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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7813781 | Method and apparatus for determining ischaemia A method and apparatus for determining information concerning ischaemia using a pH sensor. Embodiments of the invention can be used to determine ischaemia caused by a number of factors, including acute compartment syndrome and vascular disorders, e.g. scepticaemia. | 10/12/2010 |
| 7616979 | 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... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7373193 | Pulse oximetry data capture system A data capture system utilizes a sensor with emitters adapted to transmit light into a fleshy medium and a detector adapted to generate intensity signals in response to receiving light after absorption by the fleshy medium. A monitor is configured to input the inten... | 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 |
| 7339836 | Data collector A data collector to be installed in an electrical storage device has a data reader and a base. The data reader is to be connected to the electrical storage device to store status data detected by the electrical storage device. The stored data has a specific format. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7317937 | Method and apparatus for monitoring cerebral physiology A method and apparatus for predicting the outcome of head injury trauma by monitoring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) characteristics, preferably by monitoring the pH of CSF. The apparatus includes a catheter with a wall section adapted to permit CSF to flow therein, and ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7297113 | Microsensor system and method for measuring data One embodiment is a microprobe. An example of the microprobe comprises a housing having an aperture. This example of the microprobe also comprises an ISFET attached to the housing. The ISFET may have a gate located proximate the aperture. This example of the micropr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291502 | Method for performing a non-invasive blood gas test A non-invasive blood gas test is carried out by a method that utilizes a venous blood sample together with a pulse oximeter and a plurality of mathematical equations. The method generates the following data points of the blood: (i) the pH level; (ii) the [H+] concen... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7231242 | Method for measuring blood urea level by reverse iontophoresis A method for measuring and determining urea level in human blood by reverse iontophoresis comprising the following steps of: placing an anode electrode on skin, placing a container comprising a solution including u... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7206624 | Hydration monitoring circuitry for pH sensors The present invention pertains to an apparatus for evaluating the signal strength from the pH sensor to determine whether the sensor is hydrated sufficiently to accurately measure pH. This is accomplished by utilizing circuitry that periodically sends a low voltage ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197357 | Wireless ECG system A cardiac monitoring system and, more particularly, a wireless electrocardiograph (ECG) system. The present invention detects electrical signals from a patient's heart and transmits the signals digitally to a remote base station via telemetry. The base station conve... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182847 | System and probe for monitoring pH levels of a sample medium A system for monitoring a pH level of a sample medium is disclosed herein as including a pH probe having a pH-sensitive electrode, a reference electrode and a temperature electrode arranged within a housing of the pH probe. The probe housing generally includes a fle... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7155269 | Stress evaluation apparatus A stress evaluation apparatus includes an impedance measuring unit for measuring an impedance of a fluid discharged from a living body; a temperature measuring unit for measuring a temperature of the fluid discharged from the living body; a pH calculating unit for c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141016 | Systems and methods for monitoring gastrointestinal system In general, the invention is directed to systems and methods for monitoring the gastrointestinal system of a patient. In one embodiment, the invention includes techniques for monitoring the emptying of the patient's stomach. The techniques may employ glucose monitor... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135987 | Wireless chart recorder system and method A system is disclosed for recording continuous streaming data. The system includes a data collection unit, a wireless data transmission unit, a wireless data reception unit and a recorder unit. The data collection unit is for continuously collecting data at a data c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118529 | Method and apparatus for transmitting non-image information via an image sensor in an in vivo imaging system A device, system and method may enable the obtaining of in vivo information other than or in addition to images from for example within body lumens or cavities, such as temperature, pressure, or pH from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where the data is typically tr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7079890 | Electrochemical therapy apparatus The present invention relates to an electrochemical therapy apparatus in which various tumors such as cancers are treated using an electrochemical method that utilizes an interaction between an anodic electrode and a cathodic electrode. The electrochemical therapy a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7020505 | Method and apparatus for monitoring cerebral physiology A method and apparatus for predicting the outcome of head injury trauma by monitoring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) characteristics, preferably my monitoring the pH of CSF. The apparatus includes a catheter with a wall section adapted to permit CSF to flow therein, and ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7003336 | Analyte sensor method of making the same A sensor and method of making the same for implantation in a body that includes a substrate with notches cut in the substrate to form a necked down region in the substrate; and at least one sensor electrode formed from one or more conductive layers. Preferably, the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997880 | Waveform interpreter for respiratory analysis A capnograph which performs an analysis of the breath waveforms measured by the carbon dioxide sensor, interprets the results of this analysis, and outputs to the operator diagnostic information about the respiratory status of the patient, or about the adequacy of t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999807 | pH measuring balloon The present invention relates to devices and methods for measuring the pH of blood in the vicinity of a vulnerable plaque. A balloon including an opto-electric device may be positioned proximate a vulnerable plaque. The balloon can be inflated to partially occlude b... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999809 | Central venous catheter having a soft tip and fiber optics A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one m... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6982360 | Pantyliner for women, in particular for pregnant women The invention relates to a pantyliner, in particular for pregnant women, with a liquid-impermeable lower layer and a liquid-permeable covering layer, where a test insert (3) provided with a test substance is arranged between the lower layer (1) and the... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6961609 | Quantitative titration of the autonomic nervous system A non-invasive method for the objective measurement of the functional state of the autonomic nervous system, including the balance between its two divisions, sympathetic and parasympathetic. The method is based on the iontophoretic application of different concentra... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6936006 | Atraumatic insertion of a subcutaneous device The invention relates to a concept for placing a subcutaneous device such as a sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient, e.g. to obtain blood glucose readings. In a first aspect, an insertion needle comprises an oblong needle body and a distal end port... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6911004 | Micro capsule robot A micro capsule robot comprises a body unit; a body movement control unit, which is installed on an outer circumferential surface of the body unit, including a linear driving device, and wings which are unfolded from the outer circumferential surface of the body uni... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6835175 | Medical devices for contemporaneous decision support in metabolic control The invention addresses hardware and software products capable to make contemporaneous accurate predictions regarding how a person's biological system will respond to a serious of stimuli. The predictions can then be communicated in real time, enabling confirmation ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6694161 | Apparatus and method for monitoring rumen pH The present invention provides for an apparatus and a method for monitoring, in vivo, the ruminal pH of an animal. The apparatus has an external aspect at the outside of the animal, an indwelling ruminal aspect; and an intermediate aspect between the exte... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6402689 | Methods, systems, and associated implantable devices for dynamic monitoring of physiological and biological properties of tumors Methods of monitoring and evaluating the status of a tumor undergoing treatment includes monitoring in vivo at least one physiological parameter associated with a tumor in a subject undergoing treatment, transmitting data from an in situ located sensor to... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6368272 | Equipment and method for contemporaneous decision supporting metabolic control The invention addresses hardware and software products capable to make contemporaneous accurate predictions regarding how a person's biological system will respond to a series of stimuli. The predictions can then be communicated in real time, enabling con... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6363271 | Amniotic fluid alerting device A device for implantation on the cervix of a pregnant female that provides a means by which a female patient or her health caregiver is notified of the rupture of membranes by the release of amniotic fluid. The device comprises a housing manufactured from... | 03/26/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6245013 | Ambulatory recorder having synchronized communication between two processors An ambulatory recording system for medical and especially diagnostic purposes is described having synchronized communication between two processors. The recorder features two processors which are of differing architectures--the first processor being a rea... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6198954 | Urine sugar detecting device and method of fabricating the same A urine sugar detecting device including (a) a urine sugar sensor including a contact electrode and a cover film covering the contact electrode therewith, (b) a cartridge encasing the urine sugar sensor in fluid tight except the contact electrode, and (c)... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6154668 | Ambulatory recorder having a real time and non-real time processors An ambulatory recorder having real time non-real time processors is described. The real time processor handles sampling functions while the non real time processor handles other functions, such as high processing operations associated with multitasking, g... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6141574 | Ambulatory recorder having sliding period switches An ambulatory data recorder having a slidable patient activity period switch. The slidable patient activity period switch permits the patient to slide the switch from a first position to a second position upon the start of a pre-defined activity, e.g. eat... | 10/31/2000 |
