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Initiating medical system communications
A medical system includes a body-contacting signal source adapted to transmit an oscillatory signal though a body to a transducer of a device implanted therein. A detector that is coupled to the transducer, upon detection of a response of the transducer to the signal, activates a radio-frequency (RF) telemetry component of the device.
Owner:MEDTRONIC INC
Body contacted dynamic memory
InactiveUS6111778AEfficiently store and retrieveIncreases magnitudeTransistorSolid-state devicesBody contactMemory circuits
A dynamic memory circuit in which the inherent bipolar transistor effect within a floating body transistor is utilized to store an information bit. A floating body of a storage transistor stores an information bit in the form of an electric charge. The floating body is charged and discharged via an access transistor during data write operations. The inherent bipolar transistor resident within the floating body transistor increases the effective capacitance of the floating body which acts as the storage node, and thereby enhances the magnitude of the discharge current which represents the stored information bit during read operations.
Owner:IBM CORP
Communication Unit for a Person's Skin
InactiveUS20080021519A1Preserve sleeping timeLow costAcoustic time signalsOral administration deviceHuman skinCommunication unit
Electric communication unit to be placed on a person's skin, comprising a support element (3), a series of body contacts (7), a pulse generator (6) provided for generating a series of pulses and for transmitting the series of pulses to said series of body contacts (7), said series of body contacts (7) being provided to transmit said series of pulses onto the skin of said person. The electric communication unit is in the form of a patch.
Owner:THERASOLVE NV
Silent time reminding device
InactiveUS20100061191A1Easy to disassembleEasy to useElectromechanical unknown time interval measurementElectric unknown time interval measurementHuman bodyBody contact
A silent time reminding device including a soft elastic fastening band and a main body. The fastening band can be fitted on a suitable part of human body. A clipped section is disposed on an outer face of the fastening band to define a pocket with the fastening band. At least one setting key and a resilient clip are disposed on the main body. The resilient clip can be easily extended into the pocket to clip the clipped section so as to detachably associate the main body with the fastening band. A user can wear the fastening band with the main body contacting a surface of the user's body. The main body is at least inbuilt with a timer and a vibration module. At a specific time, the timer drives the vibration module to vibrate for shocking the surface of the user's body to achieve a reminding effect.
Owner:CHEN MIKE
Body-contacted finfet
ActiveUS20090008705A1Semiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingSemiconductor devicesGate dielectricSemiconductor materials
A silicon containing fin is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A silicon oxide layer is formed around the bottom of the silicon containing fin. A gate dielectric is formed on the silicon containing fin followed by formation of a gate electrode. While protecting the portion of the semiconductor fin around the channel, a bottom portion of the silicon containing semiconductor fin is etched by a isotropic etch leaving a body strap between the channel of a finFET on the silicon containing fin and an underlying semiconductor layer underneath the silicon oxide layer. The fin may comprise a stack of inhomogeneous layers in which a bottom layer is etched selectively to a top semiconductor layer. Alternatively, the fin may comprise a homogeneous semiconductor material and the silicon containing fin may be protected by dielectric films on the sidewalls and top surfaces of the silicon containing fin.
Owner:GLOBALFOUNDRIES US INC
Feedback system for monitoring and measuring physical exercise related information
InactiveUS7192387B2Accurate measurementQuick installationPhysical therapies and activitiesClubsRelevant informationBody contact
A system for advising an exerciser about his physical activities, associated either with displacement of the exerciser itself or of an object displaced by the exerciser, or an object displaced simultaneously with the exerciser. The system comprises a first unit for monitoring the activities. This unit is not in physical contact with the exerciser or the object, displaced by the exerciser. The first unit is capable to collect raw data defining the activities either in terms of distance or acceleration. The first unit transmits the collected raw data in a wireless fashion to a second unit, which receives the transmitted raw data, processes it and calculates various parameters, defining the said physical activities, and represents the calculated parameters in a form recognizable by the exerciser. The system enables tracking, recording and updating the relevant information, provides improved feedback and thus helps to the exercising individual to improve his performances.
Owner:DINTEX
Medical device having capacitive coupling communication and energy harvesting
ActiveUS20110022025A1Low component requirementsImprove functionalityMedical devicesPressure infusionCapacitanceDrugs infusion
Provided is a wearable, self-contained drug infusion or medical device capable of communicating with a host controller or other external devices via a personal area network (PAN). The medical device utilizes a PAN transceiver for communication with other devices in contact with a user's body, such as a physiological sensor or host controller, by propagating a current across the user's body via capacitive coupling. The wearable nature of the medical device and the low power requirements of the PAN communication system enable the medical device to utilize alternative energy harvesting techniques for powering the device. The medical device preferably utilizes thermal, kinetic and other energy harvesting techniques for capturing energy from the user and the environment during normal use of the medical device. A system power distribution unit is provided for managing the harvested energy and selectively supplying power to the medical device during system operation.
Owner:BECTON DICKINSON & CO
High density trench MOSFET with reduced on-resistance
InactiveUS20070114599A1Reduce resistanceImprove breakdown voltageSemiconductor devicesInsulation layerBody contact
Owner:M MOS SEMICON
Power FET with embedded body pickup
A power transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate and including a lateral array of polysilicon lines separated by alternating source and drain regions includes one or more body contact diffusion regions formed in the source regions where each body contact diffusion region has a length that extends to the edges of the two adjacent polysilicon lines, and one or more body pickup contacts where each body pickup contact is formed over a respective body contact diffusion region. In one embodiment, the body contact diffusion regions are formed in a fabrication process using ion implantation of dopants of a first type through a body diffusion mask. Each body contact diffusion region defined by an exposed area in the body diffusion mask has a drawn area that overlaps the respective two adjacent polysilicon lines.
Owner:MICREL
Mosfet with body contacts
InactiveUS20080083949A1Solid-state devicesSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingMOSFETBody contact
A semiconductor structure includes a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor that includes a body contact region that extends from body region located beneath a channel region that separates a pair of source / drain regions within the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. The body contact region is recessed with respect to a surface of the channel region to avoid shorting between a body contact and the source / drain regions.
Owner:IBM CORP
Segmented pneumatic pad for regulating pressure upon parts of the body during usage
InactiveUS20050154336A1Accommodatable for travelSimple designStuffed mattressesPneumatic massageAfter treatmentBody contact
A compression garment for selective application for treatment of lymphedema and prevention of local ischemia of tissues at various locations of the body. The garment includes a pair or series of layers of hermetically sealed material, that can capture pressurized air, when applied therein, and is formed through the patterned sealing of the layers of the garment together, at select locations, to form air pockets that can selectively apply isolated points of pressure to the patient's affected area, without disrupting normal vascular and lymphatic functioning. The garment is design cut, for application to various segments of the body, and applies encompassing pressure over the entire affected area, and includes valves that can allow for the injection of measurable air, to the desired pressure points, or its deflation, after treatment. The compression device of this invention may also be formed as a segmented pad or mat, into which pneumatic pressurized air may be applied, at various segments, so as to regulate the amount of pressure applied to the surface of the body that is in contact with the pad or mat of this invention.
Owner:KLOECKER RICHARD J +2
Medical articles for long term implantation
According to an aspect of the present invention, long term medical articles are provided which include the following: (a) first and second body contacting (e.g., tissue and / or body-fluid contacting) porous polymeric layers; (b) a polymeric barrier layer disposed between the first and second porous polymer layers; and (c) a reinforcement element. According to another aspect of the present invention, tubular medical articles for long term implantation are provided, which comprise: (a) a reinforcement element; (b) a blood contacting porous polymeric layer having a surface energy ranging between 20 and 30 dynes / cm disposed over an inner surface of the reinforcement element; and (c) an additional porous polymeric layer formed over an outer surface of the reinforcement element.
Owner:BOSTON SCI SCIMED INC
Static RAM cell design and multi-contact regime for connecting double channel transistors
ActiveUS8183096B2Improve space efficiencyLow resistivityTransistorSolid-state devicesBody contactCell design
A static RAM cell may be formed on the basis of two double channel transistors and a select transistor, wherein a body contact may be positioned laterally between the two double channel transistors in the form of a dummy gate electrode structure, while a further rectangular contact may connect the gate electrodes, the source regions and the body contact, thereby establishing a conductive path to the body regions of the transistors. Hence, compared to conventional body contacts, a very space-efficient configuration may be established so that bit density in static RAM cells may be significantly increased.
Owner:ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
System and method for active monitoring and diagnostics of life signs using heartbeat waveform and body temperature remotely giving the user freedom to move within its vicinity without wires attachment, gel, or adhesives
ActiveUS20070152812A1Enhanced signalAcoustic sensorsAuscultation instrumentsAmbulatory systemFrequency spectrum
A system and method that uses a non-invasive method, such as a wearable module equipped with sensors placed on a subject connected to a computer-linked module, to monitor life signs like heartbeat waveforms and body temperatures. Life signs indicate the health of a living being or a dynamic system (a mechanical system containing moving parts, like motors). The health of the system is defined by a set of known good spectra (such as its frequency / wavelet transform spectrum), with deviations triggering alerts. A garment embedded with a piezoelectric material and an electronic temperature sensor, when placed in contact with the body, captures acoustic waves from the heart and body temperature. Both sensors are connected to a garment-mounted module with an embedded flexible printed antenna (WEM). A separate WEM with reconfigured daughterboard software forms a bidirectional wireless data connection to a computer. A software program compares the received spectrum to its database spectrum and alerts the user when deviation is determined by a set of rules.
Owner:WONG CHON MENG +2
Trenched mosfets with embedded schottky in the same cell
InactiveUS20080246082A1Overcome limitationsReduce parasitic capacitanceSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingDiodeMOSFETSchottky barrier
A semiconductor power device includes trenched semiconductor power device comprising a trenched gate surrounded by a source region encompassed in a body region above a drain region disposed on a bottom surface of a substrate. The semiconductor power device further includes an insulation layer covering the trenched semiconductor power device with a source-body contact trench opened therethrough the source and body regions and extending into an epitaxial layer below the body regions and filled with contact metal plug therein. The semiconductor power device further includes an embedded Schottky diode disposed near a bottom of the source-body contact trench below the contact metal plug wherein the Schottky diode further includes a Schottky barrier layer having a barrier height for reducing a leakage current through the embedded Schottky diode during a reverse bias between the drain and the source.
Owner:FORCE MOS TECH CO LTD
Stacked body-contacted field effect transistor
ActiveUS8658475B1Reduce capacitanceSave spaceSolid-state devicesSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingBody contactEngineering
The present disclosure relates to a stacked body-contacted field effect transistor (FET) that includes multiple body-contacted FETs coupled in series and a lateral isolation band encircling a periphery of the multiple FETs. The multiple FETs include a first end FET having a first body, which is not directly connected to any body of any other of the multiple FETs, and a second end FET having a second body, which is not directly connected to any body of any other of the multiple FETs. The multiple FETs may include inner FETs that incorporate merged source-drains to save space. By keeping the bodies electrically separated from one another, the full benefits of body-contacting may be realized. However, by incorporating multiple FETs within a single lateral isolation band further saves space.
Owner:QORVO US INC
Method of fabrication and device configuration of asymmetrical DMOSFET with Schottky barrier source
ActiveUS20070187751A1Much-reduced contact resistanceTransistorSemiconductor/solid-state device detailsInsulation layerSchottky barrier
A trenched semiconductor power device includes a trenched gate insulated by a gate insulation layer and surrounded by a source region encompassed in a body region above a drain region disposed on a bottom surface of a semiconductor substrate. The source region surrounding the trenched gate includes a metal of low barrier height to function as a Schottky source. The metal of low barrier height further may include a PtSi or ErSi layer. In a preferred embodiment, the metal of low barrier height further includes an ErSi layer. The metal of low barrier height further may be a metal silicide layer having the low barrier height. A top oxide layer is disposed under a silicon nitride spacer on top of the trenched gate for insulating the trenched gate from the source region. A source contact disposed in a trench opened into the body region for contacting a body-contact dopant region and covering with a conductive metal layer such as a Ti / TiN layer. In a preferred embodiment, the semiconductor power device constitutes an asymmetrical double diffusion metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (DMOSFET) device.
Owner:ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICON LTD
Ultrasound patient interface device
InactiveUS20080033292A1Reduce rateImprove cooling effectInfrasonic diagnosticsSonic diagnosticsUltrasonic sensorBody contact
An ultrasound coupling device for acoustically coupling an ultrasound transducer with a patient's body comprises a fluid chamber having an ultrasound transducer interface for placing an ultrasound transducer in contact with water within said fluid chamber. The coupling device also has a patient interface comprising a water permeable membrane. The membrane has an internal membrane surface which is in contact with the water in the water tank and an external membrane surface can be placed in contact with the patient's body. The membrane is specially designed to allow water from inside the water tank to slowly permeate or “leak” to the external membrane surface while such surface is in contact or placed in very close proximity to the patient's skin. The slow permeation rate maintains the external membrane surface wet and free of air bubbles during a procedure which can take several hours. At the same time, the slow rate of permeation does not cause any water spillage around the patient.
Owner:INSIGHTEC
Silicon on insulator field effect transistors having shared body contact
InactiveUS6624459B1Improve memory cell stabilityImprove stabilityTransistorSolid-state devicesBit lineBody contact
Silicon on insulator (SOI) field effect transistors (FET) with a shared body contact, a SRAM cell and array including the SOI FETs and the method of forming the SOI FETs. The SRAM cell has a hybrid SOI / bulk structure wherein the source / drain diffusions do not penetrate to the underlying insulator layer, resulting in a FET in the surface of an SOI layer with a body or substrate contact formed at a shared contact. FETs are formed on SOI silicon islands located on a BOX layer and isolated by shallow trench isolation (STI). NFET islands in the SRAM cells include a body contact to a P-type diffusion in the NFET island. Each NFET in the SRAM cells include at least one shallow source / drain diffusion that is shallower than the island thickness. A path remains under the shallow diffusions between NFET channels and the body contact. The P-type body contact diffusion is a deep diffusion, the full thickness of the island. Bit line diffusions shared by SRAM cells on adjacent wordlines may be deep diffusions.
Owner:INT BUSIENSS MACHINES IBM +1
Yoga mat with body contact placement indicia
A yoga mat is provided having a symmetrical body placement guide on an upper surface of the mat. The body placement guide is configured to aid a yoga practitioner to properly align the practitioner's body during yoga postures. The body placement guide includes a patterned design defining a longitudinal axis substantially extending the length of and bisecting the upper surface of the mat. The patterned design also defines a transverse axis bisecting the longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis and transverse axis define four equal quadrants. Each quadrant is adjacent to other quadrants, the pattern design in each quadrant being a mirror image of the pattern design of the two adjoining quadrants. The pattern design also includes step indicia within each quadrant.
Owner:HOWLETT CAMPANELLA HELEN HARDMAN
Thin sanitary napkin having protrusions
A sanitary absorbent article is disclosed which is intended to be worn against a pudendal region of a user. The sanitary absorbent article is thin, i.e. having a thickness equal to or less than 5 mm and comprises a body contacting surface with at least one protrusion on the body contacting surface. The protrusion has a height H of at least 0.5 mm, and an equivalent width W. The protrusion also includes a ratio W / H ranging from about 2 to about 10.
Owner:JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC QUEBEC
Ice belt to reduce body temperature
InactiveUS20050049661A1Lower body temperatureElevated degree of resistanceTherapeutic coolingTherapeutic heatingLow body temperatureBody contact
The Ice Belt To Reduce Body Temperature is a belt made of a turned out strip of flexible material of amble width and length to gird the waist from the midriff down, contains pocket-like receptacles on its innermost body-contacting side for the placement of flexible ice bags, and is secured around the waist by a connecting means. The Ice Belt to Reduce Body Temperature is a new concept of belts intended for sports, exercise and safety because the Ice Belt To Reduce Body Temperature provides the wearer with the comfort of a lower body temperature when exposed to high climatic conditions. In fact, most belts pertaining to the prior art are designed to promote sweating—a symptom of high body temperature—rather than reduce sweating. Therefore, the Ice Belt helps to lessen the risk of the user acquiring heat exhaustion when exposed to high climatic conditions.
Owner:KOFFROTH SHIRLEY B
Dual gate ldmos device and method
InactiveUS20080182394A1Semiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingSemiconductor devicesLDMOSBody contact
An N-channel device (40, 60) is described having a lightly doped substrate (42, 42′) in which adjacent or spaced-apart P (46, 46′) and N (44) wells are provided. A lateral isolation wall (76) surrounds at least a portion of the substrate (42, 42′) and is spaced apart from the wells (46, 46′, 44). A first gate (G1) (56) overlies the P (46) well or the substrate (42′) between the wells (46′, 44) or partly both. A second gate (G2) (66), spaced apart from G1 (56), overlies the N-well (44). A body contact (74) to the substrate (42, 42′) is spaced apart from the isolation wall (76) by a first distance (745) within the space charge region of the substrate (42, 42′) to isolation wall (76) PN junction. When the body contact (74) is connected to G2 (66), a predetermined static bias Vg2 is provided to G2 (66) depending upon the isolation wall bias (Vbias) and the first distance (745). The resulting device (40, 60) operates at higher voltage with lower Rdson and less HCI.
Owner:NORTH STAR INNOVATIONS
Electrodes for applying an electric field in-vivo over an extended period of time
As compared to conventional electrodes, the electrode configurations disclosed herein minimize irritation and damage to the skin when they are placed in contact with a patient's body over extended of time. The electrodes are formed from a conductive substrate coated with a thin dielectric material, and a plurality of open spaces pass through the electrodes. Those open spaces are distributed and sized to permit moisture on the surface of the patient's body to escape when the electrode is placed in contact with the patient's body. One intended use for the electrodes is for treating tumors by applying an AC electric field with specific frequency and field strength characteristics over an extended period of time.
Owner:NOVOCURE GMBH
In-line voltage contrast detection of PFET silicide encroachment
InactiveUS8039837B2TransistorSemiconductor/solid-state device testing/measurementBody contactEngineering
Owner:INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
Electrodes for applying an electric field in-vivo over an extended period of time
ActiveUS20060149341A1Eliminate side effectsEliminate, orDiagnostic recording/measuringSensorsAbnormal tissue growthBody contact
As compared to conventional electrodes, the electrode configurations disclosed herein minimize irritation and damage to the skin when they are placed in contact with a patient's body over extended of time. The electrodes are formed from a conductive substrate coated with a thin dielectric material, and a plurality of open spaces pass through the electrodes. Those open spaces are distributed and sized to permit moisture on the surface of the patient's body to escape when the electrode is placed in contact with the patient's body. One intended use for the electrodes is for treating tumors by applying an AC electric field with specific frequency and field strength characteristics over an extended period of time.
Owner:NOVOCURE GMBH
Bottom source LDMOSFET structure and method
ActiveUS20080023785A1Reduce manufacturing costReduce cell pitchTransistorSemiconductor/solid-state device detailsCapacitanceLDMOS
This invention discloses bottom-source lateral diffusion MOS (BS-LDMOS) device. The device has a source region disposed laterally opposite a drain region near a top surface of a semiconductor substrate supporting a gate thereon between the source region and a drain region. The BS-LDMOS device further has a combined sinker-channel region disposed at a depth in the semiconductor substrate entirely below a body region disposed adjacent to the source region near the top surface wherein the combined sinker-channel region functioning as a buried source-body contact for electrically connecting the body region and the source region to a bottom of the substrate functioning as a source electrode. A drift region is disposed near the top surface under the gate and at a distance away from the source region and extending to and encompassing the drain region. The combined sinker-channel region extending below the drift region and the combined sinker-channel region that has a dopant-conductivity opposite to and compensating the drift region for reducing the source-drain capacitance.
Owner:ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICON LTD
Method of forming a body contact using BOX modification
A novel method for forming substrate contact regions on a SOI substrate without requiring additional space, and in order to provide lower diffusion capacitance. The method utilizes known semiconductor processing techniques. This method for selectively modifying the BOX region of a SOI substrate involves first providing a silicon substrate. Then, ion implanting the base using SIMOX techniques (e.g. O2 implant) is accomplished. Next, the substrate is photopatterned to protect the modified BOX region. Then, further ion implanting using a "touch-up" O2 implant is accomplished, thereby resulting in a good quality BOX as typically practiced. The final step is annealing the substrate. The area of the substrate, which had a mask present, would not receive the "touch-up" O2 implant (second ion implant), which in turn would result in a leaky BOX.
Owner:IBM CORP
Composite material for producing a layer of hygienic article that comes into physical contact with the body and a corresponding hygienic article
InactiveUS20060121811A1Easy to processHigh levelSynthetic resin layered productsAbsorbent padsFiberBody contact
A composite material for producing a layer of a disposable hygienic article that comes into physical contact with the body including a first body-contacting layer and a second layer. The first body contacting layer is composed of monocomponent and bicomponent fibers having a denier of 3.5 dtex or less. The second layer is composed of between 40 and 100 percent bicomponent fibers having a denier of 4 to 10 dtex with a lower melting point component lower than the melting point of the monocomponent fibers of the first layer.
Owner:PAUL HARTMANN AG
Electronic stethoscope system
InactiveUS20090316925A1Auxiliary diagnosisStethoscopeAcoustic sensorsAbnormal bowel soundsSonification
An electronic stethoscope head includes a head member having a contact surface for contact with a patient's body, a transducer in the head member, and an adhesive on the contact surface. A processing system for an electronic stethoscope includes a conditioning circuit configured to receive a transducer signal from a transducer and to be capable of amplifying and / or filtering the transducer signal, to yield a conditioned signal. There is also a signal processor system configured to subject the conditioned signal to an audio editing process. Bodily sounds are detected by applying an electronic stethoscope head a patient's body; generating a patient sonograph of the patient's bodily sounds; and comparing the patient sonograph to a reference sonograph. An electronic stethoscope system may include an accessory device and control circuitry to control the accessory device when abnormal bowel sounds are detected or no bowel sounds are detected for a predetermined interval.
Owner:EISENFELD LEONARD
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