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Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
INTENDED AUDIENCE
SCOPE OF REPORT
METHODOLOGY
INFORMATION SOURCES
THE ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS
RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS
BCC ONLINE SERVICES
DISCLAIMER

Chapter-2: SUMMARY

SMMARY TABLE GLOBAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE SENSORS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS, CLASS II AND CLASS III DEVICES)
SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MEDICAL DEVICES SENSORS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS)

Chapter-3: THE MEDICAL SENSORS INDUSTRY IN 2009

THREE INDUSTRY-DRIVING TRENDS

Chapter-4: SENSORS USED IN MEDICAL DEVICES

DIGITAL CONVERSION IS NOW COMPLETE
SENSORS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
TEMPERATURE SENSORS
POSITION SENSORS
PRESSURE SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
CHEMICAL SENSORS
FORCE AND LOAD SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
FLOW SENSORS
LEVEL SENSORS
TABLE 1 LEVEL SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LISTED BY SENSING FUNCTION
SPINTRONICS

Chapter-5: STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
CONSENSUS STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
BROAD INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instruments (AAMI)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
ASTM International (ASTM)
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
TABLE 2 CEN MEMBER COUNTRIES
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Association
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
TABLE 3 STANDARDS FOR GENERAL USE MEDICAL DEVICES
HOSPITAL USE DEVICES
UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIAL CONVENTION (USP)
TABLE 4 STANDARDS FOR DEVICES USED BY HOSPITALS
IN VITRO TESTING STANDARDS
Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS)
TABLE 5 IN VITRO MEDICAL DEVICE STANDARDS
MATERIALS-RELATED STANDARDS
TABLE 6 ASTM STANDARDS FOR MATERIALS USED IN MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 7 ISO STANDARDS FOR MATERIALS USED IN MEDICAL DEVICES
BIOCOMPATABILITY
TABLE 8 STANDARDS RELATED TO BIOCOMPATABILITY
TABLE 9 STANDARDS RELATED TO TISSUE ENGINEERING
MANUFACTURING-RELATED CONSENSUS STANDARDS
STERILITY
ASSOCIATION OF ANALYTICAL COMMUNITIES INTERNATIONAL (AOAC)
TABLE 10 MEDICAL DEVICE STERILIZATION STANDARDS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY--RELATED STANDARDS
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL)
TABLE 11 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RELATED STANDARDS
PRACTICE-ORIENTED DEVICE STANDARDS
ANESTHESIA DEVICES
Standards Australia (AS)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Compressed Gas Association (CGA)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
TABLE 12 STANDARDS PERTAINING TO ANESTHESIA DEVICES
CARDIOVASCULAR
TABLE 13 STANDARDS PERTAINING TO CARDIOLOGY DEVICES
EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT DEVICES
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
TABLE 14 STANDARDS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES USED IN EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICES
GASTROENTEROLOGY AND UROLOGY DEVICES
TABLE 15 STANDARDS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE USED IN GASTROENTEROLOGY AND UROLOGY
NEUROLOGY DEVICES
TABLE 16 STANDARDS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES USED IN NEUROLOGY
OB-GYN DEVICES
TABLE 17 OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGY DEVICE STANDARDS
OPHTHALMIC DEVICES
TABLE 18 OPHTHALMIC DEVICE STANDARDS
ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES
TABLE 19 ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE STANDARDS
PHYSICAL MEDICINE DEVICES
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society (RESNA)
TABLE 20 STANDARDS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES USED IN PHYSICAL MEDICINE
RADIOLOGICAL DEVICES
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
Health Physics Society (HPS)
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
TABLE 21 RADIOLOGICAL MEDICAL DEVICE STANDARDS
SURGICAL DEVICES
TABLE 22 SURGICAL DEVICES

Chapter-6: FORECASTS

FORECASTS
TABLE 23 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICE SENSORS, BY MEDICAL SPECIALTY AND DEMAND, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 24 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICE SENSORS, BY GROWTH RATE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
FORECASTING MEDICAL SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 25 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSOR, BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY DEVICE OEMS
TABLE 26 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
OEM REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 27 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 28 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 29 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 30 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 31 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY OPHTHALMIC GOODS MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 32 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 33 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 34 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS BY SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)

Chapter-7: OEM-LEVEL MEDICAL DEVICE SENSOR FORECASTS

OEM-LEVEL MEDICAL DEVICE SENSOR FORECASTS
ANESTHESIOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY
TABLE 35 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED PROCEDURES REQUIRING ANESTHESIOLOGY OR RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICES
TABLE 36 CLASS II ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES
TABLE 37 CLASS III ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICE OEMS
TABLE 38 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 39 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 40 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 41 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 42 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 43 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 44 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 45 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 46 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 47 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS'REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
CARDIOLOGY
TABLE 48 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED CARDIAC PROCEDURES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 49 CLASS II CARDIOLOGY DEVICES
TABLE 50 CLASS III CARDIOLOGY DEVICES THAT MAKE SIGNIFICANT USE OF SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEMS
TABLE 51 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 52 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 53 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 54 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 55 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 56 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 57 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 58 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 59 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 60 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CARDIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
TABLE 61 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED PROCEDURES REQUIRING CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES
TABLE 62 CLASS II CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES (INCLUDING TOXICOLOGY INSTRUMENTS)
TABLE 63 CLASS III CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEMS
TABLE 64 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY INSTRUMENTS AND DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 65 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 66 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 67 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 68 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 69 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 70 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 71 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 72 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 73 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE
TABLE 74 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED EAR, NOSE, OR THROAT PROCEDURES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 75 CLASS II EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 76 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN MEDICAL DEVICES USED IN EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 77 CLASS III EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 78 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 79 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 80 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 81 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 82 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 83 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 84 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 85 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 86 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PRACTICE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY
TABLE 87 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED GASTROENTEROLOGY OR UROLOGY PROCEDURES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 88 CLASS II GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 89 CLASS III GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 90 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 91 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 92 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 93 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 94 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 95 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 96 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 97 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 98 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 99 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY--UROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
GENERAL HOSPITAL USE
TABLE 100 TEN MOST COMMON PROCEDURES IN HOSPITALS AND THAT REQUIRE MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 101 CLASS II GENERAL HOSPITAL, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND GENERAL USE DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS (EXCLUDES BUILDING HVAC, AIR, SUCTION, AND TELECOM SYSTEMS)
TABLE 102 CLASS III GENERAL HOSPITAL AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 103 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN HOSPITAL USE, GENERAL USE, AND PHYSICAL MEDICINE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 BY TYPE OF OEM
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 104 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 105 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 106 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 107 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 108 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 109 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 110 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 111 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 112 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL USE DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY
TABLE 113 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED GENERAL OR PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 114 CLASS II GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 115 CLASS III GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 116 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN GENERAL AND PLASTIC SURGICAL DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 117 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 118 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 119 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 120 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 121 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 122 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 123 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 124 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 125 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR GENERAL, ORTHOPEDIC, AND PLASTIC SURGERY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY
TABLE 126 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED HEMATOLOGY OR PATHOLOGY STUDIES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 127 CLASS II HEMATOLOGY, PATHOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 128 CLASS III HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 129 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 130 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 131 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 132 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 133 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 134 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 135 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 136 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS, REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 137 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 138 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS'REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR HEMATOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014
NEUROLOGY
TABLE 139 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED NEUROLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 140 CLASS II NEUROLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 141 CLASS III NEUROLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 142 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN NEUROLOGY, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 143 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 144 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 145 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 146 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICESM THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 147 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 148 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 149 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS'REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 150 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 151 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR NEUROLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
TABLE 152 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED OBSTETRIC OR GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 153 CLASS II OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 154 CLASS III OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEMS
TABLE 155 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 156 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 157 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 158 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 159 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 160 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 161 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 162 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 163 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 164 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
OPHTHALMOLOGY
TABLE 165 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 166 CLASS II OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 167 CLASS III OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 168 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 169 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 170 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 171 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 172 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 173 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014
TABLE 174 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 175 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 176 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 177 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
RADIOLOGY
TABLE 178 TEN MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED RADIOLOGY STUDIES REQUIRING MEDICAL DEVICES
TABLE 179 CLASS II RADIOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
TABLE 180 CLASS III RADIOLOGY DEVICES THAT USE SENSORS
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY OEM
TABLE 181 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS IN RADIOLOGY DEVICES, BY TYPE OF OEM, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
SENSOR REQUIREMENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TABLE 182 GLOBAL REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014
TABLE 183 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 184 ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014
TABLE 185 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 186 LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 187 OPHTHALMIC GOODS OEMS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 188 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 189 IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
TABLE 190 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURERS' REQUIREMENT FOR SENSORS FOR RADIOLOGY DEVICES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)

Chapter-8: COMPANY PROFILES

ACUSON
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS
AMETEK ELECTRONICS INSTRUMENTS GROUP
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
ANALOG DEVICES INC.
ANALOGIC
BAYER HEALTH CARE
BECKMAN COULTER
BEI TECHNOLOGIES
BINSFELD ENGINEERING INC.
BIOCONTROL MEDICAL
BIOSENSE
BIOSYS
BIOTRONIK
BK MEDICAL
BOKAM ENGINEERING INC.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED
BRAVA
BUIVISION
C2CURE
CANON
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS
CARDIO3 BIOSCIENCES
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
COOK UROLOGICAL
COOPER INSTRUMENTS & SYSTEMS
CREARE
CUSTOM SENSORS & TECHNOLOGIES
DISETRONIC
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
DRAGER MEDIZINTECHNIK
DWL ELEKTRONISCHE SYSTEME
ELA MEDICAL
ENDOVIA MEDICAL
ENDRESS+HAUSER
ERBE ELEKTOMEDIZIN
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY
ETHICON
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND
GENERAL ELECTRIC
GERATHERM MEDICAL
GIVEN IMAGING
GUIDANT CORPORATION
HANSEN MEDICAL
HEARTEN MEDICAL
HOANA MEDICAL
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
HONEYWELL SENSING AND CONTROLS
IBM
INDIVIDUAL MONITORING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INSTRUMENTARIUM
INTERFACE
INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEMS (ISSYS)
J. MORITA CORPORATION
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
KALTENBACH & VOIGT
KAVLICO
KOIKE MEDICAL
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS
L & P 100
LIGHT SCIENCES
MEDIC4ALL
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
MEDIVANCE
MEDTRONIC MINIMED
MEDTRONIC
TABLE 191 KEY SENSOR-RELATED MEDTRONIC PATENTS
MICROCHIPS
MICRO-MEDICAL DEVICES
MICROVENTION
MIDORI AMERICA
MKS, PRESSURE MEASUREMENT & CONTROL PRODUCTS
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)
NEXAN
NOCWATCH
NVE
OLYMPUS OPTICAL
ORTIVUS
PACESETTER
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
PEARL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS
PHYSICAL LOGIC
PMT
PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
PRINCO INSTRUMENTS, INC.
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
RENAL SYSTEMS
RESPIRATORY MANAGEMENT SERVICES
SAVACOR
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS
SCION VALLEY
SENSANT CORPORATION
SENSOR SCIENTIFIC, INC.
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SECTOR
SIERRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
SORIN GROUP
SPECTRAGENICS
ST. JUDE MEDICAL
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES
TAPUZ MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
TOUMAZ TECHNOLOGY
TRANSMED MEDIZINTECHNIK
TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME
UNITED STATES ARMY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
UWE THOMAS RECORDING
VIDAMED
VIOPTIX
WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY
W.O.M. WORLD OF MEDICINE
WELCH ALLYN PROTOCOL
WISYS TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Chapter-9: PATENTS

PATENTS
TABLE 192 U.S.-ISSUED SENSOR-RELATED MEDICAL DEVICE PATENTS, 2000 TO NOVEMBER 2009
TABLE 193 ASSIGNMENT OF 21ST-CENTURY SENSOR-RELATED MEDICAL DEVICE PATENTS
TABLE 194 2OTH-CENTURY SENSOR-RELATED MEDICAL DEVICE PATENTS (BY DATE OF ISSUE, MOST RECENT FIRST)

Chapter-10: APPENDIX

APPENDIX A SENSOR BASICS
TEMPERATURE SENSORS
TABLE 195 BASIC TEMPERATURE SENSOR COMPARISON
THERMOCOUPLES
Thermocouple Properties
Thermocouples by Material Type
TABLE 196 STANDARD THERMOCOUPLE COMPOSITION, TEMPERATURE RANGE
Thermocouple Calibration
Thermocouple Probes
RESISTOR TEMPERATURE DEVICES (RTDS)
THERMISTORS
RADIATION DETECTORS/INFRARED THERMOMETERS
Smart IR Sensors
IR Thermometers
IR Thermometers in Automation
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) AND MEMS TEMPERATURE SENSORS
MEMS Infrared (IR) Thermopile Sensors
Optical Temperature Sensors
POSITION SENSORS
DISPLACEMENT SENSORS
TABLE 197 TYPES OF ANGULAR POSITION SENSORS
TABLE 198 TYPES OF LINEAR POSITION SENSORS
LVDT Sensors
Magnetostrictive Position Sensors
Capacitive Position Sensors
PROXIMITY SENSORS
Magnetic
Capacitive
Ultrasonic
Photoelectric
Inductive
MEMS Ultrasonic-Based Proximity Sensors
PRESSURE SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
ACTIVE TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS
Piezoelectric Transducers
Magnetic Induction Transducers
Variable Reluctance Transducers
Variable Capacitance Transducers
PASSIVE TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS
Resistance Strain Gauges
Potentiometric Pressure Transducers
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS
Piezoresistance
Variable Capacitance
SILICON MICROMACHINED PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE SENSOR
CHEMICAL SENSORS
HUMIDITY/MOISTURE SENSORS
PH SENSORS
TABLE 199 PH SENSOR TYPES AND APPLICATIONS
GAS DETECTION SENSORS
TABLE 200 MEASUREMENT PRACTICES FOR DETECTING GASES
Electrochemical
Metal Oxide Semiconductor
Catalytic Oxidation
Infrared Sensors
Zirconium Oxide
Solid-State Semiconductor Sensor
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
Diode Lasers
Chemfet
Ion-Controlled Diode
Organic Semiconductors
Acoustic Wave
Light-Emitting Diodes
HopcaliteTM Solid-State Sensor
Oxygen Analyzers
Nitric Oxide Detector
Alkane and Volatile Organic Compound Detection
OPTICAL SENSORS IN CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
NANOSENSORS
MEMS IR GAS SENSORS
GIANT MAGNETORESISTORS
FORCE AND LOAD SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS
ACCELEROMETERS
Piezoelectric Accelerometers
Suspended Mass Accelerometers
MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS
STRAIN GAUGES
LOAD CELLS
MEMS INERTIAL SENSORS
MEMS Inertial Sensors (Accelerometers and Gyros)
FLOW SENSORS
DIFFERENTIAL FLOW SENSORS
ORIFICE SENSORS
VENTURI TUBES
FLOW TUBES
PITOT TUBES
LINEAR FLOW SENSORS
Turbine Sensors
Paddlewheel Sensors
Positive Displacement Sensors
Ultrasonic Flow Measurement
Contra-Propagating Ultrasonic Flow Meters
Doppler Ultrasonic Flow Meters
Laser Doppler Sensors
Magnetic Flow Sensors
Vortex Shedding Sensors
LEVEL SENSORS
POINT LEVEL SENSORS
Capacitance
Conductivity
Contact Sensors
Temperature Level Sensors
Photoelectric Sensors
Refractive
Microwave
Magnetostrictive Sensors
CONTINUOUS LEVEL SENSORS
Float Sensors
Sight Glass
Resistance
Phase Shift
Oscillatory Sensors
Laser Deflection
Balanced Beam Manometer
Pressure
Ultrasonic
MEMS LEVEL SENSORS
APPENDIX B PATENT ABSTRACTS
BROADBAND ACOUSTIC SENSOR FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
PELVIC DISORDER TREATMENT DEVICE
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SMART DEVICES
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC SENSING ADJUSTMENT
WETNESS SENSOR
MULTICAP RESERVOIR DEVICES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OR EXPOSURE OF RESERVOIR
TELEMETERED CHARACTERISTIC MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
MECHANISM FOR REMOTELY MEASURING MEDICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM BED DEFLECTION
MEDICAL DEVICE FOR NEURAL STIMULATION AND CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY
PATIENT SIGNALING METHOD FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
IMAGE SENSOR WITH SCALER AND IMAGE SCALING METHOD THEREOF
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR GENERATING CARDIAC PRESSURE-VOLUME LOOP AND OPTIMIZING THERAPY
CARDIAC SIGNAL DISPLAY AND EVENT DETECTION USING MULTIRESOLUTION Z-SCORE TRANSFORM
DEVICE FOR THE INJECTION OF MEDICAL PREPARATIONS WITH CT/MRI MONITORING
MAGNET LOCATING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF LOCATING A MAGNET USING SUCH
DETERMINING A PATIENT'S POSTURE FROM MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF THE HEART
MEDICAL WIRELESS IMAGING DEVICE
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING BIOMETRIC TRENDS WITH A RELATED TEMPORAL EVENT
MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS
MEDICAL INSPECTION DEVICES
SOURCE AND DETECTOR SENSOR ARRANGEMENT
7,538,865
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR REDUCING AN AFFECT OF A VIBRATORY ALERT ON A VIBRATION-SENSITIVE SENSOR
MEASURING PROPERTIES OF AN ANATOMICAL BODY
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RESPIRATORY DISTURBANCES
OPTICAL SENSING CATHETER SYSTEM
RECONFIGURABLE IMAGING SYSTEM
MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING FULL OR PARTIAL POLYMER COATINGS AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD
TRIAL NEURO STIMULATOR WITH LEAD DIAGNOSTICS
SYSTEM FOR DETECTING, DIAGNOSING, AND TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH CARDIOPULMONARY COMORBIDITIES
MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SWITCHES AND MEDICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME
APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA
METHOD AND DEVICE IN CONNECTION WITH PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-AXIS CARDIAC VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS
DISINFECTING AND CLEANING AGENT CONNECTION DEVICE
MEDICAL INSPECTION DEVICE
MEDICAL DEVICES TO BE IMPLANTED IN THE HEART
OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THE PRESENCE OF SKIN
REFERENCE SENSOR CORRECTION FOR IMPLANTABLE SENSORS
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A PATIENT SUPPORT
PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTATIONAL DEVICE OF A HUMAN SUBJECT
HERMETICALLY SEALABLE SILICON SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
VITAL SIGNALS AND GLUCOSE MONITORING PERSONAL WIRELESS SYSTEM
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING LONG-TERM WIRELESS CAPABILITIES
DELIVERY OF A SYMPATHOLYTIC CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
WIRELESS PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM
IMAGE ANALYSIS AND ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING BIOMETRIC TRENDS WITH A RELATED TEMPORAL
DEVICE FOR RINSING A BODY CAVITY
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE DETECTION
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH CONDITIONS USING HEMODYNAMIC PRESSURE WAVEFORMS
DEVICE FOR OPTICAL MONITORING OF CONSTITUENT IN TISSUE OR BODY FLUID SAMPLE USING WAVELENGTH MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY, SUCH AS FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE STREAM PROCESSOR
TELEMETERED CHARACTERISTIC MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
MEDICAL IMAGING INSTALLATION AND OPERATING METHOD FOR READING STORED SIGNALS TO RECONSTRUCT A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF A SUBJECT
IMAGING TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY
RADIATION CT RADIOGRAPHING DEVICE, RADIATION CT RADIOGRAPHING SYSTEM, AND RADIATION CT RADIOGRAPHING METHOD USING THE SAME
INTELLIGENT MEDICAL VIGILANCE SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY MONITORING, DIAGNOSTIC, AND THERAPEUTIC SYSTEM
MOTION MONITORING APPARATUS FOR PATIENT
FEDERATED SENSING, ANALYSIS, SUMMARIZATION, AND SHARING OF DATA FOR HEALTH CARE
PRESSURE FLOW SENSOR SYSTEMS AND PRESSURE FLOW SENSORS FOR USE THEREIN
MEDICAL DEVICE WITH POSITION SENSOR HAVING ACCURACY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
TIMED DELAY FOR REDELIVERY OF TREATMENT THERAPY FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM
METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF SMART MICROFLUIDIC MEDICAL DEVICE WITH UNIVERSAL
RISK OF DEATH INDICATOR
AMBULATORY REPEATER FOR USE IN AUTOMATED PATIENT CARE AND METHOD THEREOF
DUAL-USE SENSOR FOR RATE RESPONSIVE PACING AND HEART SOUND MONITORING
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD RECOGNITION AND CONFIGURATION
DELIVERY OF A SYMPATHOLYTIC CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TO COUNTER HEART FAILURE AND PATHOLOGIES ASSOCIATED WITH HEART FAILURE
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH NERVE SIGNAL SENSING
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF LITHIUM ION CONCENTRATION IN A BIOLOGICAL FLUID
METHOD FOR THERMAL DIAGNOSIS OF PATHOLOGY OF A BIO-OBJECT AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD
MOBILE HEALTH AND LIFE SIGNS DETECTOR
COOLING SYSTEM FOR A PHOTOCOSMETIC DEVICE
PISTON STOPPER FOR INJECTION DEVICE, PRODUCT CONTAINER AND INJECTION DEVICE
MEDICAL TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OBTAIN TEST DATA FROM A PATIENT AUTOMATICALLY
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OR REPORTING BATTERY STATUS OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
BLUR COMPENSATION APPARATUS FOR X-RAY IMAGE AND MEDICAL X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE BLUR COMPENSATION APPARATUS
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVELY DETERMINING A COUPLING INTERVAL CORRESPONDING TO A CARDIAC VULNERABLE ZONE
POSITION SENSING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL LOCATION PAD AND POSITION DISPLAY
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RESPIRATORY DISTURBANCES
RECONFIGURABLE, FAULT TOLERANT MULTIPLE-ELECTRODE CARDIAC LEAD SYSTEMS
SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING REFERENCE AND LOCALIZATION FRAMES
ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND ACTIVITY MONITORING DEVICE
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTION OF EXTERNAL DATA WITHIN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
MEDICAL TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ENERGY DELIVERY DEVICE FOR LIMITING REUSE
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF REGULARLY RETRIEVED PATIENT INFORMATION FOR AUTOMATED REMOTE PATIENT CARE
TELEMETERED CHARACTERISTIC MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
METHOD OF OPTIMIZING CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY USING SENSOR SIGNALS OF SEPTAL WALL MOTION
IMPLANTABLE CO-FIRED ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS AND DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREFORE
MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM FOR REDUCING MAGNETIC RESONANCE EFFECTS
APPARATUS FOR ACTIVELY MONITORING DEVICE FOR LEAD FIXATION IN IMPLANTABLE TISSUE STIMULATORS
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RATE RESPONSIVE ADJUSTMENTS IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
REDUCED AREA IMAGING DEVICE INCORPORATED WITHIN WIRELESS ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES
SIGNAL QUALITY METRICS DESIGN FOR QUALIFYING DATA FOR A PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING URINARY FUNCTION
MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SAMPLING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER
AUTOMATED LONGITUDINAL POSITION TRANSLATOR FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING PROBES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME
MEDICAL DEVICE WITH POSITION SENSOR HAVING CORE WITH HIGH PERMEABILITY MATERIAL FOR DETERMINING LOCATION COORDINATES OF A PORTION OF THE MEDICAL DEVICE
CONSTANT OCULAR PRESSURE ACTIVE INFUSION SYSTEM
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE TELEMETRY POWER MANAGEMENT
METHOD FOR DETECTING, DIAGNOSING, AND TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING MONITORING
INTERNET DEVICE OPERATION FOR MEDICAL TESTING
SYSTEM FOR THE SELECTIVE ACTIVATION OF FUNCTIONS IN AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE BY A MAGNETIC FIELD
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING RISK OF MORTALITY DUE TO CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE USING PHYSIOLOGIC SENSORS
PATIENT COMPLIANCE MONITOR
PATIENT TEMPERATURE REPEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR MEASURING VENTRICULAR PRESSURE
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE STREAM PROCESSOR
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE BASELINE OF REGULARLY RETRIEVED PATIENT INFORMATION FOR AUTOMATED REMOTE PATIENT CARE
AUTOMATIC RATE RESPONSE SENSOR MODE SWITCH
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE IN A SYSTEM CONFIGURABLE TO SUBJECT A PATIENT TO A STRESS TEST AND TO DETECT MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA WITHIN THE PATIENT
TECHNIQUES USING HEAT FLOW MANAGEMENT, STIMULATION, AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS TO TREAT MEDICAL DISORDERS
PELVIC DISORDER TREATMENT DEVICE
DEVICE FOR DEFROSTING AND/OR HEATING UP FROZEN BLOOD PRODUCTS
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT FOR AUTOMATED REMOTE PATIENT CARE
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR READING AND INTERPRETING GUAIAC-BASED OCCULT BLOOD
AMBULATORY SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE MONITOR
DEVICE, METHOD AND USE OF AN ODOR DETECTION UNIT FOR EXAMINING AND/OR RECORDING
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD USING INTEGRATED T-WAVE ALTERNANS
MEASURING APPARATUS AND A MEASURING METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PARAMETERS OF MEDICAL FLUIDS
MEDICAL MAPPING SYSTEM
TELEMETERED CHARACTERISTIC MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
MICROPROBE SYSTEM FOR STEREOTACTIC NEUROTHERAPY
MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING FULL OR PARTIAL POLYMER COATINGS AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICES WITH A CONTRAST MEDIUM FOR IMPROVED
MONITORING SYSTEM
SELECTIVELY APPLIED WEARABLE MEDICAL SENSORS
MAGNETIC SENSING PROBE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
CORONARY SINUS FLOW REGULATED PACING
IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR WITH SWITCHABLE POWER SOURCE AND PATIENT WARNING SYSTEM CARDIAC DEVICE
DEVICE AND METHOD TO MEASURE AND COMMUNICATE BODY PARAMETERS
IN-STENT RESTENOSIS DETECTION DEVICE
ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING REVERSIBLE TISSUE DAMAGE TO HEART MUSCLE
MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH REMOTE CONTROL
TRIAL NEURO STIMULATOR WITH LEAD DIAGNOSTICS
SYNTHETIC MUSCLE BASED DIAPHRAGM PUMP APPARATUSES
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS TO CONTROL THE OPERATION OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD RECOGNITION AND CONFIGURATION
TELEMETRIC READER/CHARGER DEVICE FOR MEDICAL SENSOR
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING RISK OF MORTALITY DUE TO CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE USING PHYSIOLOGIC SENSORS
TELEMETRIC MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD [FOR IMPLANTATION IN A PATIENT&S BODY]
VASCULAR FILTRATION DEVICE
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM WITH SENSOR FOR HEMODYNAMIC STABILITY AND METHOD OF USE
DIELECTRICALLY ISOLATED PLASTIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCER
ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND ACTIVITY MONITORING DEVICE
PERSONAL COMPUTER BREATH ANALYZER FOR HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND METHOD
FOOT SWITCH INCLUDING ELASTIC JOINT FOR PROPER POSITIONING OF SWITCH COMPONENT
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DARK CURRENT NOISE TEMPERATURE SENSING IN AN IMAGING
SMART MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE WITH UNIVERSAL COATING
ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
CATHETER WITH THERMAL SENSOR FOR DETECTION OF VULNERABLE PLAQUE
MEDICAL DEVICES UTILIZING OPTICAL FIBERS FOR SIMULTANEOUS POWER, COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTROL
PREWARNING DEVICE FOR INSTILLATION OF MEDICAL LIQUID
ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME BY ELECTROSTIMULATION
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SENSOR POSITION ESTIMATION
MEDICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS
PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM [FOR MEDICAL TELEMETRY NETWORKS]
MULTIFUNCTION SENSOR
ELECTRICAL PROPERTY ENHANCED TOMOGRAPHY (EPET)
APPARATUS AND METHOD
PATIENT COMPLIANCE MONITOR
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE DETECTION
SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING REFERENCE AND LOCALIZATION FRAMES
RADIATION IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE
ELECTROMAGNETIC POSITION SINGLE AXIS SYSTEM
MEDICAL TELEMETRY SYSTEM [FOR BODY DATA]
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
MEDICAL PROBE WITH STYLETS
METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR STORING AND PROVIDING HISTORICAL PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA
INTERACTIVE X-RAY POSITION AND EXPOSURE CONTROL USING IMAGE DATA AS REFERENCE INFORMATION
THERMOMETER PROBE FOR USE WITH DISPOSABLE PROBE COVER
SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PHYSICAL PARAMETERS WITH A MEDICAL PROBE
PORTABLE REMOTE PATIENT TELEMONITORING SYSTEM USING A MEMORY CARD OR SMART
DETECTION OF AN INTERVENTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE CONTACT AND ALIGNMENT BASED ON CHANGES IN FREQUENCY RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING AND MONITORING RADIATION
MEDICAL APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH A COLLISION DETECTOR
MEDICAL DEVICES USING ELECTROSENSITIVE GELS
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CABINET SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING ITEMS TO DESIRED TEMPERATURES
DEVICE FOR MEASURING CHANGES IN PARAMETERS WITHIN TRANSPARENT OBJECTS
PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE
ENDOCERVICAL AND EXOCERVICAL CELL COLLECTION DEVICE
MULTIFREQUENCY ULTRASOUND PROBE
ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE, ESPECIALLY A PACEMAKER, DEFIBRILLATOR AND/OR CARDIOVERTOR OF THE DDD/AAI TYPE WITH EFFORT OPTIMIZED OPERATION
WEARABLE APRON FOR USE IN EGG AND OTHER MEDICAL TESTS
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER PROBE AND IMAGING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A POSITION AND ORIENTATION SENSOR
IMPLANTABLE ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE ENSLAVED TO AT LEAST ONE PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER
IMAGING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
REDUCED AREA IMAGING DEVICES INCORPORATED WITHIN SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
ELECTRIC MEDICAL APPARATUS
AMBULATORY DISTRIBUTED RECORDERS SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING MEDICAL DISORDERS
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE ABSORPTION OF RADIATION IN A PORTION OF TISSUE
DIGITAL DELAY LINE RECEIVER FOR USE WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
TESTING STERILE PACKAGED COMPONENTS OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE PRIOR TO CHRONIC IMPLANTATION
ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING REVERSIBLE TISSUE DAMAGE TO HEART MUSCLE
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE BASELINE OF INDIVIDUAL PATIENT STATUS FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATED COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PATIENT CARE SYSTEM
REDUCED AREA IMAGING DEVICES [FOR USE IN MEDICINE OR DENTAL INSTRUMENTS]
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF REGULARLY RETRIEVED PATIENT INFORMATION FOR REMOTE PATIENT CARE
PORTABLE MEDICAL GAS SYSTEM TESTER
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NORMALIZED VOICE FEEDBACK FROM AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT IN AN AUTOMATED COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS PATIENT CARE SYSTEM
RATE RESPONSIVE ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE SUCH AS A PACEMAKER, DEFIBRILLATOR AND/OR CARDIOVERTOR, INCLUDING THE MULTISITE TYPE
METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SENSOR POSITION ESTIMATION
SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING REFERENCE AND LOCALIZATION FRAMES
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR SENSING ABSOLUTE BLOOD PRESSURE AND BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
IMPLANTABLE STIMULUS SYSTEM HAVING STIMULUS GENERATOR WITH PRESSURE SENSOR
MAINTENANCE APPARATUS FOR A MEDICAL OR DENTAL HANDPIECE
METHOD TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF AN INDWELLING MEDICAL
SURGICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING REDUCED AREA IMAGING DEVICES [TO INCLUDE THE IMAGE SENSOR PLACED IN A STACKED FASHION]
MEDICAL PROBE DEVICE [COMPRISING A CATHETER HAVING A CONTROL END AND A PROBE]
6,206,847
IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC STIMULATOR WITH SAFE NOISE MODE
MULTIPLE LENS OXYGEN SENSOR FOR MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD
FIXED OPTIC SENSOR SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORK
MEDICAL MEASURING SYSTEM [CARRIED OUT AT A DISTANCE FROM A HOSPITAL]
COMBINATION ASPIRATOR PUMP AND AIR COMPRESSOR APPARATUS FOR USE IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES
CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTABLE DUAL SENSOR MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD
NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH COMMUNICATIONS
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR FOR USE WITH IMPLANTABLE ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR
6,152,885
MULTIPLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR MEDICAL ELECTRIC LEAD
ALIGNMENT OF EXTERNAL MEDICAL DEVICE RELATIVE TO IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICE
LIGHT FOCUSING APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD OXYGEN SENSOR
MEDICAL DOSING DEVICE HAVING DOSING CHAMBER WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF AN INDWELLING MEDICAL DEVICE
LIGHT BARRIER FOR MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD OXYGEN SENSOR
TISSUE OVERGROWTH DETECTOR FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
MOTION-MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
ENDOCARDIAL DEVICE FOR PRODUCING REVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO HEART TISSUE
DEFIBRILLATOR WITH IMPROVED HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSE AND ENHANCED MYOCARDIAL STABILITY
POWER CONSUMPTION REDUCTION IN MEDICAL DEVICES BY EMPLOYING DIFFERENT SUPPLY VOLTAGES
MEDICAL DEVICES USING ELECTROSENSITIVE GELS
SENSOR TO DETECT CHANGES IN THE CROSS SECTION OF AN ELONGATED BODY CAVITY
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE AND IMPLANT OF AN IMPLANTABLE BLOOD VESSEL CUFF
SMART BOTTLE AND SYSTEM FOR NEONATAL NURSING DEVELOPMENT
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR SENSING ABSOLUTE BLOOD PRESSURE AND BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
MEDICAL TIMER/MONITOR AND METHOD OF MONITORING PATIENT STATUS