34740 results about "Medical device" patented technology

This invention presents a multisensor-connected, AI-enabled telehealth system for assisting healthcare providers with differential diagnosis and patients with early health concern detection. The system comprises a multi-sensor medical device with at least seven sensors, a secure cloud-based platform, and an interactive telehealth module. The device preprocesses and securely transmits patient information to the cloud platform, where an ensemble of deep learning models analyzes the data to generate ranked potential diagnoses with likelihood scores. The telehealth module facilitates communication between providers, patients, and the cloud platform, presenting visualizations and receiving feedback. The system continuously updates and fine-tunes its models using incremental learning algorithms, adapting to new data while retaining previous knowledge. It also generates alerts for providers and patients when deviations from normal physiological patterns are detected, accompanied by explainable AI visualizations.

The AI-enhanced cellular modeling and simulation platform is a computational system designed to enhance biomedical research and development and personalized medicine and wellness. This platform integrates simulation modeling, machine learning and artificial intelligence, multi-omics data, and sophisticated data fusion and decision-support techniques to create comprehensive models of cellular systems and processes across multiple scales. It enables researchers and clinicians to simulate complex biological interactions, predict disease progression, and design or optimize treatment strategies or medical devices with improved accuracy and efficacy. The system's architecture allows for integration of various components, including real-time data processing, federated learning, and quantum computing enhancements. From personalized drug discovery and cancer therapies to synthetic biology and epidemiological analysis, this platform offers powerful tools for understanding and manipulating cellular systems and bioengineered systems. By bridging the gap between molecular-level interactions between cells and materials and organism-wide effects, it enables significant advancements in healthcare and biological sciences.

An AI-based system and method for supporting differential diagnosis and standard of care in healthcare. The method involves receiving patient information from various sources, including patient-reported symptoms, physician notes, and sensor data from medical devices. The patient information is preprocessed and analyzed using deep learning models to generate a ranked list of potential diagnoses, each associated with likelihood scores and key contributing factors. The potential diagnoses are provided to physicians via an interactive interface, and physician feedback is collected to fine-tune the AI models using reinforcement learning. The method aims to enhance physician decision-making, improve diagnostic efficiency, and ensure adherence to the standard of care by leveraging AI's ability to analyze vast amounts of data more effectively than human physicians.

A tool has an outer assembly, which includes a deployment tube, extending around, and moveable with respect to an inner assembly of the tool; the inner assembly includes a single pull wire and a distal member configured to engage an end of an implantable medical device. The deployment tube includes an articulating segment located just proximal to an enlarged distal-most portion, which contains the device and the distal member. Relatively soft and stiff sections of a composite sidewall define the articulating segment and extend alongside one another, such that, when the pull wire is actuated, the composite sidewall causes bending of the segment in two directions. A handle assembly of the tool includes a control member for the pull wire, and may further include a flushing subassembly that has a connector port located at an end of the handle assembly that is opposite a proximal port of the handle.

A placement system for tracking, placing, and monitoring a catheter assembly or other medical device inserted into a body of a patient is disclosed. The placement system utilizes optical fiber-based strain sensors to assist with catheter placement. In one embodiment, the placement system comprises a console including a processor and a plurality of optical fiber-based strain sensors included with the catheter. A light source is also included and configured to operably connect with the strain sensors and produce outgoing optical signals incident on the strain sensors. A photodetector is included and configured to operably connect with the strain sensors and receive return optical signals from the strain sensors. A processor is configured to process data from the return optical signals. The data relates to an aspect of the catheter. A user interface such as a display is configured to communicate information relating to the aspect of the catheter.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses a laparoscope and digestive endoscope combined positioning measurement system and method.The method comprises the steps of positioning mark initialization, image feature analysis, instrument path planning, dynamic positioning calibration, operation integrity evaluation and the like. Spatial matching is realized by setting multiple types of positioning marks and utilizing optical reflection signals, noise reduction and feature extraction are performed on endoscope imaging data to generate a measurement area boundary, an operation path is planned in combination with anatomical path information, the tail end position of an instrument is calibrated in real time, and operation integrity is evaluated. The system comprises a positioning module, an analysis module, a correction module and an integration module which are respectively used for realizing the functions of positioning mark setting, image processing and path generation, offset correction and operation evaluation. According to the system, the operation positioning precision and the operation safety are improved, intellectualization and precision of minimally invasive surgery are achieved, and the system is suitable for minimally invasive treatment of digestive system diseases.

A medical device with an implantable blood pump and a control and sensing unit configured to determine the flow rate generated by the blood pump when driven by an electric motor, wherein the flow rate is determined using peak-to-peak current data generated by the electric motor and, in some cases, associated heart rate data. In some embodiments, the validity of pulsatility of the resulting blood flow is determined and, if out of predetermined limits, an alarm may be actuated.

A medical system includes a medical device and a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements. The plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of the medical device. The medical system also includes a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating in controlling visual appearance of the plurality of visual elements displayed on the display, and a visual profile selector for selecting at least one of the plurality of visual profiles based on a state of the medical device.

A computer-implemented system for personalized health optimization constructs a confidence-weighted personal health knowledge graph (PHKG) from heterogeneous data, including wearable sensors, medical devices, lab results, medication logs, and conversational inputs. A multi-stage causal-inference stack identifies modifiable drivers of outcomes using layered methods (e.g., MI, GAM, Neural Granger, DAG-GNN), and simulates candidate interventions. A recommendation engine ranks lifestyle or pharmacologic actions using a benefit-to-friction score, selecting a personalized intervention aligned with user readiness and clinical safety constraints. Interventions may include a minimum effective dose (MED), optimal level, adaptive low-dose, or behavioral challenge. Optional modules include reinforcement learning for timing adaptation and privacy-preserving on-device inference. The system operates across domains including metabolic, cardiovascular, renal, sleep, stress, and medication response, enabling cross-condition synergy evaluation. The architecture is modular, supports runtime plug-in targets, and adapts in real time with or without continuous clinical oversight, depending on deployment.

The invention discloses a brain-computer hybrid intelligent closed-loop swallowing rehabilitation system for treating dysphagia after stroke, and relates to the field of artificial intelligence medical instruments. The system is composed of a plurality of key modules: an intelligent swallowing brain-computer interface module for accurately identifying a swallowing intention through multi-modal physiological signal acquisition and processing; the intelligent swallowing functional electrical stimulation module is used for finely regulating and controlling stimulation parameters according to the condition of the patient; the AI auxiliary online integrated module is used for realizing non-invasive brain-controlled swallowing and high-precision AI regulation and control; the closed-loop intelligent feedback regulation and control module is used for real-time monitoring, early warning and self-adaptive optimization of electrical stimulation; the cloud platform remote monitoring and data storage module supports remote diagnosis and treatment of doctors; and the man-machine interaction interface display and printing module optimizes doctor-patient interaction. According to the system, a brain-computer interface and FES are combined, a personalized, safe and efficient rehabilitation scheme is provided for a patient based on data driving and an artificial intelligence algorithm, swallowing function recovery can be accelerated, complications are reduced, and the system has great clinical and social values.

A medical device includes a manual drive structure having a manual drive input member and a manual drive coupling member. The medical device also includes a first tool drive member including a first motor drive input member and a second tool drive member including a second motor drive input member. The first tool drive member is coupled to and driven by the manual drive input member via the manual drive coupling member and the second tool drive member is coupled to and driven by the manual drive input member via the manual drive coupling member.

A method for transferring data from a medical device to a server comprises receiving a video stream from the medical device, capturing an image from the video stream, transmitting the image to the server via a data network, and extracting the data from the image. The image may illustrate and / or represent data over a period of time. The method may also comprise transmitting, from a data module receiving the video stream from the medical device, a signal to a router that indicates that the data module is connected to the network. The method may also comprise transmitting a command to the data module to start capturing the image, transferring the image to the router, broadcasting a signal indicating that the data module has captured the image, receiving the broadcasted signal at the server, and storing the image at the server.

A medical device operating as a stylet is described. The medical device can include an insulating layer (or sheath) encapsulating both a multi-core optical fiber and a conductive medium. The optical fiber can include a cladding and a plurality of core fibers spatially arranged within the cladding. Each of the core fibers can include a plurality of sensors distributed along a longitudinal length of that corresponding core fiber and each of these sensors can be configured to: (i) reflect a light signal of a different spectral width based on received incident light, and (ii) change a characteristic of the reflected light signal for use in determining a physical state of the multi-core optical fiber. The conductive medium can provide a pathway for electrical signals detected at a distal portion of the conductive medium. The conductive medium may be concentric to the cladding, but separate and adjust thereto.

An intravascular device includes a tube member. The tube member comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion. Each of the distal portion and the proximal portion of the tube member comprises a plurality of cuts circumferentially extending around a longitudinal axis of the tube member. The plurality of cuts of the distal portion of the tube member comprises a first pitch, a first cut length, and a first uncut length, the plurality of cuts of the proximal portion of the tube member comprises a second pitch, a second cut length, and a second uncut length, and the first pitch is less than the second pitch, the first cut length is greater than the second length, and the first uncut length is less than the second uncut length.

Devices and methods for delivering an antimicrobial composition to a medical device to prevent infection and microbial ingress in medical devices. An embodiment of the device includes a male connector with a distal tip and a recess at the distal tip configured to deliver an antimicrobial composition into solution within a cavity formed by the recess. The surface of the recess includes an antimicrobial composition. In certain implementations, the antimicrobial composition contains chlorhexidine acetate.

The invention discloses a separated modular anchor implantation system with a line, and relates to the technical field of medical apparatuses and instruments. The separated modular suture anchor implanting system comprises an inserter and a storage box, the inserter comprises an insertion rod, and an insertion part is arranged at the head of the insertion rod. An anchor and a suture line are stored in the storage box, an inlet and an outlet are formed in the two ends of the storage box respectively, and the insertion rod can be inserted into the storage box through the inlet, so that the insertion part is connected with the anchor in an inserted mode, the anchor is pushed out of the outlet, and the assembly of the inserter and the anchor is completed; after the anchor nail is implanted by the inserter, the insertion part and the anchor nail can be disconnected and the suture line can be directly withdrawn by moving the inserter in the direction opposite to the implanting direction without being removed by a doctor, so that independent storage of the anchor nail and the suture line is realized, and meanwhile, free assembly of the anchor nail and the inserter is realized; due to the modular structural design, the anchor can be selected and matched according to actual operation requirements, the inserter can be repeatedly used, waste of medical resources is reduced, and environmental protection is facilitated.

A system, method, and article for delivering an antimicrobial agent into the lumen of a trans-dermal catheter are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises an elongate member configured for insertion into a lumen of a catheter, and the elongate member containing an antimicrobial. An antimicrobial agent can be placed on an interior surface of a retaining ring.

A system comprises an EMD and coupled to a robotic drive. The EMD includes an external member defining a lumen and an internal member disposed in the lumen and coupled to a distal portion of the external member, and a linearly and rotationally-actuatable element coupled to the external member. The robotic drive includes a plurality of device modules, each of the plurality of device modules being independently linearly movable by the robotic drive, a first cassette coupled to a first one of the plurality of device modules and to the linearly and rotationally-actuatable element of the external member, and a second cassette coupled to a second one of the plurality of device modules and to the internal member.

The invention discloses an intelligent thrombus suction and cutting system, and belongs to the field of medical instruments. According to the system, the design of double pressure sensors and the intelligent pressure feedback control technology are adopted, and the suction state (blood suction, thrombus suction or complete blockage) is accurately recognized by monitoring pressure changes in a negative pressure pump pipeline and a suction catheter in real time and combining historical data analysis. The system automatically adjusts parameters of a pipeline control valve, a negative pressure pump, a peristaltic pump and the like according to the parameters, and intelligent optimization control over the suction process is achieved. The innovative integrated design of the double-cavity catheter integrates the functions of suction and thrombus breaking, when the complete blockage state is judged, the thrombus breaking program can be automatically or manually started, thrombus is quickly broken through high-speed liquid impact or thrombolysis medicine injection, and long-time suction catheter blockage is effectively prevented. The system obviously improves the thrombus aspiration efficiency, reduces the blood loss amount of a patient, optimizes the operation process, and has a good clinical application prospect.

The invention discloses a feedback optimization type injection pen, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments, the feedback optimization type injection pen comprises a pen body mechanism, an adjusting mechanism and an injection mechanism; the pen body mechanism comprises a pen body, the pen body is provided with an outer pen cylinder and an inner pen cylinder, and a feedback rib position is arranged on the outer side of the inner pen cylinder; the adjusting mechanism comprises a dosage hub, the outer side of the dosage hub is in threaded fit with the pen outer barrel, the dosage hub is provided with an elastic arm, and the elastic arm makes contact with the feedback rib position to generate feedback when the dosage hub rotates. The injection mechanism and the adjusting mechanism have a coupling state and a decoupling state, and when the injection mechanism is coupled with the adjusting mechanism, the injection mechanism pushes and injects liquid medicine in the medicine bottle container under the action of the adjusting mechanism. According to the feedback optimization type injection pen, through the design of the inner barrel and the outer barrel of the pen body, the assembling relation between the pen body and the dosage hub is strengthened, accurate adjustment feedback is generated through contact between the elastic arms and the feedback rib positions in the dosage adjustment process, and therefore the accuracy of dosage setting and the reliability of the injection pen are improved.

An ultrasound imaging system configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image of a target area. The ultrasound imaging system includes a console including one or more processors and non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon one or more logic modules, and an ultrasound probe configured to acquire a plurality of ultrasound images of a target area. The ultrasound probe can be coupled to the console by an ultrasound probe connector having optical fiber including one or more core fibers. The console is configured to generate the 3D ultrasound image by stitching together the plurality of ultrasound images, starting from a point of reference. The point of reference can be the ultrasound probe, one or more anatomical targets, an elongate medical device, a reference magnet, or one or more accelerometers.

The embodiment of the invention provides a pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing system based on an implantable medical device, and relates to the field of implantable medical devices. The device comprises a pressure sensor and a sensor support. The pressure sensor is arranged on the sensor support and fixed to the interior of the body through the sensor support. The pressure sensor comprises a sensor body, a pressure sensing diaphragm and a flow velocity detection module. The flow velocity detection module comprises a support ring, a human-shaped elastic sheet, a second rectangular groove and a strain resistor; the pressure sensing diaphragm senses fluid pressure and converts the fluid pressure into resistance change, and when fluid acts on the human-shaped elastic piece, fluid speed information is converted into the resistance change. The pressure sensing system adopts a wireless transmission module to establish signal connection with a pressure sensing device, collects and analyzes in-vivo information, and obtains data through an external terminal device. The size of the detection device is reduced, the system integration degree is improved, and the device can be conveniently implanted into a body.

The present invention relates to medical devices and methods for treating a lesion such as a vascular stenosis using non-thermal irreversible electroporation (NTIRE). Embodiments of the present invention provide a balloon catheter type NTIRE device for treating a target lesion comprising a plurality of electrodes positioned along the balloon that are electrically independent from each other so as to be individually selectable in order to more precisely treat an asymmetrical lesion in which the lesion extends only partially around the vessel.

The invention discloses a polypropylene composite material based on rare earth element modification and a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and the polypropylene composite material comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 100 parts of medical grade PP, 3-8 parts of a rare earth organic complex, 5-10 parts of nano-hydroxyapatite, 2-5 parts of a maleic anhydride grafted PP compatilizer and 0.3-0.5 part of an antioxidant, the invention also provides specific preparation steps and application thereof. According to the invention, oxide + salt bimorphological rare earth and an organic ligand are complexed to form a rare earth organic complex, so that the problem of poor dispersity of inorganic rare earth is solved, and meanwhile, the material is endowed with antibacterial and antistatic functions; through a melt blending-in-situ fiber forming process, the rare earth complex forms gradient distribution in a polypropylene matrix, the surface layer is enriched with antibacterial components, and the inner layer is enhanced in mechanical property, so that a low-cost solution with high strength, antibacterial property and biocompatibility is provided for high-end medical instruments, and the market blank is filled.

A non-transitory computer readable medium (26) stores instructions executable by at least one electronic processor (20) to perform a method (100) of monitoring a component (10) of a medical device (1). The method includes retrieving information about a correction factor (40) applied during operation of the component from the medical device; deriving a wear metric indicative of wear of a portion of the component from the retrieved information about the correction factor applied during the operation of the component; estimating a time remaining until end-of-life (EOL) of the component; and outputting an alert (30) indicating estimated time remaining until EOL of the component.

An implantable medical device (30) is disclosed. The implantable medical device includes a housing (32) forming an internal compartment (34). The housing includes a frame (36) disposed within the internal compartment forming a first partition (38) and a second partition (40) within the internal compartment. The first partition is hermetically sealed from the second partition. At least one electronic component (44) and a power source are disposed within the first partition. The medical device includes a fluidics circuit (46) including a manifold operably coupled to at least one fluidics component. The fluidics circuit is operably coupled to the at least one electronic component across the frame.

The invention discloses an endoscope with a built-in grabbing mechanism, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. According to the technical scheme, the device comprises a clamp assembly, a driving outer pipe and a driving inner wire; the grabbing mechanism further comprises a grabbing mechanism shell, a first moving seat and a second moving seat, wherein the first moving seat and the second moving seat are arranged in the grabbing mechanism shell. The near end of the driving outer tube is connected with the first moving seat, and the near end of the driving inner wire is connected with the second moving seat; when the second moving seat is fixed relative to the grabbing mechanism shell, the first moving seat moves towards the far end direction relative to the grabbing mechanism shell so as to control the clamp assembly to execute the clamping action. According to the invention, the clamping action is carried out while forward extension is carried out, so that high-precision operation is facilitated, and tissues can be accurately clamped; and moreover, the grabbing mechanism is integrated in the endoscope handle, so that accurate single-hand control is facilitated, meanwhile, the clamping action is controlled in a button mode, the human engineering is met, and operation is convenient.

The present invention relates to a novel association or combination of active ingredients useful in the prevention and repair of neuronal damage, both centrally and peripherally. In greater detail, the present invention relates to an association or combination of i) an extract of Gastrodia elata and ii) at least one ingredient selected from the group comprising or, alternatively, consisting of citicoline, L-acetylcarnitine and, preferably, at least one vitamin of group D, and / or mixtures thereof, and / or at least one vitamin of group B, and / or mixtures thereof. Furthermore, the invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions and / or compositions for medical devices (Regulation (EU) 2017 / 745) and / or nutraceutical and / or food compositions comprising that association and to their use in therapy, in particular in the protection of the functionality of the nervous system and in the prevention and / or treatment of central and peripheral neuropathies.

Apparatuses (e.g., devices, systems, etc.) and methods that may provide access to one or more tools to a remote site in the body including expandable and external working channels that may be part of a tube that is coupled to an outer surface of an elongate medical device, such as an endoscope.

Disclosed is a wrist-worn medical device. The wrist-worn medical device includes: an electrode strap, provided with conductive sponges, where the conductive sponges are configured for abutting against and conducting with conductive sheets; a connection strap, provided with the conductive sheets, where the connection strap is further electrically connected to a host, the conductive sheets are electrically connected to the host, and the host and the conductive sheets are respectively arranged on both sides of the connection strap along its thickness direction; and a limiting member, arranged on the connection strap, where when the connection strap abuts against the electrode strap, both the conductive sponges and the conductive sheets are located inside the limiting member.