84 results about "Treatments procedures" patented technology

An apparatus for treating a tooth or gum tissue is disclosed. The apparatus can include a tooth cap for supporting a treatment device during a treatment procedure. The tooth cap can comprise a platform to support the treatment device. The platform can include an access port to provide a portion of the treatment device with access to a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue. The tooth cap can also include a wall coupled with and angled relative to the platform, the wall configured to be attached to the tooth or gum tissue during treatment.

Disclosed herein are catheters for use with clot treatment systems, and associated devices and methods. The catheter can include an outer sheath, an outer sheath drive component operably coupled to the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath slidably disposed within the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath drive component operably coupled to the guidewire sheath and slidably disposed within the outer sheath drive component, and a clot treatment component. During a clot treatment procedure, the outer sheath drive component can be moved proximally and / or the guidewire sheath drive component can be moved distally to cause corresponding movement of the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath, respectively, and transition the catheter between a first configuration, in which the clot treatment component can be positioned within the outer sheath, and a second configuration, in which at least part of the clot treatment component can extend beyond the outer sheath.

Methods and devices are provided for fabricating and employing patient immobilization devices during radiation treatment procedures. Immobilization devices are provided that include a thin conformal shell configured to conform to an anatomical region of a patient that is to be exposed to radiation during a radiation treatment procedure, with a rigid lattice structure extending outwardly, in an external, beam-facing direction, from the conformal shell. The rigid lattice structure confers structural rigidity to the device, and the thin cellular regions mitigate the impact of the device on a surface dose delivered to the patient or subject. The present mechanical-metamaterial-based immobilization devices incorporate structural features that confer advantageous mechanical properties and radiation transmissive properties when compared with conventional solid or mesh-based immobilization devices used in radiation therapy.

The present disclosure provides an ultrasonic device including one or more ultrasonic heads connected to the body through output lines or wirelessly, ultrasonic coupling gel matched with the ultrasonic heads, and further comprising a main controller installed inside the body, a signal generator installed either inside the body or the ultrasonic heads, and a detector installed either inside the body or the ultrasonic heads. By incorporating the detector, the described ultrasonic device achieves precise control during treatment procedures. The detector continuously monitors the operating status of the ultrasonic heads and provides real-time feedback to the main controller, enabling dynamic adjustment of the output from the signal generator. This ensures both treatment safety and accuracy.

A device for electrifying perineal tissue, including:a housing shaped and sized to be attached to a perineum surface of a subject between a posterior aspect of the scrotum and the anus of the subject;at least two electrodes in the housing configured to deliver an electric field to a perineal tissue, wherein the electrodes are positioned entirely between the scrotum and the anus;a pulse generator in the housing electrically connected to the at least two electrodes, wherein the pulse generator generates an electric field with parameter values selected to affect at least one selected target within the perineal tissue;a control circuitry in the housing electrically connected to the pulse generator;a readable and writable memory circuit in the housing electrically connected to the control circuitry, wherein the readable and writable memory stores indications of at least one electric field parameter and / or at least one treatment program.

The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.

The present application relates to an evaluation system for medical dressings, comprising a suction unit, a collection unit, a detection unit and a processing unit, the suction unit, which is in communication with a medical dressing covering a wound of a patient, is capable of transmitting negative pressure to the medical dressing and pumping wound exudate out of the medical dressing in the form of a fluid, the processing unit, based on detection results obtained by one or more detection components in the detection unit, adjusts a preset time period for the activation of the collection unit, wherein the activation of the collection unit is at least automatically controlled based on the preset time period and / or manually controlled based on a switch of a treatment program. The evaluation system is used to determine the actual use of a medical dressing in a treatment work for different categories of wounds, so as to obtain the expected use of any medical dressing in a treatment work for a specified category of wounds.

A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.

Methods and related apparatus for performing surgical procedures are disclosed. Exemplary methods may include: locating a first location on a first surface of biological tissue; locating a second location on a second, opposing surface of the biological tissue, the second location corresponding to the first location; and marking the second location on the second surface. The second surface may be substantially opposite the first surface. Exemplary methods may include, after marking the second location, performing a treatment procedure on the biological tissue adjacent to the second location.

A method for determining settings for cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) system includes obtaining historical CRFA data associated with a plurality of patients previously treated using the CRFA system, wherein the historical CRFA data includes patient characteristics, operating parameters of the CRFA system, and treatment outcomes associated with each of the plurality of patients; training an ensemble machine learning model to predict success of CRFA procedures based on the historical CRFA data; determining a first set of operating parameters for the CRFA system using the trained ensemble machine learning model, wherein the first set of operating parameters comprise settings of the CRFA system that are determined to affect the success of CRFA procedures; and determining a value or a range of values for each of the first set of operating parameters for use in CRFA treatment procedures using a decision tree-based model.

An intervention planning system receives a first user input identifying a medical professional and a second user input identifying a patient. The system retrieves first data representative of the medical professional in response to the first user input; second data representative of the patient in response to the second user input; and third data associated with a medical facility at which the medical professional can perform a therapeutic procedure on the patient. The system pre-processes the first data, the second data, and the third data to form a structured data set and provides the structured data set as an input to a predictive network. The system generates with the predictive network a procedure plan for the therapeutic procedure. The system outputs, to a display, a screen display comprising at least one of the medical tool or the medical resource.

This invention discloses an adjustable pressure constant temperature wound irrigation device, belonging to the field of wound irrigation technology. It includes a constant temperature water tank, with a first connecting pipe fixedly connected to the output end of the water tank. A water pump is installed at one end of the first connecting pipe, and a second connecting pipe fixedly connected to the output end of the water pump. A fixed support is fixedly connected to the bottom of the second connecting pipe. A wound adaptor is also included, with the pressure adaptor disposed inside the fixed support for adapting to wounds of different lengths and adjusting the extension length of the water outlet. This invention, by incorporating a wound adaptor and precisely controlling the extension distance of the spray nozzle to match the wound length through motor start / stop, ensures that the irrigation water flow targets and covers the entire wound area, guaranteeing comprehensive and effective irrigation while avoiding irritation of surrounding healthy tissue. It also replaces manual adjustment, improving the accuracy, controllability, and standardization of operation, while reducing patient discomfort and balancing the effectiveness and comfort of the treatment procedure.

The present invention relates to an occlusion device (1) consisting of a braiding (2) of thin wires or threads (4) which is given a suitable form in a molding and heat treatment procedure. The occlusion device (1) has a proximal retention area (6) and a distal retention area (8), whereby the ends of the wires or threads (4) converge into a holder (5) in distal retention area (8). A cylindrical crosspiece (10) is furthermore disposed between the proximal and distal retention areas (6, 8). With the objective of providing an occlusion device which positions as flat as possible against the septum at the proximal side of a septal defect in the inserted state, the invention provides for the proximal retention area (6) of the braiding (2) to exhibit a completely closed proximal wall (112) disposed with a continuous surface at the proximal end of the occlusion device (1) which forms the proximal end (12) of said occlusion device (1).

An implantable medical device includes processing circuitry, the computing apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of implantable electrodes to sense and pace a patient's heart. The plurality of electrodes include a conduction system pacing electrode positioned in a myocardium of the patient's heart. The computing apparatus is configured to monitor local muscle impedance of the patient's heart using the cardiac conduction system electrode and adapt cardiac therapy deliverable by the implantable device based on the local muscle impedance.

Catheters for use with clot treatment systems, and associated devices and methods, are disclosed herein. The catheter may include an outer sheath, an outer sheath drive member operably coupled to the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath slidably disposed within the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath drive member operably coupled to the guidewire sheath and slidably disposed within the outer sheath drive member, and a clot handling member. During a clot treatment procedure, the outer sheath drive member may be moved proximally and / or the guidewire sheath drive member may be moved distally to cause respective movement of the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath, respectively, and transition of the catheter between a first configuration in which the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath drive member may be moved proximally and / or the guidewire sheath drive member may be moved distally, and a second configuration in which the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath drive member may be moved distally, respectively, to cause respective movement of the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath drive member. The clot handling member may be positioned within the outer sheath, and a second configuration in which at least a portion of the clot handling member may extend beyond the outer sheath.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the field of radioactive waste treatment, in particular to a clamping and transferring device and curing equipment. According to the clamping and transferring device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the material containing device is clamped through relative opening and closing movement of the multiple clamping assemblies, and the sliding assembly is driven to slide, so that the clamping assemblies drive the material containing device to do reciprocating movement, and transferring of the material containing device is achieved; in this way, the material containing device can be stably transferred to the next treatment procedure. According to the curing equipment, the clamping and transferring device drives the material containing device to move in the containing space, connection of the material containing device between different treatment procedures is achieved, the automation level is improved, manual operation is reduced, the clamping and transferring process is stable, and it is ensured that materials cannot be scattered outwards.

Disclosed herein are catheters for use with clot treatment systems, and associated devices and methods. The catheter can include an outer sheath, an outer sheath drive component operably coupled to the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath slidably disposed within the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath drive component operably coupled to the guidewire sheath and slidably disposed within the outer sheath drive component, and a clot treatment component. During a clot treatment procedure, the outer sheath drive component can be moved proximally and / or the guidewire sheath drive component can be moved distally to cause corresponding movement of the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath, respectively, and transition the catheter between a first configuration, in which the clot treatment component can be positioned within the outer sheath, and a second configuration, in which at least part of the clot treatment component can extend beyond the outer sheath.

A treatment system and a treatment procedure are provided that improve the efficiency of an examination or treatment using an endoscope. A treatment system (20) comprises a tubular element (31) having a hollow section (31S) therein and a treatment part (32) at a distal end section (31A), the treatment part being provided on an outer circumference of the hollow section (31S), wherein the tubular element (31) has a proximal end surface (311) on the side of a proximal end section (31B) and a distal end surface (312) on the side of a distal end section (31A) in an axial direction and has a proximal end opening (31A) connected to the hollow section (31S) on at least the proximal end surface (311).

The invention provides a method for manufacturing an anatomical healing abutment finished product suite and the anatomical healing abutment finished product suite, and the method comprises the steps: generating a grouping and parting rule for tooth neck shapes based on a tooth neck shape database; designing and manufacturing an anatomical healing abutment form model set according to the grouping and typing rule aiming at the tooth neck form; and based on the anatomical healing abutment form model set, prefabricating an anatomical healing abutment finished product suite containing multiple models, the anatomical healing abutment finished products in the anatomical healing abutment finished product suite having grouping numbers and models corresponding to the grouping and parting rules. According to the technical scheme, the form of the gingival penetrating key area of the healing abutment can be highly matched with the ideal gingival penetrating outline, and no extra treatment procedure is needed.

According to one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method (100) for determining a position of a personal care device relative to a body part of a subject, the method comprising receiving (102) an indication of an expected treatment area of the body part to be treated using the personal care device; determining (104) a size (208) of the expected processing area based on the received indication; receiving (106), from a first sensor associated with the personal care device, first sensor data associated with a position of the personal care device relative to the body part acquired during execution of the treatment procedure using the personal care device; predicting (108) a sequence of positions of the personal care device relative to the body part based on the first sensor data received from the first sensor; and modifying (110) the sequence of predicted positions based on the determined size of the expected processing area.

1. Name of the product in this design: Anesthesia Nasal Mask. 2. Intended use of this design: for the application of analgesic / anesthetic gases in medical diagnostic and treatment procedures. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model. 5. Other situations requiring explanation: In the 3D diagram, point A is made of transparent material.

This invention discloses a prefabricated personalized nickel-titanium archwire, relating to the field of orthodontic technology. The invention includes: S1: scanning the dentition of malocclusions in a patient's body using 3D scanning; S2: capturing 3D, panoramic, and cephalad images from X-rays of the dentition of malocclusions in the patient's body; S3: taking impressions using printing or plaster; S4: designing an ideal jaw based on the image data and measuring the difference between the in-body jaw and the ideal jaw, thereby obtaining the difference between each in-body malocclusion and its target position; S5: based on the data results, bending and shaping the archwire using equipment to complete the orthodontic representation of all target teeth. By designing the archwire according to the multi-sequence difference of the in-body malocclusions, compared to traditional orthodontic surgery, frequent changes of various archwires are not required during the correction of various malocclusions, simplifying the treatment procedure and shortening the treatment time.

Various example embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for dynamic correction and reduction of thermal changes in skull-induced aberrations in focused ultrasound treatment procedures. Unlike conventional approaches that involve static correction of skull-induced aberrations, various example embodiments of the present disclosure employ ultrasound detection and skull thickness estimation from volumetric image data to intermittently and dynamically determine correction of skull-induced aberrations such that, despite local heat-induced changes in sound speed in local skull regions due to intraoperative intracranial heating, the aberration correction is reduced and maintained intraoperatively. Furthermore, in some example embodiments, a measure dependent on skull sound speed is determined intraoperatively and compared to a pre-determined measurement to determine a change in skull temperature based on a pre-determined relationship between the measure change and skull temperature change.

This application provides a method for fabricating a pre-made anatomical healing abutment kit and the pre-made anatomical healing abutment kit itself. The method includes: generating grouping and classification rules for tooth cervical morphology based on a tooth cervical morphology database; designing and fabricating an anatomical healing abutment morphology model set according to the grouping and classification rules; and prefabricating a pre-made anatomical healing abutment kit containing multiple models based on the anatomical healing abutment morphology model set. The pre-made anatomical healing abutments in the kit have group numbers and models corresponding to the grouping and classification rules. According to the technical solution of this application, the morphology of the critical transgingival region of the healing abutment can achieve a high degree of fit with the ideal transgingival contour, eliminating the need for additional treatment procedures.

This invention discloses a cholesterol-regulated bio-hybrid nanoparticle formulation, its preparation method, and its application, belonging to the field of biomedical technology. The preparation method includes: preparing a gold nanoparticle solution; mixing the gold nanoparticle solution with a photosynthetic bacteria culture to obtain a PSB@GNP complex; mixing the PSB@GNP complex with a Proteus mirabilis culture to obtain a PM-PSB@GNP core solution; and modifying the PM-PSB@GNP core solution with a coating solution followed by spray drying to obtain the bio-hybrid nanoparticle formulation EC-PM-PSB@GNP. The preparation process of this invention is simple and controllable, requiring no complex or precise equipment. Oral administration is convenient, resulting in high patient compliance. Compared to traditional chemical drugs and injectable formulations, it significantly reduces systemic toxicity and environmental pollution risks, while also reducing treatment procedures and medication costs, achieving efficient, safe, and precise colorectal cancer treatment and meeting clinical application needs.