a patent's cardiac health are distilled to a single diagnostic vector having an angle and a magnitude. The diagnostic vector is plotted on a Cartesian graph to form a visual gauge ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308894 | Apparatuses and methods for providing a conscious patient relief from pain and anxiety associated with medical or surgical procedures according to appropriate clinical heuristics A care system and associated methods are provided for alleviating patient pain, anxiety and discomfort associated with medical or surgical procedures. The system comprises: at least one patient health monitor device coupled to a patient and generating a signal refle... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309469 | Collection device A collection device comprising an open-ended vessel for receiving and holding a fluid substance and a cap configured to position a specimen retrieval device along an inner surface of the vessel when the cap is fixedly associated the vessel. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309001 | System to provide specific messages to patients An apparatus and method for delivering targeted informational messages includes a computer system for creating a de-identified encrypted PID and de-identified patient transaction data in a retail store for transmission and storage. A subset of de-identified encrypte... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309313 | Vascular disease examining system and bypass vascular diagnosing device Disclosed are a vascular disease examination system capable of examining and diagnosing vascular diseases such as arterial obliteration by determining the feature quantities of blood flow velocity waveforms or blood pressure waveforms or blood flow rates, and a bypa... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307544 | Method and apparatus for communication between inside and outside of transmission medium using transmission medium as communication line A method for communication between inside and outside of a transmission medium using the transmission medium as a communication line, includes the steps of: receiving an electric signal having information related to a transmission medium from a plurality of sensors ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307543 | System and method for video observation of a patient in a health care location A system and method for observing patients in geographically dispersed health care locations. A patient is assigned to a health care location comprising a patient visual monitoring system, a patient audio receiver, and a patient controller. The visual monitoring sys... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306562 | Medical risk assessment method and program product A medical risk assessment method and computer program product resident on a computer or a hand-held device that allows a physician to determine the best strategy for primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention utilizing current guidelines and published m... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307509 | Assistive communication device An assistive communication device of the type on which a user can compose a message to be spoken by the device, using an input device to select items on a display to construct the message, can operate in a mode suitable for visually impaired and/or inexperienced use... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306560 | Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system including network access A system and method for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over networks, such as a telephone network or a computer network. The invention also includes a stand-alone ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305475 | System and method for enabling a client application to operate offline from a server One disadvantage of the client/server computing model is the client's strong dependence on the server. A system and method are disclosed for enabling a client application to operate offline from the server. For each request, the client application registers a reques... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304580 | Intelligent medical vigilance system An intelligent medical vigilance system that observes and analyzes, and, only in the event of a clinically significant negative condition, notifies and reports the event to the care staff utilizing the hospital's existing nurse call system. The device includes a bed... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303399 | Inhibitory control assessment and associated methods An assessment of a subject's inhibitory control is provided that can be administered from an early age. Such skills can be used to predict early school adjustment and readiness. The test may also be used for nonreaders and students in special education, and in child... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304277 | Resonator with adjustable capacitor for medical device An apparatus, system and method of a resonator device with an adjustable capacitor for allowing the resonance frequency (F) of the resonator device to continue to be matched to the Larmor frequency of the MRI system. The resonator device includes an inductor coil, a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305348 | Aggregating and pooling health related information in a communication system with feedback The invention provides a method and system for aggregating and pooling information with feedback in a computer communication system. A communication system includes a server device and a set of client devices. Each client device collects information from an associat... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301529 | Context dependent gesture response A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of gestures. Each gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the d... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302292 | Breast cancer screening A method of screening for breast cancer, comprising: testing a plurality of asymptomatic women by measuring at least one electrical impedance characteristic on at least one breast, said asymptomatic woman being classified as belonging to a first group having a first... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301527 | Feedback based user interface for motion controlled handheld devices A motion controlled handheld device includes a user interface comprising a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate a current image and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of gestures. Each gesture is defined by a motion of the device with r... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301528 | Distinguishing tilt and translation motion components in handheld devices A motion controlled handheld device includes a first accelerometer operable to detect acceleration along a first axis and a second accelerometer operable to detect acceleration along a second axis. The second axis is perpendicular to the first axis. The device inclu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302398 | Health management support method, system and healthy life expectancy prediction data generation method and system It was difficult for previous health management support systems to grasp daily health condition quantitatively through using comprehensive indexes of personal health conditions, optimize advice as healthcare guidance, and show its expected effect in a favorable way.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302444 | System for designating grid-based database reports The present invention provides a system by which a user can define datasets and arrange those datasets into report sections. The reporting sections have a format that is user defined, and the report sections can be easily reused on different reports. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301451 | Notification alarm transfer methods, system, and device A method for transferring data may include receiving data from a monitoring device, determining whether the subject being monitored has a condition that may require attention, and sending a notification message to a portable electronic device that is designed to be ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300402 | Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system A system and method for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over a telephone network. Two new authoring languages, interactive voice response and speech recognition are... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300406 | Medical examination apparatus An apparatus to enable health care providers to perform a number of diagnostic procedures, including listening to the heart, obtaining electrocardiograms and sonograms. A pocket size instrument displays an EKG tracing on its screen simultaneously upon auscultation o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301526 | Dynamic adaptation of gestures for motion controlled handheld devices A motion controlled handheld device includes a display having a viewable surface and operable to generate an image and a gesture database maintaining a plurality of gestures. Each gesture is defined by a motion of the device with respect to a first position of the d... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299159 | Health monitor system and method for health monitoring A mobile health monitor system that includes at least one physiological data sensor; at least one biomechanical data sensor; and a processing unit for correlating between physiological data and biophysical data. A method for health monitoring that includes: determin... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297119 | Sleep apnea risk evaluation In a technique for collecting and analyzing physiological signals to detect sleep apnea, a small light-weight physiological monitoring system, affixed to a patient's forehead, detects and records the pulse, oximetry, snoring sounds, and head position of a patient to... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297109 | Method and system for improving adherence with a diet program or other medical regimen A method, system and computer program product for remotely measuring one's adherence to a diet program while making it convenient and easy to place food orders, and learn about and try new foods that are acceptable to the diet program. The system includes a user sys... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297110 | Systems and methods for remote monitoring of fear and distress responses The present invention relates to systems and methods for tracking and monitoring the location, health, emotional state, position, environment, sound, appearance, and other characteristics of subjects remotely over an electronic communications network by receiving si... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297111 | Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system A system and method for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over a telephone network. Two new authoring languages, interactive voice response and speech recognition are... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297108 | Disease management system and method including analysis of disease specific changes A system and method for allowing a patient to access an automated process for managing a specified health problem called a disease. The system performs disease management in a fully automated manner, using periodic interactive dialogs with the patient to obtain heal... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7299192 | Process, system, and computer executable program on a storage medium for recording patient treatment by progress toward identified goals A process for tracking skilled-service rendered a patient by a provider at a treatment location including: generating, at the treatment location, at least one record of progress made toward each treatment goal identified for the patient and addressed by the provider... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297112 | Embedded bio-sensor system Provided is a bio-sensor system which utilizes radio frequency identification technology and which includes a remote transponder in wireless communication with an implantable passively-powered on-chip transponder. The bio-sensor system is specifically adapted to pro... | 11/20/2007 |
