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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180437 | Optical pulse wave velocity obtaining apparatus and method thereof A biological-information obtaining apparatus includes a light-emitting unit, an image sensor configured to capture images, in a time sequence, relating to a living body, and a lens. The apparatus also includes an extreme-occurrence-time obtaining unit configured to ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7341560 | Apparatuses and methods for non-invasively monitoring blood parameters An apparatus for monitoring vital sign parameters in a biological entity is disclosed. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one light source for transmitting light through the biological entity and at least one photodetector for receiving light transmit... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329223 | Catheter with optical fiber sensor An apparatus and method to perform therapeutic treatment and diagnosis of a patient's vasculature through the use of an intravascular device having an optical fiber disposed therein. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes an intravascular device to perform a thera... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325923 | Ophthalmic examination and treatment system An ophthalmic examination and treatment system including ophthalmic medical instruments, wireless imaging devices mounted on the ophthalmic medical instruments, and one or more display devices for displaying images captured with the imaging devices. Each imaging dev... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324919 | Apparatus for analysing the condition of a machine An apparatus for analysing the condition of a machine having a rotating shaft, includes: at least one input for receiving measurement data from a sensor for surveying a measuring point of the machine, the measurement data being dependent on rotation of the shaft; an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320599 | Blood pressure simulation apparatus with tactile interface The blood pressure level in humans is a vital health parameter, yet the vast majority of people do not have a physical feeling for what normal and abnormal blood pressure levels mean in relation to the forces exerted on the heart and blood vessels. A blood pressure ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7295692 | Process and apparatus for detection of the cardiac cycle A process for cardiac movements to be used with a radiography apparatus (1) wherein acquiring of a series of successive images In of the region of the heart, an analysis of at least some of the images thus acquired to identify a heart movement; and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292883 | Physiological assessment system A physiological assessment system comprises a sensor and first and second processors. The sensor is adapted to generate a signal responsive to a living organism. The first processor is configured to derive a measured parameter from the sensor signal. The second proc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288106 | System and method for excitation of photoreactive compounds in eye tissue A system and method for excitation of photosensitizers is configured to provide desired illumination on targeted eye tissue. The excitation system includes an optical module that generates illumination and a controller to power the optical module and control the sha... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278975 | Method and apparatus for detecting a tremor induced in a subject A method and apparatus are provided for detecting tremors induced in a subject that are indicative of stress, emotion, fatigue, deception or other similar psychological states. The apparatus includes a signal source for directly applying an excitation signal having ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7272976 | Pressure sensor A pressure gauge includes a diaphragm having a substantially rigid outer portion and a displaceable inner portion that displaces in response to a pressure difference between first and second sides of the diaphragm. The pressure gauge further includes a sensor locate... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268859 | Liquid measuring system Systems and methods for measuring the flow of a liquid along a conduit are disclosed. A heat source applies thermal energy to a portion of a liquid flowing along a conduit thereby elevating its temperature. A light source generates a first beam that passes through t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263870 | Gauge calibration method The instrument panel gauge assembly includes an applique having gauge graphics printed thereon and a needle pointer for a gauge assembly positioned adjacent thereto. A transparent chaplet is formed within the applique to allow light to pass through. The needle passe... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7231243 | Optical methods for tissue analysis The invention relates to methods and systems to optically analyze samples such as tissue based on speckle patterns of microscopic motion, such as Brownian motion. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224472 | Operation lamp with camera system for 3D referencing The invention relates to a system for the combined shadow-free illumination of a pre-definable area and for referencing three-dimensional spatial co-ordinates, and to an active or passive referencing system, each in particular for referencing surgical or medical ins... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225005 | Optical determination of in vivo properties A system and method for determining an in vivo property of a tissue or blood is described. The in vivo property may be a hematocrit value, a hemoglobin concentration, or a combination thereof. The system can automatically determine a location of a subcutaneous blood... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219997 | Method and apparatus for three dimensionally displaying eyeground and measuring coordinates thereof Presented are a shape measuring step (A) in which the size L of an eyeball 1 and the shape R of the eyeground 2 are measured, an eyeball setting step (B) for setting an eyeball template 3, an eyeground image taking step (C) for taking images of ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206623 | Optical sampling interface system for in vivo measurement of tissue An optical sampling interface system minimizes and compensates error resulting from sampling variations and measurement site state fluctuations. Components include: An optical probe placement guide having an aperture wherein the optical probe is received, facilitate... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190986 | Non-adhesive oximeter sensor for sensitive skin The present invention provides non-adhesive oximeter sensors for patients with sensitive skin. Sensors of the present invention include a light emitting diode (LED) and a photodetector. The LED and the photodetector may be covered by a reflective mask and a faraday ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179230 | Pulsimeter and measuring system comprising the same A measuring system includes a measuring apparatus (2) for obtaining pulse data and identification data related to the pulse data, and a central controlling apparatus (1, 3) for receiving the pulse data and the identification data from the measuring app... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181264 | Method and apparatus for noninvasive physiologic monitoring Intense environmental or working conditions can impede an individual's evaporative cooling mechanism normally responsible for thermoregulation during exercise or exertion. Non-invasive physiological monitoring capabilities are needed to more precisely define the car... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175601 | Portable equipment for measuring and/or monitoring the heart rate Portable equipment including in combination a heart rate measuring device and a sound reproduction unit including means for supplying a signal representative of the sound reproduction and for supplying sound information to a sound transducer, wherein said measuring ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171680 | Method and apparatus for electro-biometric identity recognition A method and apparatus for electro-biometric identity recognition or verification, producing and storing a first biometric signature that identifies a specific individual by forming the difference between a representation of the heartbeat pattern of the specific ind... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167814 | Analysis system for analyzing the condition of a machine An apparatus for analyzing the condition of a machine, comprising: at least one input for receiving measurement data from a sensor for surveying a measuring point of the machine; data processing means for processing condition data dependent on said measurement data;... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150717 | Optical measurement apparatus for a living body Disclosed is an optical measurement apparatus for a living body to provide a means for measuring blood flow activity within a short time inside the body, even if the test subject cannot distinguish between the active task period and the rest period. An optical measu... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144367 | Anatomical visualization system A realtime computer-based viewing system comprising a database of first software objects in registration with one another, wherein at least one of the first software objects corresponds to a physical structure which is to be viewed by the system and at least one of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128716 | Blood flowmeter and sensor part of the blood flowmeter A sensor part of a blood flowmeter for measuring a value on blood flow in tissue of a living body is provided, in which the sensor part includes: a light emitter for emitting light to tissue of a living body; and a light detector for receiving scattered light from t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127093 | Integrated image registration for cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion data A system and method for integrated image registration of cardiac magnetic resonance perfusion data are provided, where the system includes an estimation unit for estimating an edge parameter, a registration unit in signal communication with the estimation unit for r... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115841 | Imaging methods for fluorescence and reflectance imaging and spectroscopy and for contemporaneous measurements of electromagnetic radiation with multiple measuring devices Optical systems that provide for simultaneous images and spectra from an object, such as a tissue sample, an industrial object such as a computer chip, or any other object that can be viewed with an optical system such as a microscope, endoscope, telescope or camera... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7095491 | Device and method for measuring constituents in blood The method and device serve to measure a proportion of constituents in blood. To this end, electromagnetic radiation of different radiation wavelengths is directed through a tissue (9) containing blood vessels (1). At least a portion of the radiation e... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7096058 | Laser blood-flow meter and system for monitoring bio-data A laser blood-flow meter includes a laser-beam irradiator for irradiating laser beams to biological structure, a detector for detecting scattered beams resulted from scattering of the laser beams in the biological structure, the laser blood-flow meter measuring bloo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090658 | Temperature sensing device for selectively measuring temperature at desired locations along an intravenous fluid line A temperature sensing device measures the temperature of a fluid at selected locations along an IV fluid line. The device is secured to a selected portion of the IV line and includes a temperature sensor for measuring fluid flowing within that line. The device is co... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7055955 | Eye fundus examination apparatus In an eye fundus examination apparatus such as an eye fundus blood flowmeter, the display on a monitor is changed depending on the detection stage of the eye fundus examination apparatus. When measurement is started, an eye fundus image is zoomed to allow an easy ch... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047056 | Hat-based oximeter sensor A method for use and an improved oximeter sensor substrate that is conforming to the shape of the patient's forehead. In one embodiment, the present invention is an oximeter sensor, having a substrate with a shape similar to a shape of at least a portion of a patien... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7022083 | Measurement system for living bodies A satisfactory averaged signal can be obtained with only a small number of repetitions of measurement in the measurement of responses to a stimulus given to a living body. A low-frequency biological fluctuation is extracted and a stimulus is presented to the living ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018338 | Method and device for pulse rate detection Portable pulse rate detecting device for contact with human body tissue, including a light-emitting source for emitting radiant energy directed at through human body tissue; at least first and second light detectors for detecting intensity of radiant energy after pr... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020511 | Method for three dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for three-dimensional cine EBA/CTA imaging. The method includes monitoring a cardiac cycle of a patient and selecting a trigger point along the cardiac cycle. When the cardiac cycle of the patient reaches... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003337 | Non-invasive substance concentration measurement using and optical bridge An improved method for non-invasively measuring a concentration of a target analyte dissolved in a fluid flowing through a sample is presented. It includes directing a probe beam of electromagnetic radiation, consisting of time multiplexed components of different wa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999812 | Arteriosclerosis detection system An arteriosclerosis detection system including an electrocardiographic signal detection device, an eyeground image detection device for detecting an eyeground image in synchronization with an electrocardiographic signal detected by the detection device. The arterios... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999610 | Device for automatically sorting periodic data records Device for automatically sorting periodic data records, in particular for representing the motion of parts in the human body from individual images, an examination monitor with a storage device for the data records been assigned a measuring and evaluation device whi... | 02/14/2006 |
