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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6830548 | Active medical device able to diagnose a patient respiratory profile An active medical device to diagnose a patient respiratory profile. This device is able to measure respiratory activity and deliver a signal (26) representative of the periodicity and amplitude of the successive respiratory cycles of the patient, in particula... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6828910 | Apparatus for monitoring gas concentrations A patient monitoring system has a patient monitor with a screen and mainstream gas input connector configured to receive a mainstream gas concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer. A sidestream gas analyzer has an output connector and is configured to tran... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824520 | Method and apparatus for tracking usage of a respiratory measurement device The present invention is directed to a reusable respiratory measurement device having a discardable flow tube in which a counter is included in a detachable (discardable) memory unit that removably engages the respiratory measurement device body. The memory unit inc... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821254 | Cardiac/respiratory arrest detector The condition of a patient who has signs of cardiopulmonary arrest, is evaluated by applying a pair of electrodes (12, 14) to the chest of the patient and passing a low level of alternating current through the patient to detect changes in transthoracic impeda... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6811538 | 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... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805673 | Monitoring mayer wave effects based on a photoplethysmographic signal A photoplethysmographic instrument is used to obtain physiological parameter information related to low frequency heart rate and blood volume variability. In one implementation, a plethysmographic signal is filtered relative to a Mayer Wave frequency to provide an o... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805668 | System and method for processing patient polysomnograph data utilizing multiple neural network processing A system and method for processing patient polysomnograph data are provided. An abstractor obtains raw patient polysomnograph data and generates a subset of the data to include selected factors, including data clusters. The subset of the patient polysomnograph data ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6795725 | Method and apparatus for endoscopic measurement of myoelectrical activity from the stomach and other hollow intra-abdominal organs A catheter structure includes an elongated tube structure having distal and proximal ends and an axis. Electrodes are associated with the tube structure and are constructed and arranged to be moved from a retracted position substantially within the tube structure to... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6773404 | Discriminating between an awake phase and a sleep phase of a patient in an active implantable medical device An active medical device having an improved discrimination between an awake phase of a patient and a sleep phase of a patient. This device measures a physiological parameter of a patient, delivers a physiological signal with a slow time response variation, in partic... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773397 | System for processing signal data representing physiological parameters Determination of a physiological parameter value includes reception of several signals, each representing a respective one of several physiological parameters and including a pulsation associated with the parameter. A system detects a pulsation associated with a phy... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6771998 | Method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus In a method for the operation of a magnetic resonance apparatus having a gradient system and a radio-frequency system that, among other things, are utilized for location coding of magnetic resonance signals, magnetic resonance signals from at least parts of a region... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6770037 | Method and apparatus useful in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea of a patient Patients may operate a CPAP system to deliver appropriate airway pressure at their home. A patient's apnea problem ca be diagnosed at home without supervision with a CPAP device which delivers a continuously minimum appropriate pressure for substantially the entire ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6761693 | Device and method for detecting opening of passage in bodily cavity A method and device for detecting opening of a passage in a bodily cavity, the device including an electric signal source; a first transducer for converting an electric signal from the electric signal source into an acoustic signal; a second transducer for reception... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6748252 | System and method for automatic detection and indication of airway instability A system for automatically detecting and indicating the presence of clinically significant airway instability comprises a patient monitor such as a pulse oximeter for generating a time series of oxygen saturation values and a processor programmed to convert the time... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6741885 | Implantable cardiac device for managing the progression of heart disease and method An implantable cardiac device detects a progression or regression in heart disease such as congestive heart failure. An activity sensor and a respiration sensor generate raw signals indicative of the patient's activity level and respiration level. Degradation or imp... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6740046 | Method and apparatus for enhancing patient compliance during inspiration measurements A system for enhancing patient compliance with a predetermined breathing pattern during inspiration measurements utilizes patient feedback based on inspiration flow. The measured inspiration flow is displayed on a first display and a target inspiration flow is displ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726637 | Breath collection apparatus An arrangement for the collection, concentration, and optional analysis of volatile organic components in alveolar breath includes a condensation unit which removes water vapor from the alveolar breath. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| RE38476 | Signal processing apparatus The present invention involves method and apparatus for analyzing two measured signals that are modeled as containing primary and secondary portions. Coefficients relate the two signals according to a model defined in accordance with the present invention. In one em... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712770 | Breath-based diagnostic device including an array of multiple sensors A breath-based diagnostic device. The device includes an array of multiple gas sensors, a database storage device and a microprocessor. The gas sensors contain material capable of reacting with volatile organic chemicals in the exhaled breath of the subject. The dat... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709405 | Breathing apparatus and method for operation thereof for examining pulmonary mechanics of a respiratory system In an apparatus and method for examining the pulmonary mechanics of a respiratory system, in order to obtain information about the mechanical properties of the respiratory system's lungs, during an expiration of a flow of gas streaming out of the respiratory system ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709404 | Pharyngometer with detachable wavetube A pharyngometer or similar wavetube-based apparatus which includes a wavetube which is detachable from the electronic platform. As the wavetube includes no electronic components, the wavetube can be sterilized thermally or chemically between patients without damagin... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709402 | Apparatus and method for monitoring respiration with a pulse oximeter An apparatus and method for monitoring a secondary physiological process through variations caused by the secondary process in an optical signal used to calculate values related to blood oxygen levels. In particular, the optical signal may be divided into distinct p... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709401 | Methods, systems, and kits for lung volume reduction Lung volume reduction is performed in a minimally invasive manner by isolating a lung tissue segment, optionally reducing gas flow obstructions within the segment, and aspirating the segment to cause the segment to at least partially collapse. Further optionally, ex... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708688 | Metered dosage inhaler system with variable positive pressure settings A metered dosage inhaler system with variable positive pressure settings has a hollow housing with a front portion with a cylindrical protruding user adaptor portion, a top face having apertures, a user controlled air resistance dial, a bottom face having a handle/i... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705315 | Device for monitoring breathing during sleep and ramped control of CPAP treatment A CPAP apparatus including: a variable pressured air source and means to vary the air pressure delivered therefrom; a nose piece for sealed air communication with a patient's respiratory system; an air communication line from the air source to the nose piece; a soun... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6699204 | Device for analyzing auscultation sounds, in particular respiratory sounds The invention concerns a device for analysing medical sounds, in particular respiratory sounds, comprising an input receiving a sound signal sampled in intensity levels each associated with a selected time, and storage means (2, 4, 5) comprising a process... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6679830 | Infant incubator with non-contact sensing and monitoring An infant care unit of the type comprising means for controlling the environment in which the infant resides includes one or more sensors spaced apart from the infant to sense a physiological parameter and provide a sensor output, the controlling means be... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6669649 | Manipulation device with buoyancy breath monitor A device for monitoring the breath of a user includes a tub containing a liquid for at least partially immersing the user in the liquid and a weight sensor positioned to sense weight information of the user while the user is at least partially immersed in... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669632 | Apparatus and method for electronically predicting pleural pressure from pulse wave signals A pleural pressure is predicted from pleural pressure based upon pulse wave signals, which are continuously produced and picked up in a time sequential manner. A first variation signal indicative of a condition of a variation contained in the pulse wave s... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666830 | System and method for detecting the onset of an obstructive sleep apnea event There is disclosed a system and method for detecting the onset of an obstructive sleep apnea event before the obstructive sleep apnea event fully develops and before the cessation of breathing occurs. The system comprises one or more microphones capable o... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663574 | Lung inflection point monitor apparatus connection device A monitor-patient connector used with a lung inflection point monitor for measuring critical opening pressure, over distention pressure, and critical closing of lungs. The monitored-patient connector apparatus is used in conjunction with a lung inflection... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662032 | Interventive-diagnostic device Apparatus for improving health of a user is provided, including a first sensor, adapted to measure a first physiological variable, which is indicative of a voluntary action of the user. A second sensor is adapted to measure a second physiological variable... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6661897 | Transducer for sensing body sounds An acoustic-to-electrical transducer for sensing body sounds is provided. The transducer comprises a diaphragm that can be placed in direct contact with a body, whereby the diaphragm motion directly affects an electromagnetic sensing signal, which is then... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659961 | Method and apparatus for measuring pulmonary blood flow by pulmonary exchange of oxygen and an inert gas with the blood A method and apparatus for measuring pulmonary blood flow in a subject by pulmonary exchange of oxygen and an inert gas with the blood using a divided respiratory system. One method of isolating two or more divisions of the respiratory system uses a multi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659960 | Apparatus for recording respiratory sounds in exercising horses A portable recording unit (10) for recording the upper airway respiratory sounds of an exercising horse to determine whether the horse suffers from an upper airway obstruction condition. The portable recording unit (10) comprises horse restraining apparat... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656128 | Device and method for treating hypernasality A device for evaluating or treating a patient for hypernasality or nasal air emission during speech is disclosed. The device contains a nosepiece for collecting nasal auditory output from the patient, a first listening device connected to the nosepiece to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656127 | Breath test apparatus and methods Breath test methods and apparatus for increasing accuracy and reducing the time taken to achieve diagnostically useful results. In order to determine when an increase in isotopic ratio of the exhaled breath is clinically significant, methods are described... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652469 | Movement detector pad with resilient plate attachment Resilient attachment members interconnect a pair of flat plates of a movement detector pad and are preferably disposed in the corners of these flat plates. A piezoelectric transducer is disposed centrally between the plates to generate signals when the pl... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645153 | System and method for evaluating risk of mortality due to congestive heart failure using physiologic sensors A congestive heart failure (CHF) mortality risk metric is automatically generated using an implantable medical device and, if it exceeds a predetermined threshold, a warning signal is issued indicating a significant risk of mortality due to CHF, perhaps n... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641542 | Method and apparatus to detect and treat sleep respiratory events The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting and treating sleep respiratory events that includes a plurality of sensors gathering physiological data related to sleep respiratory events. A processor extracts an average cycle length a... | 11/04/2003 |
