METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) TO AN INDIVIDUAL
    91.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) TO AN INDIVIDUAL 审中-公开
    用于向个体提供经颅磁刺激(TMS)的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:WO2017193078A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-09

    申请号:PCT/US2017/031413

    申请日:2017-05-05

    摘要: An apparatus for applying Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to the brain of an individual comprising: a head mount; a plurality of magnet assemblies for releasable mounting on the head mount; each of the magnet assemblies comprises a permanent magnet, and at least one of (i) a movement mechanism for moving the permanent magnet and/or (ii) a magnetic shield shutter mechanism, to provide a rapidly changing magnetic field; and a computerized controller for operating at least one of the movement mechanism and the magnetic shield shutter mechanism of at least one of the magnet assemblies to apply a rapidly changing magnetic field to the brain of the individual, wherein the computerized controller is configured to provide one of intermittent oscillatory stimulation and continuous oscillatory stimulation, to induce weak electric currents in the brain of an individual so as to modify the natural electrical activity of the brain of the individual.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将经颅磁刺激(TMS)应用于个体的大脑的装置,包括:头部支架; 多个磁体组件,用于可释放地安装在头架上; 每个磁体组件包括永磁体以及(i)用于移动永磁体的运动机构和/或(ii)磁屏蔽快门机构中的至少一个,以提供快速变化的磁场; 以及计算机化的控制器,用于操作所述磁体组件中的至少一个的所述移动机构和所述磁屏蔽快门机构中的至少一个,以将快速变化的磁场施加到所述个体的大脑,其中所述计算机化控制器被配置为提供一个 间歇振荡刺激和持续振荡刺激,以诱导个体大脑中的弱电流,从而改变个体大脑的自然电活动。

    PRE-TRANSPLANT TCR CLONALITY ASSESSMENT TO PREDICT POST-LIVER TRANSPLANT SURVIVAL
    92.
    发明申请
    PRE-TRANSPLANT TCR CLONALITY ASSESSMENT TO PREDICT POST-LIVER TRANSPLANT SURVIVAL 审中-公开
    移植前TCR克隆评估预测肝移植后存活率

    公开(公告)号:WO2017165614A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-28

    申请号:PCT/US2017/023756

    申请日:2017-03-23

    摘要: Disclosed herein are methods for scoring a patient on a liver transplant list, methods of performing a liver transplant, methods of determining expected post-transplant mortality in a subject, and methods of determining expected sepsis. The disclosed methods can be used to avoid futile transplantation, avoid wasting organs, and promote efficient management of organ placement. These methods involve assaying a sample from the subject for T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了用于对肝脏移植名单上的患者进行评分的方法,进行肝脏移植的方法,确定受试者的预期移植后死亡率的方法以及确定预期败血症的方法。 所公开的方法可用于避免无效移植,避免器官浪费,并促进器官放置的有效管理。 这些方法涉及测定受试者的样品中的T细胞受体(TCR)库。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CARDIAC-ESOPHAGEAL IMPEDANCE MAPPING TO PREDICT AND DETECT ESOPHAGEAL INJURY DURING CARDIAC ABLATION PROCEDURES
    93.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD USING CARDIAC-ESOPHAGEAL IMPEDANCE MAPPING TO PREDICT AND DETECT ESOPHAGEAL INJURY DURING CARDIAC ABLATION PROCEDURES 审中-公开
    使用心脏 - 食管阻抗映射预测和检测心脏消融过程中的食管损伤的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2017151576A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-08

    申请号:PCT/US2017/019877

    申请日:2017-02-28

    摘要: Exemplified methods and apparatus use assess electrical coupling between an ablative catheter and the esophagus using measurements of electrical impedance to beneficially predict esophageal damage prior to ablation and to detect on-going esophageal damage during ablation. The technology facilitates the determination of regional variations of electrical coupling between the esophagus and the ablation catheter to infer the risk of the esophagus and its nearby structures.

    摘要翻译: 示例性的方法和设备使用使用电阻抗的测量来评估消融导管和食管之间的电耦合,以有利地预测消融之前的食管损伤并且检测消融期间的正在进行的食管损伤。 该技术有助于确定食管和消融导管之间电耦合的区域变化,从而推断食管及其附近结构的风险。

    IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
    94.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2017146819A9

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:PCT/US2017/000017

    申请日:2017-02-22

    摘要: Disclosed are biocompatible, biodegradable, implantable devices for the controlled release of bioactive molecules. In particular embodiments, nanotechnology-based tunable implants are disclosed for 1) localized delivery of analgesics to treat postoperative pain; 2) sustained delivery of growth factors to promote vascularization; and 3) directing tissue regeneration, including the self-direction of autologous stem cells for organ remodeling.

    CELLULAR VECTORS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS
    95.
    发明申请
    CELLULAR VECTORS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS 审中-公开
    用于递送治疗剂的细胞载体

    公开(公告)号:WO2017070196A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-27

    申请号:PCT/US2016/057679

    申请日:2016-10-19

    IPC分类号: C12N5/078 A61P35/02 A61P35/04

    CPC分类号: A61K31/704

    摘要: Disclosed are compositions and methods for electroporation that provide for high payload of a therapeutic agent into a cell. Electroporation buffer solutions comprising a plurality of buffering agents, at least one salt, a carbon polyol, and optionally an acid, wherein the plurality of buffering agents and acid are in an amount such that the pH of the electroporation buffer solution is from about 4.5 to about 5 are disclosed. Kits comprising the electroporation buffer solutions, and optionally a therapeutic agent, are also disclosed. Methods of introducing doxorubicin into immune cells to form a cellular vector, using the electroporation buffer solutions, and compositions produced therefrom are also described. The compositions comprising the cellular vectors can be used to treat a cancerous tissue in a subject, such as the lungs.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于将治疗剂的高有效载荷提供到细胞中的用于电穿孔的组合物和方法。 包含多种缓冲剂,至少一种盐,碳多元醇和任选的酸的电穿孔缓冲溶液,其中所述多种缓冲剂和酸的量使得电穿孔缓冲溶液的pH为约4.5至 约披露了5个。 还公开了包含电穿孔缓冲溶液和任选的治疗剂的试剂盒。 还描述了使用电穿孔缓冲溶液将多柔比星引入免疫细胞以形成细胞载体的方法,以及由其产生的组合物。 包含细胞载体的组合物可以用于治疗受试者(例如肺)中的癌性组织。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURE MONITORING
    97.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURE MONITORING 审中-公开
    医疗程序监控系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2016138348A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-01

    申请号:PCT/US2016/019713

    申请日:2016-02-26

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 A61B34/20

    摘要: Systems and methods for monitoring medical procedures. Particular embodiment's relate to monitoring medical procedures performed in operating room environments through the use of various types of sensors, including for example, wireless electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring systems. Presented are systems and methods directed to a monitor medical procedures, including in particular the mental state of medical personnel associated with such procedures. Exemplary embodiment's of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for monitoring medical procedures. Particular embodiment's relate to monitoring medical procedures performed in operating room environments through the use of various types of sensors, including for example, wireless electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring systems.

    摘要翻译: 用于监测医疗程序的系统和方法。 具体实施例涉及通过使用各种类型的传感器(例如无线脑电图(EEG)监视系统)来监视在手术室环境中执行的医疗程序。 提出了针对监视医疗程序的系统和方法,特别包括与这种程序相关联的医务人员的精神状态。 本公开的示例性实施例涉及用于监测医疗程序的系统和方法。 具体实施例涉及通过使用各种类型的传感器(例如无线脑电图(EEG)监视系统)来监视在手术室环境中执行的医疗程序。

    SINGLE-CELL PIPETTE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SINGLE-CELL PIPETTE HANDLE AND SINGLE-CELL PIPETTE TIP
    99.
    发明申请
    SINGLE-CELL PIPETTE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SINGLE-CELL PIPETTE HANDLE AND SINGLE-CELL PIPETTE TIP 审中-公开
    单细胞管组件包含单细胞管子手柄和单细胞管子提示

    公开(公告)号:WO2015116714A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-06

    申请号:PCT/US2015/013343

    申请日:2015-01-28

    IPC分类号: B01L3/02

    摘要: Apparatus for isolating an individual cell from a group of cells and transferring that isolated cell to a desired location, the apparatus comprising: a single-cell pipette tip, the single-cell pipette tip comprising: a structure having a distal end; a Y-shaped microchannel formed in the structure, the Y-shaped microchannel comprising a base microchannel, a first branch microchannel and a second branch microchannel, wherein the base microchannel extends to the distal end of the structure, the first branch microchannel is connectable to a first pressure channel, the second branch microchannel is connectable to a second pressure channel, and a single-cell trap is disposed in the base microchannel, distal to the convergence of the base microchannel with the first branch microchannel and the second branch microchannel.

    摘要翻译: 用于从一组细胞分离单个细胞并将该分离的细胞转移到所需位置的装置,所述装置包括:单细胞移液管尖端,所述单细胞移液管末端包括:具有远端的结构; 在所述结构中形成的Y形微通道,所述Y形微通道包括基底微通道,第一分支微通道和第二分支微通道,其中所述基底微通道延伸到所述结构的远端,所述第一支路微通道可连接到 第一压力通道,第二分支微通道可连接到第二压力通道,并且单个电池阱设置在基极微通道中,远离基极微通道与第一分支微通道和第二分支微通道的会聚。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PPOVIDING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) TO AN INDIVIDUAL

    公开(公告)号:WO2015023980A3

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-19

    申请号:PCT/US2014/051340

    申请日:2014-08-15

    IPC分类号: A61B5/05 A61N2/12

    摘要: Apparatus for applying Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to an individual, wherein the apparatus comprises: a head mount for disposition on the head of an individual; and a plurality of magnet assemblies for releasable mounting on the head mount, wherein each of the magnet assemblies comprises a permanent magnet, and at least one of (i) a movement mechanism for moving the permanent magnet and/or (ii) a magnetic shield shutter mechanism, for selectively providing a rapidly changing magnetic field capable of inducing weak electric currents in the brain of an individual so as to modify the natural electrical activity of the brain of the individual; wherein the number of magnet assemblies mounted on the head mount, their individual positioning on the head mount, and their selective provision of a rapidly changing magnetic field is selected so as to allow the spatial, strength and temporal characteristics of the magnetic field to be custom tailored for each individual, whereby to provide individual-specific TMS therapy, to assist in diagnosis or to map out brain function in neuroscience research.