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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 7371215 | Endoscopic instrument for engaging a device A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating a patient is provided where a functional device is attached to a stomach wall. The device in one embodiment provides electrical stimulation of the stomach wall. The device may also have other functional aspects... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359743 | System for monitoring and calculating integrated tissue pH A system for monitoring tissue pH calculates and displays integrated pH values over one or more user-selectable integration time periods. The values can be displayed in a numerical and/or graphical format. In the graphical format, measured values of pH are displayed... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7333844 | Uterine tissue monitoring device and method The invention provides a devices, methods and systems to measure and record uterine tissue environment components such as pH during the course of uterine artery occlusion. The uterus becomes ischemic due to the occlusion thereof, and its pH drops sharply within minu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7273053 | Monitoring and control for a laryngeal mask airway device A reversibly operable motor is mechanically connected to automatically position the piston of an air syringe that is pneumatically connected to the inflatable/deflatable seal ring or cuff of a laryngeal mask airway device (LMA) that is installed in a patient, who is... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252665 | Ablation of stomach lining to reduce stomach acid secretion The invention provides methods and devices to reduce stomach acid secretion in a patient with a hyper acid condition. For example, the invention may involve ablation of the stomach lining to destroy acid-producing cells. Destroying acid-producing cells may reduce th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248912 | Tissue implantable sensors for measurement of blood solutes A tissue-implantable sensor for measurement of solutes in fluids and gases, such as oxygen and glucose, is provided. The sensor includes a multiplicity of detectors, constructed and arranged to improve the probability that one or more detectors will have access to a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245954 | Measuring a gradient in-vivo A device, system and method for in-vivo sensing (e.g., pH sensing, pressure sensing, or other sensing) may include more than one sensor receiving in-vivo data. The sensed data may be analyzed to, for example, determine a gradient or fluid flow. A device including mu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7223247 | Apparatus for determining a location in a body using a catheter and method of using such catheter Method of using an esophageal catheter. A distal end of the catheter is passed through the esophagus into the stomach of a patient. A constant pressure of gas is applied to the catheter. The back pressure of the gas is measured. The distal end of the catheter is pul... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225084 | Measuring device for a process technology A measuring device for process technology, useful in measuring- and/or cleaning- and/or calibration-installations in the field of process automation for measuring pH-values and/or redox potentials and/or other process parameters, and an operating method therefor. Th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7171252 | Methods, computer program products, and devices for calibrating chronically tissue implanted sensors using chronically tissue Calibration of in vivo oxygen and pH sensor systems can be performed by generating a constituent element of an environment proximate to an in vivo sensor electrode via an in vivo generating electrode and determining a level of the constituent element in the tissue v... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7120498 | Method and device for securing a functional device to a stomach A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107100 | Aendoscopic instrument system@ A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076305 | Gastric device and instrument system and method A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076284 | Capsulated medical equipment A capsulated body having a facility, which acquires biomedical information through endoscopic examination or the like, incorporated therein is inserted into a duct within a living body. Whether the capsulated body has halted for a certain period of time is detected ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062308 | Remote physiological monitoring with the reticulum of livestock A system for monitoring physiological parameters within the stomachs of ruminant animals and including two primary interdependent components. Both components are linked by radio frequency communication and software designed specifically for this application. The fir... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052474 | Pharyngoesophageal monitoring systems Pharyngoesophageal monitoring systems are provided that monitor the environment of the pharynx and esophagus, and in some embodiments, detect and monitor refluxate, and may further record other physical episode data. The system may be provided, in some embodiments, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054690 | Gastrointestinal stimulation device A fixation device for holding stimulating electrodes in electrical contact with the wall of a portion of the gastrointestinal tract is provided. In one embodiment, the fixation device includes an expandable member that fixes the electrodes in electrical contact with... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7020508 | Apparatus for detecting human physiological and contextual information A detecting apparatus includes a housing support section(s), a housing removably attached thereto, one or more sensors and a processor. An alternate apparatus measures heat flux and includes a known resistivity base member, a processing unit and two temperature meas... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020531 | Gastric device and suction assisted method for implanting a device on a stomach wall A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating a patient is provided where a functional device is attached to a stomach wall. The device in one embodiment provides electrical stimulation of the stomach wall. The device may also have other functional aspects... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016735 | Gastric anchor and method A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various para... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006858 | Implantable, retrievable sensors and immunosensors A sensor is disclosed, for implantation within a blood vessel to monitor an analyte in blood. In one embodiment, the sensor is retrievable. In another embodiment, the sensor is an immunosensor. A signal representative of a reaction between an analyte and an antigen ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6615066 | Gastrointestinal probe Gastrointestinal probe (2) comprising a sensitive material (4) which is able to be connected to electrical or optical readout means or measurement means (10) characterized in that said sensitive material (4) undergoes an irreversible change when it is sub... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6330465 | Gastro-intestinal probe Gastrointestinal probe (2) comprising a sensitive material (4) which is able to be connected to electrical or optical readout means or measurement means (10) characterized in that said sensitive material (4) undergoes an irreversible change when it is sub... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6285897 | Remote physiological monitoring system Disclosed is an ambulatory system for detecting, recording, and analyzing gastroesophageal reflux or intraesophageal pressure. The system includes an implantable sensor and radiofrequency transmitter, an external receiver and recorder, and an analysis sof... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6125293 | Method for determining the pH in the mucosa of the stomach or the gastrointestinal tract The carbon dioxide tension in the wall of the stomach or gastrointestinal tract is determined by inserting into the stomach a semipermeable balloon filled with a saline solution. The result obtained from analyzing the carbon dioxide fraction in the saline... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6014578 | Ambulatory recorder having method of configuring size of data subject to loss in volatile memory An ambulatory recorder which features a method of configuring the size of data subject to loss in volatile memory. The recorder of the present invention determines how many processor sampling cycles it will take to fill the memory buffer. As discussed abo... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6010453 | Tonometric catheter combination A tonometric device for use in hollow viscus tonometry and remote sensing of patient fluid parameters is disclosed. The device is capable of monitoring certain critical fluid properties of interest, such as oxygen gases and carbon dioxide gases in the wal... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6006121 | Gastrointestinal probe Gastrointestinal probe (2) comprising a sensitive material (4) which is able to be connected to electrical or optical readout devices or measurement devices (10) such that the sensitive material (4) undergoes an irreversible change when it is submitted to... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5957839 | Apparatus and method for continuous monitoring of tissue gas composition and pH using recirculating gas tonometry A tonometry catheter apparatus comprises an elongate, flexible, multilumen tube having a proximal end to be positioned outside the human body and a distal end to be positioned within a portion of the human body. Provided at the distal end are an ingress l... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5848965 | Method and a system for the determination of pH and other fluid parameters utilizing a metal monocrystalline electrode A method and system for the determination of the pH of a fluid by measuring the pH of the fluid and thereafter correcting the pH based upon the determination of measured and/or adjusted values of at least one other parameter, such as PO2 and PC... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5477854 | System and method to monitor gastrointestinal Helicobacter pylori infection A system and a method for monitoring intragastrointestinal concentrations of ammonium during prolonged periods is presented, as an indicator of the presence and activity of an intragastrointestinal Helicobacter Pylori ("HP") infection. Ambulatory monitori... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5368027 | Sensor arrangement for direct or indirect optical determination of physical or chemical properties In a sensor arrangement for direct or indirect optical determination of physical or chemical parameters, in human and animal bodies, the sensor arrangement including an indicator cell which is permeable to the chemical substance or physical quantity to be... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5341803 | Apparatus and method for monitoring gastric fluid pH A device and method for monitoring the pH value of the aspirated gastric fluid of a patient includes a monitor, a sensor assembly engageable with the monitor, and a collecting reservoir engageable with the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a s... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5251619 | Tonometric tracheal tube A tracheal tube for artificial ventilation employs a primary sealant cuff and a tonometry cuff for monitoring the degree of local tracheal mucosal ischemia resulting from the pressure exerted by the primary cuff. The tonometry cuff employs a balloon sleev... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5117827 | Apparatus and method for ambulatory reflux monitoring A system and method for monitoring gastric acid reflux in a patient are described. A system constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a combination probe including a flexible tube having a pH probe disposed distally and a pressure sen... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5105812 | Nasogastric tube with removable pH detector A method and apparatus for placing a nasogastric tube into a patient by inserting and releasably anchoring a pH detector in the bore of the tube adjacent the distal end. The detector is connected through the proximal end of the tube to a pH monitor. The t... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4981470 | Intraesophageal catheter with pH sensor An intraesophageal catheter comprising a tubular body, a pH sensor extending through the interior of the tubular body for pH measurement, and a balloon inflation pressure sensor communicating with the interior of the tubular body. The tubular body is comp... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4774956 | Portable apparatus for the determination of upper gastrointestinal function in terms of pH values and clinical uses thereof In the portable instrument an intragastric probe, with a combined pH-electrode at its tip, measures pH values over a long time period and stores, calculates, evaluates, indicates (at any selected time) and prints out the data. At any particular time, both... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4748562 | Portable circuit and method for performing a time study and analysis of bodily characteristics A portable circuit and method for performing a time study and analysis of bodily ionic characteristics as esophageal pH includes a transducer 11 for measuring pH and generating a proportional analog signal and an interface 12 for converting this signal in... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4632119 | Ambulatory esophageal pH monitor A unique ingestible and retrievable ambulatory esophageal monitor for colorimetric analysis of ambient pH within selected portions of the esophagus comprising a nasoesophgeal conduit at least one generally transparent semi-permeable envelope carried proxi... | 12/30/1986 |
