Patent classifications
A61M2205/07
Wearable devices with interfering bladders for creating haptic feedback
A wearable device for providing haptic stimulations is provided. The wearable device includes: (i) a wearable structure to be worn on a portion of a user's body and (ii) an inflatable bladder, coupled to the wearable structure, that includes two or more pockets positioned at a target location on the wearable structure. Furthermore, the two or more pockets are configured to, when inflated, impart directional force(s) onto the user at the target location that impede movement of the portion of the user's body. Additionally, the directional force(s) are caused by the two or more pockets interfering with each other, when inflated. In some embodiments, (a) the portion of the user's body is a hand of the user, (b) the target location is a finger joint on the user's hand, and (c) the directional force(s) imparted onto the user at the target location impede flexion of the user's finger.
NASAL DRUG DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE
A nasal droplet delivery device and related methods for delivering precise and repeatable dosages to a subject via the nasal passageways and sinus cavities.
TRACHEOSTOMY WEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD
An apparatus, system, and method for controlling tracheostomy weaning. The apparatus includes a lumen defining a flow path for air. The flow path is configured to communicate fluidically with an airway of a patient. A control valve coupled to the lumen is configured to automatically and selectively occlude the lumen to control a flowrate of the air passing through the lumen in real time based on respiratory data obtained from the patient.
Massage chair for performing brain massage
Disclosed is a massage device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The massage device comprises: a body structure for forming an area to accommodate at least one portion of the body of a user and defining the outer shape of the massage device; a massage module for supplying a massage function to the at least one portion of the body of the user accommodated in the area in the body structure; an input unit for receiving an input of an arbitrary form from the user of the massage device; a display for displaying massage mode screen information which can be selected by the user of the massage device; and a control unit for controlling one more operations of the massage device on the basis of at least a part of the input of an arbitrary form received by the input unit. The massage mode screen information may include: an automatic mode graphic object linked to a function of performing an automatic mode consisting of a predetermined massage pattern and massage time; a manual mode graphic object linked to a function of performing a manual mode to allow a user of the massage device to configure a massage pattern and massage time; and a massage option mode graphic object linked to a function enabling selection of a massage option mode consisting of an additional function that provides convenience to a user of the massage device in addition to a massage operation that applies pressure to at least a part of the body of the user of the massage device.
Tracheotomy device and method of use
A device for performing a tracheotomy on a patient without the assistance of a medical professional. The device may include one or more mechanical arms that cause a blade to create an incision, cause a dilating tool to dilate the incision, and cause a tracheotomy tube to be inserted into the incision. The device may further include a scanner and/or a hollow needle connected to an air pressure sensor that may be used to detect whether the device is aligned with the patient's airway.
DERMAL SPRAY APPARATUS WITH DISPOSABLE CARTRDIGE AND METHOD
A system and method for dermal spraying includes a portable, hand-held dermal application device with one or more disposable cartridges that spray a dermal formulation onto the skin, the disposable cartridge having a nozzle that can be activated by placing the cartridge into the spray device.
DERMAL SPRAY APPARATUS WITH DISPOSABLE CARTRDIGE AND METHOD
A system and method for dermal spraying includes a portable, hand-held dermal application device with one or more disposable cartridges that spray a dermal formulation onto the skin, the disposable cartridge having a nozzle that can be activated by placing the cartridge into the spray device.
ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING VACUUM IN THE RESERVOIR OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
Disclosed herein are structures for ensuring that the reservoir of drug delivery device is free from any residual air before the device is filled with a liquid drug and put into use. The structures described herein are designed to prevent air from entering the reservoir during the pendency of a shelf life of the drug delivery device and/or to remove any residual air that has entered the reservoir of the drug delivery device prior to it being filled with the liquid drug.
CLOSED LOOP SMOKE FILTRATION SYSTEM
A closed loop filtration system includes first and second trocars providing sealed access to a body cavity, a power supply, first and second ionizer units electrically coupled to the power supply, and a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes an inlet in communication with the first trocar, an outlet in communication with the second trocar, a first electrode disposed downstream of the inlet of the filter cartridge, and a second electrode disposed downstream of the first electrode. The first electrode is electrically coupled to the first ionizer unit to ionize airborne particulate matter flowing therethrough. The second electrode is electrically coupled to the second ionizer unit and configured to attract the airborne particulate matter that is ionized by the first electrode.
CAPTURING TRUNCATED PROTEOFORMS IN EXHALED BREATH FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES
Methods and devices to capture and analyze aerosolized particles such as protein biomarkers and their truncated proteoforms characteristic of a disease, including a respiratory disease, in exhaled breath to enable rapid detection of diseases are disclosed. The disclosed methods and systems selectively capture aerosolized particles using a packed bed column. The captured particles are then eluted using one or more solvents and analyzed using devices including mass spectrometry.