公开(公告)号：US20090183383A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-23

申请号：US12018332

申请日：2008-01-23

申请人： Mollie B. Kroll ,  Mark W. Kroll

发明人： Mollie B. Kroll ,  Mark W. Kroll

IPC分类号： A45D20/18 ,  A45D20/12 ,  A45D44/00

CPC分类号： A45D20/42 ,  A45D20/22 ,  A45D20/30 ,  Y10T428/24331

摘要： A portable self-contained hair drying helmet is taught that has thermal storage, desiccants, a phase change material, and thin lithium ion polymer batteries to allow one to dry their hair while walking around and performing personal and household duties.

摘要翻译： 教导了一种便携式自给式头发干燥头盔，它具有储热，干燥剂，相变材料和薄型锂离子聚合物电池，以便在散步和执行个人和家务时能干燥头发。

公开(公告)号：US20090124231A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-14

申请号：US12353471

申请日：2009-01-14

申请人： Chase R. Kroll ,  Mark W. Kroll

发明人： Chase R. Kroll ,  Mark W. Kroll

IPC分类号： H04M11/04

CPC分类号： H04M1/677 ,  H04M1/0287 ,  H04M1/72538 ,  H04M1/72541 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/005 ,  H04M17/026 ,  H04M2215/2026 ,  H04M2215/32 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： The present invention teaches an economical disposable emergency cellular telephone. A major object of this invention is a shocking self-defense capability. A further object is a cell phone which launches projectiles to deliver the shocking voltage. A further object of the invention is a new technique for having a large number of cellular phones share the same small group of access numbers and serial numbers in order to reduce the monthly charges to zero for the end consumer. This makes it more practical to use cellular phones for data transmission and monitoring applications.

摘要翻译： 本发明教导了一种经济的一次性紧急蜂窝电话。 本发明的主要目的是令人震惊的自卫能力。 另一个目的是发射射弹以提供令人震惊的电压的手机。 本发明的另一个目的是一种用于使大量蜂窝电话共享相同的小组接入号码和序列号以便为最终消费者将每月收费减少到零的新技术。 这使得使用蜂窝电话进行数据传输和监控应用更为实用。

公开(公告)号：US20080234769A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-25

申请号：US12113895

申请日：2008-05-01

申请人： Eric Falkenberg ,  Mark W. Kroll ,  Gene A. Bornzin

发明人： Eric Falkenberg ,  Mark W. Kroll ,  Gene A. Bornzin

IPC分类号： A61N1/39 ,  A61N1/362

CPC分类号： A61N1/0504 ,  A61N1/3622 ,  A61N1/37252

摘要： An implantable subcutaneous cardiac device includes at least two subcutaneous electrodes adapted for placement external to a heart beneath the skin of a patient. The device further includes an arrhythmia detector that detects a sustained tachyarrhythmia of the heart and a pulse generator that delivers anti-tachycardia pacing pulses to the subcutaneous electrodes in response to detection of a sustained tachyarrhythmia. The pacing pulses preferably have waveforms devoid of any exponential voltage decay and include rounded or substantially constant portions to minimize pain.

摘要翻译： 植入式皮下心脏装置包括至少两个皮下电极，其适于放置在患者皮肤下方的心脏外部。 该装置还包括检测心脏持续快速性心律失常的心律失常检测器和响应于持续快速性心律失常的检测而向皮下电极递送抗心动过速起搏脉冲的脉冲发生器。 起搏脉冲优选具有没有任何指数电压衰减的波形，并且包括圆形或基本恒定的部分以最小化疼痛。

公开(公告)号：US20080200961A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-21

申请号：US12111036

申请日：2008-04-28

申请人： Mark W. Kroll ,  Peter Boileau

发明人： Mark W. Kroll ,  Peter Boileau

IPC分类号： A61N1/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/3622

摘要： A method and apparatus for treating an arrhythmia is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) sensing at least one electrical signal from the patient's heart; (b) calculating a frequency spectrum of each electrical signal; (c) calculating a center frequency for each frequency spectrum; and (d) selecting an electro-therapy for delivery to the patient's heart based on the center frequency. The electro-therapy can be a pre-programmed anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) therapy, a shock therapy, or no therapy at all. The method is performed through the use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Also provided is a method of determining the optimal location to deliver the electro-therapy.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种治疗心律失常的方法和装置。 该方法包括以下步骤：（a）感测来自患者心脏的至少一个电信号; （b）计算每个电信号的频谱; （c）计算每个频谱的中心频率; 以及（d）根据中心频率选择电疗以传送到患者的心脏。 电疗可以是预先编程的抗心动过速起搏（ATP）治疗，休克疗法，或根本没有治疗。 该方法通过使用植入式心律转复除颤器（ICD）进行。 还提供了确定递送电疗的最佳位置的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07403823B1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-22

申请号：US11205865

申请日：2005-08-16

申请人： Mark W. Kroll ,  John R. Helland ,  Yougandh Chitre ,  Michael Yang

发明人： Mark W. Kroll ,  John R. Helland ,  Yougandh Chitre ,  Michael Yang

IPC分类号： A61N1/05

CPC分类号： A61N1/056 ,  A61N1/0563 ,  A61N2001/0585

摘要： An implantable lead assembly for a body implantable medical system adapted to transmit electrical signals between a proximal end portion of the lead assembly and a distal end portion of the lead assembly to thereby stimulate selected body tissue includes an elongated insulative sheath of flexible resilient material having at least one longitudinally extending lumen, an electrical conductor received within the lumen of the insulative sheath and extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one elongated super plastic element slidably received within the lumen of the insulative sheath, the super plastic element being bendable to configure the lead assembly to negotiate tortuous turns in the vasculature of the body. An electrical connector is coupled to the proximal end of the conductor for releasable attachment to a stimulating pulse generator and an electrode is coupled to the distal end of the conductor.

摘要翻译： 一种用于身体可植入医疗系统的可植入引线组件，其适于在引线组件的近端部分和引线组件的远端部分之间传输电信号，从而刺激所选择的身体组织，包括柔性弹性材料的细长绝缘护套， 至少一个纵向延伸的内腔，电导体，其容纳在绝缘护套的内腔内并在近端和远端之间延伸;以及至少一个细长超塑料元件，其可滑动地容纳在绝缘护套的内腔内，超塑料元件 可以弯曲以配置导线组件来协商身体脉管系统中的曲折转弯。 电连接器耦合到导体的近端，用于可释放地附接到刺激脉冲发生器，并且电极耦合到导体的远端。

公开(公告)号：US07398122B1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：US11102331

申请日：2005-04-07

申请人： Steve Hofstadter ,  Mark W. Kroll

发明人： Steve Hofstadter ,  Mark W. Kroll

IPC分类号： A61N1/39

CPC分类号： A61N1/3937 ,  A61B5/053 ,  A61N1/3906 ,  A61N1/3912

摘要： An exemplary method includes detecting fibrillation, measuring impedance of a defibrillation circuit that includes myocardial tissue, determining one or more defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the impedance, delivering a defibrillation shock using the one or more defibrillation shock parameters and, if the shock was unsuccessful, adjusting a membrane time constant and determining one or more new defibrillation shock parameters based at least in part on the adjusted membrane time constant. Various other exemplary methods are disclosed as well as various exemplary devices, systems, etc.

摘要翻译： 示例性方法包括检测原纤维化，测量包括心肌组织的除颤电路的阻抗，至少部分地基于阻抗确定一个或多个除颤冲击参数，使用一个或多个去纤维颤动参数递送除颤休克，以及如果 冲击不成功，调整膜时间常数并且至少部分地基于调整的膜时间常数来确定一种或多种新的除颤冲击参数。 公开了各种其它示例性方法以及各种示例性装置，系统等

公开(公告)号：US07369898B1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-06

申请号：US11020438

申请日：2004-12-22

申请人： Mark W. Kroll ,  Gene A. Bornzin ,  Sergio Shkurovich ,  Nirav Dalal

发明人： Mark W. Kroll ,  Gene A. Bornzin ,  Sergio Shkurovich ,  Nirav Dalal

IPC分类号： A61N1/08 ,  A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B5/055 ,  A61N1/36514 ,  A61N1/3688 ,  A61N1/37 ,  A61N1/3718

摘要： Implantable medical devices, such as pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), are vulnerable to the powerful magnetic fields associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In particular, pulsed gradient components, if strong enough, can induce parasitic currents that may damage the device or cause parasitic pacing that may trigger an arrhythmia in the patient. The static magnetic field components of the MRI typically do not induce parasitic currents, even though they may be as strong as the pulsed gradient components. Accordingly, techniques are described herein for specifically addressing the pulsed gradient components of the MRI fields so as to reduce the risk of parasitic currents. In one example, a pacemaker switches to tri-state pacing outputs in the presence of strong pulsed gradient magnetic fields. The device continues with normal bi-state pacing outputs so long as the pulsed gradient fields are not strong, even in the presence of a strong static magnetic field. As an added safety feature, the pacemaker switches to fixed-rate ventricular pacing whenever strong static MRI fields are detected.

摘要翻译： 可植入的医疗设备，如起搏器或植入式心律转复除颤器（ICD）易受到与磁共振成像（MRI）相关的强大磁场的影响。 特别地，如果足够强的脉冲梯度分量可以引起寄生电流，这些寄生电流可能会损坏器件或引起可引发患者心律失常的寄生起搏。 MRI的静态磁场分量通常不会引起寄生电流，即使它们可能与脉冲梯度分量一样强。 因此，本文描述了用于专门寻址MRI场的脉冲梯度分量的技术，以便降低寄生电流的风险。 在一个示例中，起搏器在存在强脉冲梯度磁场的情况下切换到三态起搏输出。 只要脉冲梯度场不强，即使在存在强静态磁场的情况下，器件将继续进行正常的双态起搏输出。 作为增加的安全功能，每当检测到强静态MRI场时，起搏器就切换到固定速率心室起搏。

公开(公告)号：US07321792B1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-22

申请号：US10392619

申请日：2003-03-19

申请人： Xiaoyi Min ,  Gene A. Bornzin ,  Mark W. Kroll ,  Xing Pei

发明人： Xiaoyi Min ,  Gene A. Bornzin ,  Mark W. Kroll ,  Xing Pei

IPC分类号： A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/3962 ,  A61H39/002 ,  A61H39/02 ,  A61N1/37252 ,  A61N1/3925 ,  Y10S128/907

摘要： Exemplary methods, devices and/or systems for detecting one or more needs and for requesting the delivery of power to one or more acupoints. Other methods, devices and/or systems are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 用于检测一个或多个需求并请求向一个或多个穴位传递电力的示例性方法，装置和/或系统。 还公开了其它方法，装置和/或系统。

公开(公告)号：US07308307B1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-11

申请号：US10792207

申请日：2004-03-02

申请人： Xing Pei ,  Mark W. Kroll

发明人： Xing Pei ,  Mark W. Kroll

IPC分类号： A61N1/365

CPC分类号： A61N1/3621 ,  A61N1/365

摘要： A maximum pacing rate is dynamically established during single-chamber atrial pacing of a heart by a rate control system within a single-chamber or dual-chamber cardiac stimulation device which paces the atria of a heart on demand at the end of an escape interval. The system includes a detector that detects an atrial activation of the heart and an R wave of the heart corresponding to the detected atrial activation. The system further includes a rate limit circuit that determines a minimum RA interval and extends the escape interval to an extended escape interval to end with the minimum RA interval.

摘要翻译： 在单室或双室心脏刺激装置中的速率控制系统在心脏的单室心房起搏期间动态地建立最大起搏速率，其在逃逸间隔结束时根据需要对心脏的心房进行起搏。 该系统包括检测心脏的心房激活和对应于检测到的心房激活的心脏的R波的检测器。 所述系统还包括速率限制电路，其确定最小RA间隔并且将逃生间隔延伸到扩展逃逸间隔以最小RA间隔结束。

公开(公告)号：US07305270B1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-04

申请号：US11112508

申请日：2005-04-21

申请人： Mark W. Kroll ,  John R. Helland

发明人： Mark W. Kroll ,  John R. Helland

IPC分类号： A61N1/05

CPC分类号： A61N1/056 ,  A61N1/0573 ,  A61N1/3702 ,  A61N1/3704

摘要： A proximal end of a lead body carries a connector assembly. A first electrical conductor within the lead body electrically connects a tip electrode to a first electrical contact on the connector assembly. A collar electrode is carried by a distal end portion of the lead body. A second electrical conductor within the lead body electrically connects the collar electrode to a second electrical contact on the connector assembly. A ring electrode, carried by the distal end portion of the lead body, is disposed proximally of the collar electrode in spaced-apart relationship thereto and is connected through a switching device to a node point along the first conductor. The switching device has a first state permitting an electrical current to be conducted between the ring electrode and the node point and a second state in which the ring electrode is electrically isolated from the node point. Preferably, the switching device comprises a diode.

摘要翻译： 引线体的近端承载连接器组件。 引线体内的第一电导体将尖端电极与连接器组件上的第一电触点电连接。 凸缘电极由引线体的远端部分承载。 引线体内的第二电导体将接头电极电连接到连接器组件上的第二电触头。 由引线体的远端部分承载的环形电极以与其成间隔开的关系设置在套环电极的近侧，并且通过开关装置连接到沿着第一导体的节点。 开关器件具有允许电流在环形电极和节点之间传导的第一状态和环形电极与节点电气隔离的第二状态。 优选地，开关装置包括二极管。