5254 results about "Treatment time" patented technology

A thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) phototherapy device based on high field electroluminescence (HFEL) or from organic light emitting devices (OLED), consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention has a battery and a charging circuit coupled to the battery, so that when connected to a source of current acts to charge the battery. A TFEL panel produces light when voltage from the power source (battery or AC source) is applied. A processor such as a microprocessor is used to control the application of voltage from the power source to the TFEL panel under control of a control program. A housing is used to contain the battery, the charging circuit and the processor and carry the TFEL panel on an outer surface thereof. In one embodiment, the housing incorporates a removable cover that uncovers a household electrical plug useful for supplying charging current to the charger. In use, a method of carrying out phototherapy, consistent with certain embodiments of the invention involves diagnosing a condition of an affected area of tissue that can be treated with phototherapy. A treatment protocol is determined including, for example, a treatment light intensity, a treatment time, a light modulation characteristic and a treatment light wavelength suitable for treating the condition. The affected area is then irradiated with light from the TFEL panel in accord with the treatment protocol.

Systems, methods, and devices for preparation of water for various uses including blood treatment are described. In embodiments, fluid is passed either by pump or passively by gravity feed, through various filtration elements from a fluid source to a treatment fluid container The latter forms a batch that may be used during treatment. Methods and systems for creating multiple-treatment batches are described. Advantages of creating a multitreatment batch include the fact that the burden of treatment preparation can be reduced and the timing of the preparation of the batch can be independent of the treatment time. As described, there are various trade-offs and concerns with this approach which are addressed by the inventive embodiments.

A polycrystalline diamond abrasive element, particularly a cutting element, comprises a table of polycrystalline diamond bonded to a substrate, particularly a cemented carbide substrate, along a non-planar interface. The non-planar interface typically has a cruciform configuration. The polycrystalline diamond has a high wear-resistance, and has a region adjacent the working surface lean in catalysing material and a region rich in catalysing material. The region lean in catalysing material extends to a depth of 40 to 90 microns, which is much shallower than in the prior art. Notwithstanding the shallow region lean in catalysing material, the polycrystalline diamond cutters have a wear resistance, impact strength and cutter life comparable to that of prior art cutter, but requiring only 20% of the treatment times of the prior art cutters.

The present invention provides systems and methods for applying RF energy to injured tissue, particularly the peritoneum, in order to prevent harmful post-surgical adhesions. One aspect of the invention is RF energy delivery systems employing trocars, which are designed for use in laparotomies and laparoscopies. Another aspect of the invention is an RF delivery system comprising a surgical sheet with one or more electrodes for delivering the RF energy to the injured tissue resulting from conventional surgical incisions into the abdominal wall. Additionally, another aspect of the invention provides methods for controlling the treatment dosage of RF heat to the injured tissue using parameters such as treatment time, change in tissue temperature, and change in tissue impedance.

A method for forming an optical fiber includes drawing the optical fiber from a glass supply and treating the fiber by maintaining the optical fiber within a treatment temperature range for a treatment time. Preferably also, the fiber is cooled at a specified cooling rate. The optical fiber treatment reduces the tendency of the optical fiber to increase in attenuation due to Rayleigh scattering, and/or over time following formation of the optical fiber due to heat aging. Apparatus are also provided.

The present invention provides an energy delivery device for use with a medical treatment system for the more efficacious treatment of patients during laser surgery which limits the number of uses or prevents reuse of the energy delivery device after a certain threshold limit has been reached. The energy delivery device comprises a diffusing optical fiber and a memory device having data programmed therein and being operatively connected to an energy generator the optical fiber includes a temperature sensor for generating a temperature signal in a closed loop manner. The data stored in the memory device includes a multiplicity of use parameters, usage limits, usage counts, and count limits all relating to the properties of the medical treatment system. The use parameters may include an elapsed time, a total treatment time, and a number of treatment sites. A main processor is also included for calculating a temperature from the temperature signal and for updating the use parameters in response to data received by the main processor. The main processor is also used to compare the use parameters to their corresponding usage limits. The main processor can create and increment a usage count when at least one of the use parameters exceeds its corresponding usage limit. Thereafter, the main processor compares the usage count to the count limit and disables the energy delivery device when the usage count exceeds a predetermined count limit.

The present invention provides systems and methods for applying RF energy to injured tissue, particularly the peritoneum, in order to prevent harmful post-surgical adhesions. One aspect of the invention is RF energy delivery systems employing trocars, which are designed for use in laparotomies and laparoscopies. Another aspect of the invention is an RF delivery system comprising a surgical sheet with one or more electrodes for delivering the RF energy to the injured tissue resulting from conventional surgical incisions into the abdominal wall. Additionally, another aspect of the invention provides methods for controlling the treatment dosage of RF heat to the injured tissue using parameters such as treatment time, change in tissue temperature, and change in tissue impedance.

A light therapy device (40) for delivering light energy to a portion of a patient's body comprises a light source (115). The light source comprises one or more light emitters (122) for providing input light. A light coupling means (80) directs the input light into a light guide (140). A flexible optically transparent light guide material comprises the light guide. A light extraction means (75) is applied to a surface of the light guide material. The light extraction means is positioned to provide light therapy treatment to one or more localized areas of the patient's body. A control means controls a light dosage relative to intensity, wavelength, modulation frequency, repetition, and timing of treatments.

A sterilization system consisting of a mobile emitter, a sensing subsystem and a data logging subsystem is described. The emitter has one or more UV emitting lamps or devices. The sensing system comprises at least one remote UV sensor and at least one door sensor. The door sensor comprises a safety shut off door detector and may contain an emergency stop detector and arming detector to protect people from being exposed to UV energy. The system has a remote control for starting, stopping and setting system parameters which include but are not limited to: treatment time, dosage, room size, room number, unit number, floor, facility name, operator name, operator identification number, password, default dosage values, dosage, and patient identification number. The number of treatments per unit of time can be maximized because of the use of incident light measurement.

A method, code and system for planning the treatment a lesion on or adjacent to the retina of an eye of a patient are disclosed. There is first established at least two beam paths along which x-radiation is to be directed at the retinal lesion. Based on the known spectral and intensity characteristics of the beam, a total treatment time for irradiation along each beam paths is determined. From the coordinates of the optic nerve in the aligned eye position, there is determined the extent and duration of eye movement away from the aligned patient-eye position in a direction that moves the patient's optic nerve toward the irradiation beam that will be allowed during treatment, while still maintaining the radiation dose at the patient optic nerve below a predetermined dose level.

Joint temperature monitoring and control systems and methods are described herein in which the temperature of a fluid within a body or joint space is determined and/or monitored despite the energy generated during treatment by an ablation probe. One or more temperature sensors are positioned along the probe proximally of the electrode assembly and measure the temperature of an electrically conductive fluid without being overly influenced by the surgical effect occurring proximate the electrode assembly. The controller coupled to the probe can also be configured to set temperature limits and treatment times as well as moderating joint temperature by altering the electrically conductive fluid flow.

The invention discloses a district power network equipment abnormal alarm signal association analysis and diagnosis method in the field of automation of scheduling of electric power systems. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the weather situation of a plant station region at which abnormal alarm information is located can be automatically identified so as to determine the information processing mode. The method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that by realizing intelligent association analysis and auxiliary decision making of the equipment abnormal alarm information under the real-time state, and performing playback on historical alarm information and performing real-time treatment on manual set information under the research state, the abnormal treatment time is greatly reduced, the incidence of accidents is reduced, a real-time, rich and intelligent auxiliary decision-making support is provided for regulation and control staff, and the safe, high-quality, economical and stable operation of an electric fence is further ensured.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine for treating acne through oral administration and is prepared by more than fifty traditional Chinese medicinal materials of gamene, broom cypress fruit, cortex dictamni, and so on; moreover, the invention is added with proper amount of pangolin so as to strengthen the effect of pus evacuation. According to the traditional Chinese theory of clearing away heat and toxic material, clearing lung heat, invigorating the spleen, relieving dyspepsia, promoting qi, removing dampness, dispelling wind, arresting itching, strengthening interior, relieving superficies, activating blood circulation, cooling the blood, removing stagnation, dredging the collaterals, resisting bacterium and diminishing inflammation, the invention makes use of the synergetic effect of the components to treat acne. The medicine for oral administration has short treatment course, stable curative effect and no recurrence; mild acne can be cured in about 30 days, moderate acne about 45 days and severe acne about 60 days; through the clinical observation of 100 cases of patients with acne, the effective rate of the invention can be 100 percent and the cure rate thereof can reach 62 percent; therefore the invention solves the problems of long treatment course, insignificant curative effect, easy recurrence and certain side effect on the human body in the existing medicines used for treating acne. .

The invention relates to an active carbon serving as a catalyst carrier and a treatment method and application thereof. After being subjected to heating and dipping treatment in hydrogen peroxide, the specific surface area of the active carbon is 900 to 1,300m<2>/g and the mesopore distribution ratio is 20 to 30 percent. The treatment method has short treatment time and high speed, is convenient to operate and is easy to realize. The micropore size distribution and the micropore surface charge reorganization of the treated active carbon adsorptive catalyst are well improved. The active carbon treated by the method is suitable for serving as the carrier of a synthesis catalyst for the industrial production of vinyl acetate.

A method and system for heating a skin area surface of an individual from an initial temperature to a treatment temperature in a treatment time period exceeding 0.5 sec, where the treatment temperature is in the range of 40°-60° C. An RF generator provides a continuous wave RF voltage energy or a quasi-continuous wave RF voltage across first and second electrode, where at least the first electrode is associated with an applicator that is displaced over the skin surface. The system further includes a skin temperature measuring device or an applicator displacement speed measuring device; and a CPU that monitors a skin temperature or an applicator displacement speed. The CPU turns off the RF energy when the skin temperature is above a predetermined temperature or the displacement speed of the applicator is below a predetermined speed, in order to prevent overheating of the skin.

A medical apparatus comprises a control system allowing storage of a number of shaping profiles. Each shaping profile is stored as a plurality of pairs, including a shaping profile reference value and a time interval value. The reference value is represented as fraction, for instance a percentage, of the total weight loss the apparatus should achieve at the end of a treatment time. Each time interval value is represented either as fraction of the total treatment time or as a prefixed actual time interval. The control system calculates the actual weight loss rate versus time profile based on the desired total weight loss, on the desired total treatment time as well as on selected desired shaping profile.

A high-power ultrasound heating applicator for minimally-invasive thermal treatment of uterine fibroids or myomas. High-intensity interstitial ultrasound, applied with minimally-invasive laparoscopic or hysteroscopic procedures, is used to effectively treat fibroids within the myometrium in lieu of major surgery. The applicators are configured with high-power capabilities and thermal penetration to treat large volumes of fibroid tissue (>70 cm³) in short treatment times (3-20 minutes), while maintaining three-dimensional control of energy delivery to thermally destroy the target volume.

The invention discloses a method for recovering polysilicon ingots, carborundum powder and polyethylene glycol from cutting waste mortar. The recovering method comprises the following steps shown as an attached diagram, wherein the high temperature purification comprises the following steps of: mixing the prepared silicon micro powder with a fluxing agent according to the weight ratio of 1: 0.5-5 into lumps, carrying out high temperature treatment in a high temperature vacuum furnace with the treatment temperature range of 1450-1800 DEG C and the treatment time range of 1-10h; and then carrying out directional solidification on melting-state high purity silicon subjected to the high temperature treatment to obtain the polysilicon ingots; wherein the fluxing agent is selected from one or any mixture of silica, alumina, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, potassium oxide, sodium oxide, calcium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, sodium fluoride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and calcium chloride. The invention has the advantages that: the yields of carborundum and polyethylene glycol are high and can reach more than 70-80 percent; and the recovered polysilicon ingots reach the purity of 6-7N and completely satisfy of the requirement for preparing silicon slices of silicon solar cell.