16th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200113413 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND SURGICAL IMAGING DEVICE - The present technology relates to a surgical system and a surgical imaging device enabled to reduce latency. The surgical imaging device generates a surgical image by imaging the inside of a living body, a signal processing device performs predetermined signal processing on the surgical image, and a display device displays the surgical image on which the signal processing is performed. The imaging device generates the surgical image on the basis of scan information indicating a scan order of the surgical image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an endoscopic surgical system. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113414 | INSTRUMENT INSERTION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES - In some embodiments, an insertion device for a single port robotic surgery apparatus includes a plurality of instrument channels positioned in an interior of a housing and extending along substantially an entire length of the housing, the plurality of instrument channels configured to removably house a plurality of surgical instruments, a plurality of openings in a rear exterior surface of the housing, the plurality of openings providing access to the plurality of instrument channels and configured to facilitate insertion of the plurality of surgical instruments into the plurality of instrument channels, and an illumination device supported at least partially at the rear exterior surface of the housing and positioned proximal to the plurality of openings, the illumination device configured to illuminate the openings to facilitate insertion of the plurality of instruments through the plurality of openings. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113415 | ARTICULATED TIP PART FOR AN ENDOSCOPE - An articulated tip part suitable for an endoscope where the articulated tip part includes a distal end segment, a proximal end segment and a number of intermediate segments arranged between the distal end segment and the proximal end segment, said segments being joined together to form an articulated assembly of segments, a passage running along the length of the articulated tip part, and a bending element, said bending element being fastened to at least two segments and being arranged along a path which is essentially parallel to a centerline of the articulated tip part. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113416 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARYING STIFFNESS OF AN ENDOSCOPIC INSERTION TUBE - The specification describes endoscopes that enable varying stiffness of an insertion portion in an endoscope assembly. In one example, an actuator operates either a spring or a flexible tube to vary stiffness of the insertion portion. In alternative examples, an elliptical wheel arrangement or screw mechanism provides a means to increase stiffness of the insertion portion of an endoscope assembly. In further examples, fluid and gas may be used inside the insertion potion to vary stiffness by varying pressure of the fluid/gas. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113417 | CAMERA POSITIONING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING IMAGES DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE - In some embodiments, a visualization device for a robotic surgery apparatus can include a housing configured to be removably attached to a mounting interface of the apparatus and be positioned adjacent an insertion device of the apparatus. The housing can include first and second openings positioned on an exterior of the housing. The housing can include a substantially flexible camera tube with a first end attached to the housing and a second end including at least one camera. The second end can be inserted through the first opening in the housing, pass through interior of the housing, and exit the housing through the second opening in the housing. The second end can extend away from the housing toward a region of interest outside the housing or retract away from the region of interest and back toward the housing. The camera tube can form a loop around a portion of the housing. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113418 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE WITH A TELESCOPIC SCOPE - The subject matter discloses a medical imaging device, comprising a handle adapted to operate and maneuver the medical imaging device, an elongated rigid shaft connected to the handle, and an extendible sleeve configured to cover at least a portion of the elongated rigid shaft. The extendible sleeve comprises a rigid section comprising at least one optical gear and an extendible section, wherein extending the extendible section pushes the rigid section along a longitudinal axis of the elongated rigid shaft, and wherein sliding the rigid section over the elongated shaft changes the at least one optical gear field of view to provide a different linear field of view in an object space. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113419 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - A medical system includes: an endoscope and at least one treatment tool; a treatment-tool coordinate calculating unit that extracts the treatment tool by processing two or more images acquired at different times by the endoscope, that determines directions of longitudinal axes of the extracted treatment tool, and that calculates a coordinate of an intersection of the determined two or more longitudinal axes; and a judgment unit that judges whether the treatment tool serves as a follow target, on the basis of the coordinate of the intersection calculated by the treatment-tool coordinate calculating unit. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113420 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT FOR ENDOSCOPIC USE - The disclosed technology is directed to a medical instrument for endoscopic use. The medical instrument comprises an elongated open ended over tube configured to receive an endoscope in a direction along a longitudinal central axis of the over tube. The endoscope travels retractably from a distal end of the over tube. A tube is disposed concentrically outwardly of the over tube so that a treatment tool is inserted through the tube and is projected forwardly with respect to the over tube from a distal end of the tube. A balloon is disposed on an external surface of the over tube and is expandable outwardly in a radial direction of the over tube. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113421 | Endoscope with Reusable Core - Apparatus, methods, and systems for incorporating a disposable sheath into a medical device having a probe, wherein the disposable sheath is intended to cover and protect a probe of an endoscope, without having to dispose of the probe. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113422 | Method and Apparatus for Travelled Distance Measuring by a Capsule Camera in the Gastrointestinal Tract - A method and system for determining a travelled distance by a capsule camera are disclosed. A current global motion vector for a current image in the image sequence is determined, where the current global motion vector corresponds to movement made by the capsule camera between the current image and a reference image associated with the image sequence. A travelled distance by the capsule camera in the GI tract is determined according to the current global motion vector and prior global motion vectors derived for prior images between an initial image and the current image, where the travelled distance is measured from an initial location associated with the initial image to a current location associated with the current image. A method and system for displaying an image sequence captured by a capsule camera are also disclosed. The travelled distances associated with the image sequence are displayed on a display. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113423 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND PROCESSOR - There is provided an endoscope system, wherein a processor reads out light distribution information which is information indicating a relationship between an arrangement of an image pickup device and a distribution of illumination light emission positions and which includes information about a light distribution angle of illumination light and the number of illuminating portions, a part of parameters of a light adjustment parameter and a parameter flag from an endoscope, and controls amounts of light of the illuminating portions by selecting the part of the parameters with priority over the light adjustment parameters at time of selecting the light adjustment parameter based on the light distribution information, if it is specified by the parameter flag that the part of the parameters are used for the light adjustment. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113424 | Multi-Spectrum Ring Illuminated Surgical Camera - Multi-spectrum ring illuminated surgical cameras and scopes having a ring lens and a plurality of LEDs. The LEDs set behind an electronic imaging sensor (camera) and positioned radially about the longitudinal axis of the lens and/or scope. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113425 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL METHOD - A light source apparatus includes a light source optically connectable to a scope including a light guide configured to guide light, and first and second illumination light emission units configured to radiate illumination light based on the guided light on a subject, and a light quantity distribution changing device disposed on an optical path of the light emitted from the light source. The light quantity distribution changing device is configured to control a light quantity of the light brought into each of the first illumination light emission unit and the second illumination light emission unit, so as to change a light quantity distribution of the illumination light radiated on the subject. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113426 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: a long member that is connected to a direction changing portion provided in an insertion portion and enables the direction changing portion to move; a sliding member that includes a first contact portion that is brought into contact with an inner surface of a guide tube that allows insertion of the long member and a second contact portion that is brought into contact with the inner surface of the guide tube; a flow path that includes an opening portion formed in a direction that intersects a longitudinal axis of the sliding member such that a fluid flows into a clearance between the guide tube and the sliding member; and an operation member that causes the sliding member to move forward and backward relative to the guide tube. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113427 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF PLACEMENT - Oral airway devices having a tubal body curved anteriorly and comprising a central lumen and one or more peripheral hollow passages for hosting a camera and/or one or more tools including a gastric suction tube, including oral airway devices in which the tubal body ends with a tongue and the wall of the tubal body encircles a central lumen. Oral airway devices also include those which comprise three channels, two of which are peripheral channels located in the flanks of the wall of the tubal body, the oral airway devices being compatible with a laryngoscope. Methods for ventilating, intubating and extubating a patient with the medical devices. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113428 | Improved Laparoscopic Camera System and Apparatus - The invention resides in a laparoscope, or camera, for a medical procedure, having a body having a distal end for locating in a patient and a proximal end for handling the laparoscope outside the patient. A camera is provided together with a light source at the distal end. An operable interface is provided adjacent the proximal end, for operating the camera and/or light source. A processor and data storage are located in the body and operable to provide an interface for managing the camera, light source and recording images. The laparoscopic camera can be self-contained such that it is operable without cables or external support devices. It can manage image recording, calibration and storage all within the camera. The invention also resides in a case for use with the laparoscope. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113429 | IMAGING SENSOR PROVIDING IMPROVED VISUALIZATION FOR SURGICAL SCOPES - A system, apparatus and methods for providing a single use imaging device having improved viewing for sterile environments is disclosed and described. A single use high definition camera used for general purpose surgical procedures including, but not limited to, arthroscopic, laparoscopic, gynecologic, and urologic procedures, may comprise an imaging device that is a sterile and designed to ensure single use. The imaging device may further include a sensor located near the tip of a laparoscope and a view optimizing assembly. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113430 | APPARATUS FOR MODELLING OCULAR STRUCTURES - An apparatus for motion compensated modelling of a parameter of an eye, comprising: a first measuring means for measuring a plurality of position parameters of the eye with respect to an optical reference coordinate system of the apparatus; a second measuring means for measuring an interference signal at a plurality of optical reference coordinates, wherein the measurement of the plurality of position parameters and measurement of the interference signal are time synchronised; means for correcting the interference signal to account for a displacements of a parameter of the plurality of position parameters; and means for modelling the eye parameter based at least in part on the corrected interference signal. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113431 | PHOTOBLEACHING DEVICE AND METHOD AND DARK ADAPTED PERIMETRY DEVICE AND DARK ADAPTED PERIMETRY METHOD - A dark adapted perimetry method includes the steps of at least partially photobleaching an eye, selectively illuminating a plurality of stimulus target light sources at a predetermined luminance, and recording a response data including triggering an input device in response to the selective illumination. The plurality of stimulus target light sources define a stimulus target array positioned within a concave array guide. Each stimulus target light source is illuminated by a respective LED complex light source. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113432 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF VISUAL ACUITY AND ITS CHANGES - Disclosed herein are system and method for testing and analysis of visual acuity and changes using an acuity model, the acuity model generated based on one or more acuity chart design parameters and candidate acuity parameters calculated using the acuity test data of the subject, the acuity model comprising a chart-specific psychometric function determined using a family of multiple-optotype psychometric functions, and wherein the acuity model is configurable to estimate possibility of obtaining the acuity test data of the subject. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113433 | OPTICAL IMAGING AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATARACT SURGERY AND TREATMENT PLANNING - An optical measurement system and apparatus for carrying out cataract diagnostics in an eye of a patient includes a Corneal Topography Subsystem, a wavefront aberrometer subsystem, and an eye structure imaging subsystem, wherein the subsystems have a shared optical axis, and each subsystem is operatively coupled to the others via a controller. The eye structure imaging subsystem is preferably a fourierdomain optical coherence tomographer, and more preferably, a swept source OCT. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113434 | Holographic Real Space Refractive Sequence - A system and a method for holographic eye testing device are disclosed. The system renders one or more three dimensional objects within the holographic display device. The system updates the rendering of the one or more three dimensional objects within the holographic display device, by virtual movement of the one or more three dimensional objects within the level of depth. The system receives input from a user indicating alignment of the one or more three dimensional objects after the virtual movement. The system determines a delta between a relative virtual position of the one or more three dimensional objects at the moment of receiving input and an optimal virtual position and generates prescriptive remedy based on the delta. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113435 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A medical system is disclosed. The medical system can include a patient monitoring device, a patient information system, and a mobile application. The patient monitoring device can be coupled to a patient to monitor one or more physiological parameters. The patient information system can allow the patient to communicate with a clinician. The patient information system can also provide information regarding schedules, medications, and procedures to the patient. The mobile application can be communicatively coupled with the patient monitoring device and the patient information system. The mobile application can allow a clinician to receive, view, and send information to or from the patient monitoring device and the patient information system. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113436 | PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION SENSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD - A physiological information transmission method includes: by an information processing apparatus: acquiring sensor identification information of a physiological information detection sensor which is adapted to be attached to a living body, and living body identification information of the living body; and transmitting first association information associating the acquired sensor identification information and the acquired living body identification information, with each other; and by the physiological information detection sensor: receiving the first association information; determining whether or not the received first association information contains sensor identification information of the own sensor; and when the received first association information contains the sensor identification information of the own sensor, transmitting second association information associating the living body identification information in the received first association information, and physiological information which is detected by the physiological information detection sensor, with each other, to an outside of the own sensor. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODALITY IMAGING - The multi-modality imaging system and method of the present disclosure combine photoacoustic imaging with ultrasound Doppler imaging. When imaging a target tissue, the photoacoustic imaging is used to acquire the functional information of the target tissue and the ultrasound Doppler imaging is used to obtain the magnitude and direction of the flow velocity of the fluid in the target tissue. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113438 | A LIGHT-BASED SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE - According to the invention, there is provided a light-based skin treatment device comprising a treatment light source; a treatment light exit window via which, during operation, treatment light generated by the treatment light source is applied to skin of a user, wherein the treatment light exit window comprises an optically transparent material arranged to contact the skin during operation; and an imaging unit comprising an image sensor | 2020-04-16 |
20200113439 | DETECTION OF FAST-NEURAL SIGNAL USING DEPTH-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY - An optical measurement system and method are provided. Pump sample light and probe sample light are delivered through into an anatomical structure of a user. The anatomical structure has molecules having a resonant vibrational frequency equal to the difference between a first optical frequency of the pump sample light and a second optical frequency of the probe sample light, whereby a portion of the probe sample light is inelastically scattered by the molecules as signal light encoded with a physiological event occurring in the molecules, and whereby sample light comprising the signal light exits the anatomical structure. Signal light in the exiting sample light is detected, and an electrical signal representative of the signal light is outputted. The electrical signal is analyzed, and based on this analysis, the presence and the depth of the physiological event in the anatomical structure is determined. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113440 | Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Device - An optical coherence tomography imaging device (OCT device) splits laser light emitted from a light source into measurement light for irradiating an object and reference light for irradiating a reference mirror, then analyze the interference light formed by combining scattered measurement light reflected back from the object and reflected reference light reflected from the reference mirror in order to generate tomographic images. An OCT device includes a probe, which is used for irradiating the object with measurement light and collecting scattered measurement light that is reflected back from the object, and an OCT main unit, which includes a light source for emitting measurement light. The probe is arranged on an odonto-therapy unit equipped with an instrument hanger, and includes a probe-connection optical fiber for transmitting measurement light and scattered measurement light. The probe-connection optical fiber is detachably connected to the OCT main unit. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113441 | SKIN GLOSS MEASUREMENT FOR QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF SKIN GLOSS - System comprising sensor ( | 2020-04-16 |
20200113442 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD - Blood pressure detection apparatuses and methods for detecting a blood pressure of a user are described comprising optical sensors/detectors and a force sensor and, in some embodiments, comprising only a force sensor, measuring force applied by a finger. Blood pressure is measured by applying an increasing (or decreasing) force or pressure with a finger of the user on at least the force sensor, which, in some embodiments, may be a plurality of increasing pressure steps, each step being held within a predetermined acceptable pressure/force tolerance range for a predetermined hold time, and measuring the force applied by the finger and, in some embodiments, optically measuring the blood in a vessel in the finger relating to the applied pressure/force. Feedback (visual, haptic, sound) of the applied pressure is provided to the user. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113443 | DYNAMIC RECOMMENDATIONS OF SENSORS FOR PATIENT MONITORING - A recommendation method, system, and computer program product include monitoring a patient using a plurality of sensors, receiving patient information including a comfort level corresponding to a sensor of the plurality of sensors, determining a relevance of each sensor of the plurality of sensors to at least one health conditions of the patient, and determining at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors to disconnect based on the comfort level and the relevance of each sensor. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113444 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT MULTISENSORY SYSTEM FOR MOBILE HEALTH-MONITORING - A health-monitoring method, system, and computer program product include operating at least one sensor of a health-monitoring device having a plurality of sensors, detecting a health condition event that requires operation of an additional sensor of the plurality of sensors to monitor the health condition event, activating the additional sensor of the health-monitoring device, and deactivating the additional sensor when the health condition event that requires the second sensor is no longer detected by the detecting. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113445 | REAL TIME UNOBTRUSIVE MONITORING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - This disclosure relates generally to methods and systems for real time unobtrusive monitoring of physiological signals of a subject confined to a bed. Output of single channel continuous wave (CW) radars are dependent upon distance of the subject from the radar. Dual channel IQ radars are more accurate but are costly and availability in the market is a constraint. The present disclosure provides a cheap and easily replicable pseudo IQ radar based system. The pseudo IQ radar comprises two CW radars placed at a calibrated distance from each other such that optimum points of one CW radar spatially overlaps null points of the other CW radar and phase imbalance is suppressed. Three such pseudo IQ radars are positioned in a predetermined configuration around the subject being monitored. A Supervised Complex Signal Demodulation (SCSD) method configured to suppress amplitude and DC imbalance is also provided for evaluating the physiological signals. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113446 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING INCREASED RISK OF SUDDEN DEATH - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting seizure events are disclosed, including a system for identification of an increased risk of a severe neurological event. The system may include an electroencephalogram (“EEG”) monitoring unit configured to collect EEG data from the patient during at least a postictal phase or one or more seizures and a processing unit configured to receive the EEG data from the EEG monitoring unit. The processing unit is configured to detect postictal EEG suppression from the EEG data and to identify the increased risk of the severe neurological event based on the detected postictal EEG suppression. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113447 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY-BASED ATTACHMENT SENSING - Some embodiments of the present disclosure discuss an apparatus comprising a transceiver configured to generate and/or receive radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic signals, one or more antennae configured to radiate the generated RF electromagnetic signals toward a surface and to output signals corresponding to received reflections of the RF electromagnetic signals, and a processing circuitry configured to process the received reflections and/or the output signals so as to determine change in position of the apparatus with respect to the surface. The apparatus may be incorporated into a wearable garment and/or an adhesive patch, and it may be attached to an outer surface of a human or an animal body. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113448 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD FLOW SENSING BASED ON VORTEX SHEDDING - The invention relates to an intravascular blood flow sensor ( | 2020-04-16 |
20200113449 | MACHINE LEARNING SPECTRAL FFR-CT | 2020-04-16 |
20200113450 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A medical information processing system according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a blood-vessel blood flow index in a coronary artery and a myocardial blood flow index in a myocardial region to which the coronary artery supplies blood. The processing circuitry calculates an index indicating a capability to supply the blood to the myocardial region by combining the blood-vessel blood flow index and the myocardial blood flow index. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113451 | METHOD FOR PROJECTING BLOOD LOSS OF A PATIENT DURING A SURGERY - Systems for monitoring blood loss include a display for simultaneously depicting a current blood loss metric at different time points or along a time line. In addition, historical or comparative blood loss information is provided on the display so that the healthcare provider can see assess the current blood loss metric relative to other metrics, so that the healthcare provider can more accurately assess and manage the patient's status. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113452 | ACTIVE BIOMONITOR - A biomonitor having various functionality for actively monitoring certain vital signs and wellness data is provided. The biomonitor is adapted to compare the wellness data to programmed and/or determined thresholds and call 911 if such wellness data indicates a medical emergency. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113453 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE - A blood pressure estimating apparatus is provided. The blood pressure estimating apparatus may include: a sensor configured to measure a bio-signal waveform; and a processor configured to obtain a first feature based on a first area under the bio-signal waveform in a first time interval, obtain a second feature based on a second area under the bio-signal waveform in a second time interval which is different from the first time interval, and estimate blood pressure based on the first feature and the second feature. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113454 | VIBRATION SENSING DEVICE - A vibration sensing device includes a piezoelectric element, a static force meter, a vibration conduction element and a casing. The piezoelectric element is provided for converting vibration into an electronic signal. The static force meter is provided for converting static force into an electronic signal. The vibration conduction element is provided for vibration to the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element, the static force meter, and the vibration conduction element are covered by the casing. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113455 | BAROREFLEX VASCULAR SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS ACTIVITY DETECTION DEVICE, BAROREFLEX VASCULAR SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS ACTIVITY DETECTION PROGRAM, AND BAROREFLEX VASCULAR SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS ACTIVITY DETECTION METHOD - [Problem to be Solved] To provide a vascular baroreflex-related sympathetic activity detection device, a vascular baroreflex-related sympathetic activity detection program, and a vascular baroreflex-related sympathetic activity detection method capable of detecting vascular baroreflex-related sympathetic activity, which is sympathetic nervous activity of a blood vessel involved in a baroreflex function, in a simple and non-invasive manner. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113456 | Securing and Positioning Device for Pressure Transducers - A pressure transducer securing device includes an adhesive pad securable to a patient at a phlebostatic axis of the patient. An adapter is coupled to the adhesive pad. The adapter is configured for receipt of a pressure transducer in order to mount the pressure transducer to the patient. The adapter is fixed or swivalable relative to the adhesive pad. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113457 | OPTICAL FIBER PRESSURE SENSOR - The disclosure includes an apparatus including an elongated assembly, at least a portion of which is sized, shaped, or otherwise configured to be inserted into a human body to measure a physiological parameter at an internal location within the body. The elongated assembly includes an elongated member having a first length and an outer surface, a coil disposed about at least a portion of the elongated member, the coil having a second length, and at least one stand-off member positioned between the outer surface of the elongated member and the coil, where the at least one member is configured to prevent the coil from contacting an optical fiber positioned between the elongated member and the coil. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113458 | NURSING BED BASED ON HEART RATE MONITORING AND VOICE RECOGNITION - Provided is a nursing bed based on heart rate monitoring and voice recognition. The nursing bed includes a nursing bed body, a drive motor and a controller. The nursing bed body includes a bed body fixed part, a bed body movable part and a connector. The bed body fixed part is hinged with a side of the connector, and the bed body moveable part is connected with another side of the connector fixedly. A motor base of the drive motor is installed on the bed body fixed part fixedly, an output shaft of the drive motor is connected with another part of the connector in a meshing manner, and the drive motor is configured to drive the bed body moveable part to swing through the connector. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PROBABILITY FOR A PERSON TO HAVE ARRHYTHMIA - Disclosed are a system and a method for determining a probability for a person to have arrhythmia. The system ( | 2020-04-16 |
20200113460 | PULSE METER FOR NEWBORN - A bow shaped pulse meter for new-born patients, comprising —a control unit ( | 2020-04-16 |
20200113461 | NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR DETERMINING INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE USING THE BIOELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN - The present invention relates to a non-invasive method for determining changes in intracranial pressure using data obtained from an electroencephalogram recorded for a patient comprising:
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20200113462 | PREDICTION OF THE OUTCOME OF ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS - The present application provides for use of a somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) during the hyperacute stroke phase as marker for predicting the outcome of endovascular treatment in a patient suffering from acute ischemic stroke, wherein when the SEP ipsilateral to the stroke site has an amplitude from 60% to 100% with respect to the corresponding SEP contralateral to the stroke site this is indicative of good outcome of the endovascular treatment, whereas when the SEP ipsilateral to the stroke site has an amplitude from 0% to 20% with respect to the corresponding SEP contralateral to the stroke site this is indicative of bad outcome of the endovascular treatment. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113463 | Automated Extraction of Echocardiograph Measurements from Medical Images - Mechanisms are provided to implement an automated echocardiograph measurement extraction system. The automated echocardiograph measurement extraction system receives medical imaging data comprising one or more medical images and inputs the one or more medical images into a deep learning network. The deep learning network automatically processes the one or more medical images to generate an extracted echocardiograph measurement vector output comprising one or more values for echocardiograph measurements extracted from the one or more medical images. The deep learning network outputs the extracted echocardiograph measurement vector output to a medical image viewer. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113464 | BIO-ELECTRODE COMPOSITION, BIO-ELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BIO-ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition including (A) an ionic material and (C) a metal powder, wherein the component (A) is a polymer compound containing a repeating unit-a having a structure selected from the group consisting of an ammonium salt, a sodium salt, a potassium salt, and a silver salt of any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and fluorosulfonamide. This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode that is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, manufacturable at low cost, and free from large lowering of the electric conductivity even though it is wetted with water or dried. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113465 | MAPPING OF ACTIVATION WAVEFRONTS - In one embodiment, a cardiac mapping system includes a medical examination device to capture data over time at multiple sample locations over a surface of at least one chamber of a heart, a display screen, and processing circuitry to process the captured data to determine a description of a propagation of activation wavefronts associated with activation times over the surface of the at least one chamber of the heart, calculate activation wavefront propagation path traces wherein each path trace describes a point on one activation wavefront being propagated over the surface of the at least one chamber of the heart according to an advancement of the activation wavefront such that the path traces describe the propagation of different points according to corresponding activation wavefronts, prepare a visualization showing the path traces on a representation of the at least one chamber, and render the visualization to the display screen. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113466 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Non-Stationary Spectral Structure and Dynamics in Physiological Data - Systems and methods for tracking dynamic structure in physiological data are provided. In some aspects, the method includes providing physiological data, including electroencephalogram (“EEG”) data, acquired from a subject and assembling a time-frequency representation of signals from the physiological data. The method also includes generating a dynamic model of at least one non-stationary spectral feature, such as at least one non-stationary spectral peak, using the time-frequency representation and a user indication, and applying a dynamic model of at least one non-stationary spectral feature in a parameter estimation algorithm to compute concurrent estimates of spectral parameters describing the at least one non-stationary spectral feature. The method also includes tracking the spectral parameters of the at least one spectral feature over time. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113467 | HEART SIGNAL WAVEFORM PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for receiving a single-lead heartbeat waveform for a user; associating a heart health indicator with the single-lead heartbeat waveform; and providing the heart health indicator to a recipient. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113468 | HEART SIGNAL WAVEFORM PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for receiving a single-lead heartbeat waveform for a user obtained via a differential voltage potential measurement concerning the heart of the user; associating a heart health indicator with the single-lead heartbeat waveform; and providing the heart health indicator to the user. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113469 | ELECTRODE ARRAY - In an example, an electrode array for selective electrical sensing in patient tissue is described. The electrode array comprises an elongate base and a plurality of elongate fingers. Each finger is attached to and extends longitudinally from a distal end of the base. When at least a portion of the electrode array is in a spatulate use configuration, each finger terminates in a free end spaced longitudinally from the base and spaced laterally apart from adjacent free ends of other fingers. A plurality of electrode pairs is distributed along a contact surface of each finger. Respective electrodes in each of the electrode pairs of each finger are spaced from one another. The electrode pairs of each finger are both longitudinally and laterally spaced from electrode pairs of adjacent fingers when in the spatulate use configuration. An example method of selectively sensing electrical activity at a target body tissue is described. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113470 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FETAL MONITORING - A system obtains a maternal electrocardiogram (ECG) signal that represents an ECG of a pregnant mother during a first time interval. The system further obtains a mixed maternal-fetal ECG signal that represents a combined ECG of the mother and her fetus during the first time interval; processes the maternal ECG signal and the mixed maternal-fetal ECG signal to generate a fetal ECG signal that represents the ECG of the fetus during the time interval, the fetal ECG signal substantially excluding the maternal ECG signal; and provides an output based on the fetal ECG signal. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113471 | HEART SIGNAL WAVEFORM PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for receiving a plurality of specimen waveform records, wherein each specimen waveform record includes a specimen heartbeat waveform and a related clinical heart health diagnosis, and each specimen heartbeat waveform includes a plurality of discrete waveform portions; and associating at least one of the plurality of discrete waveform portions of each specimen heartbeat waveform with the related clinical heart health diagnosis to generate a dataset that defines such associations between discrete waveform portions and clinical heart health diagnoses. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113472 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING A PULSE DEFICIT VALUE - Systems, apparatuses, software, and methods for calculating a pulse deficit value of a subject, such as a subject afflicted with a hemodynamic disorder. The devices and apparatuses described herein can include a monitor, at least one ECG sensor, and at least one pulse sensor, where the at least one ECG sensor and the at least one pulse sensor are connected to the monitor, where the monitor converts data collected from the at least one ECG sensor into a value representing depolarization cycle rate, where the monitor is configured to calculate the pulse deficit value based on a number of measured points in time where a difference between the value representing depolarization cycle rate and the value representing pulsation rate exceeds a threshold value, which threshold value is calculated as a fraction of a total number of measured points in time, and where the threshold value is indicative of unacceptable pulse deficit. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113473 | LOW POWER DEVICE WITH CONTINGENT SCHEDULING - Medical device systems and methods for operating medical device systems conserve energy by efficiently managing computational demands of the systems. A first analysis, having relatively lower computational processing demand than at least a second analysis, processes signals from a subject to determine a first estimate of a propensity for the subject to have a neurological event. If the first estimate meets a set of specified criteria, a second analysis is performed to determine a second estimate of the propensity for the subject to have a neurological event. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113474 | MATCHING AND TRACKING TIME SEQUENCES OF HEART ACTIVATION - A method, including, receiving a first group of electrocardiograph (ECG) signals derived from a single heartbeat and generated at a respective plurality of electrodes on a catheter in a heart of a subject, formulating a template relating times of annotations of the first group of the ECG signals, and assigning the template an index. The method further includes receiving a second group of ECG signals derived from a subsequent single heartbeat and generated at the electrodes, calculating times of annotations of the second group, formulating a comparison between the template and the times of annotations of the second group, and, when the comparison indicates that the times of annotations of the second group correspond to the template, assigning the index to the second group of ECG signals, and presenting graphically on a display an occurrence of the template relative to a timeline representing heartbeats from the heart. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113475 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING INTRABODY TISSUES - A method for monitoring an intrabody region of a patient. The method comprises intercepting electromagnetic (EM) radiation from the intrabody region in a plurality of EM radiation sessions during a period of at least 6 hours, calculating a dielectric related change of the intrabody region by analyzing respective the intercepted EM radiation, detecting a physiological pattern according to said dielectric related change and outputting a notification indicating the physiological pattern. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113476 | METHOD FOR PRECISION CANCER TREATMENT BY IDENTIFYING DRUG RESISTANCE - A method for precision cancer treatment by identifying drug resistance is provided. In some embodiments, the method may include: detecting tumor oxygenated perfusion by having a patient breathe air to acquire MRI baseline data; inhalation of hyperoxia gas to generate higher than baseline HbO | 2020-04-16 |
20200113477 | DETECTING ACTIVITY IN PERIPHERAL NERVES - There are disclosed methods and apparatus for determining electrical properties in a peripheral nerve of a human or animal subject. A plurality of electrodes are spaced around a perimeter of the peripheral nerve, and a phase separated pair of first and second probe electrical signals are applied simultaneously to a set of respective first and second combinations of electrodes, the phase separated pair of first and second probe electrical signals having different signal phases from each other. One or more combined responses to the phase separated pair are collected at one or more of the plurality of electrodes, and a pair of phase separated electrical responses are collected corresponding to the different signal phases from the one or more combined responses. The pair of phase separated electrical responses are used to determine electrical properties of the peripheral nerve within the perimeter. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113478 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND PROBE - A probe for use in performing impedance measurements on a biological subject is described. The probe can include a housing configured to be held by an operator in use, a conductive contact surface for contacting the subject and a connector for connecting the contact surface to a measuring device. The probe can be configured to act as an electrode that can be moved over the subject when performing an impedance measurement procedure. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113479 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE HYDRATION, FITNESS AND NUTRITION STATUS OF A HUMAN BODY - A method for determining the hydration, fitness and/or nutrition status of a human body, or of segments of the human body, comprises providing values each of a mass or volume fraction of intracellular water and a mass or volume fraction of extracellular water of the human body or the segment, defining a two-dimensional parameter space, determining a reference line within the parameter space, locating a position within the parameter space which corresponds to the associated values of the mass or volume fraction of intracellular water and the mass or volume fraction of extracellular water of the human body or the segment, determining a distance between the position and the reference line, and deriving a mass or volume, or a mass or volume fraction, of hydration from the determined distance from the reference line for the human body or the segment. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113480 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS - The present disclosure provides a system for localizing the position of an endovascular probe and collecting high-resolution images of the anatomy surrounding the probe. In particular, a switchable endovascular imaging antenna/probe and related devices are disclosed, which are conveniently switchable between a configuration that allows the localization with high precision of the distal tip of an endovascular probe, and another configuration that allows imaging in the locality of the probe tip. Embodiments are also disclosed capable of delivering ablation therapy. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113481 | ANIMAL MONITORING SYSTEM - An animal monitoring device configured as a bolus for oral administration to reside in an animal's stomach. The bolus has a substantially inert solid body with a hollow inside space to receive the animal monitoring device. The animal monitoring device includes a radio frequency generator, an animal identification information encoder for outputting the animal identification information of the particular animal. The animal monitoring device can further include sensors to detect physiological and non-physiological animal characteristics such as temperature and a sensed animal characteristic encoder for outputting sensed animal characteristic information. The animal monitoring device intermittently transmits encoded animal identification information and sensed animal characteristic information to a receiver which transmits the encoded information as packets to a specialized computer which allows a computer user access to decoded animal identification information and sensed animal characteristic information as numeric values. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113482 | EXPANDABLE PADDLE DISTRACTOR - Implementations described herein include surgical distraction devices having a distal movement assembly having a pusher plate comprising a first slot extending along a first axis disposed in a first side and a second slot extending along a second axis disposed in a second side thereof. The first axis is oriented at an angle of from about 60 to about 160 degrees from the second axis. The device further includes a first and second paddles, each paddle having a corresponding engagement mechanism for movably coupling the respective first or second paddle to the pusher plate when engaged in the respective slot. Rotational actuation of the proximal drive assembly causes proximal or distal movement of the pusher plate, causing the first and second engagement members to move relative to their respective slots, thereby moving the first paddle and the second paddle in opposing directions. Methods of using such surgical distraction devices to determine size of an intervertebral space are also described. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BREATHING AND MOVEMENT - A device for monitoring breathing or movement of a living being. The device includes a sensor having a conductive elastomer having a variable resistance and a textile engaged to the sensor. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CARDIO-PULMONARY HEALTH - Disclosed is a cardio-pulmonary health monitoring apparatus. The apparatus comprises a contactless motion sensor configured to generate one or more movement signals representing bodily movement of a patient during a monitoring session; a processor; and a memory storing program instructions configured to cause the processor to carry out a method of processing the one or more movement signals. The method comprises extracting one or more sleep disordered breathing features from the one or more movement signals, and predicting whether a clinical event is likely to occur during a predetermined prediction horizon based on the one or more sleep disordered breathing features. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113485 | WIRELESS NEUROMUSCULAR SENSING DEVICE - A sensing device for detecting an artificially induced neuromuscular response within a limb of a subject includes a plurality of mechanical sensors, wireless communication circuitry, and a processor in electrical communication with each of the plurality of mechanical sensors and wireless communication circuitry. Each sensor is operative to monitor a mechanical response of a different muscle group of the limb and generate a mechanomyography (MMG) output signal corresponding to the monitored motion. The processor receives and buffers a portion of each MMG output signal, determines if the MMG output signal from any one or more of the plurality of mechanical sensors is representative of an artificially induced neuromuscular response, and transmits one or more of the buffered MMG output signals to a host system only if the output signal from one or more of the sensors is determined to be representative of an artificially induced neuromuscular response. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113486 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOTION TRACKING IN BRAIN IMAGING - Disclosed is apparatus and method for motion tracking of a subject in medical brain imaging. The method comprises providing a light projector and a first camera; projecting a first pattern sequence (S1) onto a surface region of the subject with the light projector, wherein the subject is positioned in a scanner borehole of a medical scanner, the first pattern sequence comprising a first primary pattern (P | 2020-04-16 |
20200113487 | PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A patient monitoring system is presented. Pressure change indications from a pressure-sensitive sensor pad are transmitted to a monitoring alert apparatus as patient status signals. The monitoring alert apparatus uses the received patient status signals to determine one or more patient statuses, which may include sleep safety assessment, durations of pressure contacts, blood oxygen level, breathing rates, heart rates, blood pressure, brief wetness, etc. The sleep safety assessment and the duration of pressure contacts are determined based on pressure changes detected at different pressure-sensitive sensing zones of the pressure-sensitive sensor pad. The monitoring alert apparatus determines whether to generate one or more alerts based on the determined patient statuses. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113488 | PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED USER INTERFACE - A patient monitor for monitoring a patient's orientation to reduce a risk of the patient developing a pressure ulcer can include one or more hardware processors that can receive and process data from a sensor to determine the patient's orientation. The one or more hardware processors can maintain a plurality of timers associated with available orientations of the patient. Each of the plurality of timers can account for a non-consecutive duration said patient is in an associated available orientation. The non-consecutive duration can vary depending on whether a patient is in the available orientation. The patient monitor can include a structured display including an orientation trend and a patient representation illustrating a current orientation of the patient. The orientation trend can include a heat map that graphically illustrates said non-consecutive durations of the patient in the available orientations and/or an orientation graph that displays the patient' orientation history. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113489 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOTION SENSOR - A system, method and apparatus that is capable of automatically detecting and classifying various physical activities of a user. This enables such activities to be analyzed, for example according to the complexity of the activity and the amount of time spent in each activity. A barcode may be calculated, according to the various activities of the user, the amount of time spent in each activity and optionally also the complexity of each such activity. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113490 | ACTIVITY STATE ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD - A measurement unit is attached to a measurement target person and measures an acceleration. A body motion calculation unit obtains the magnitude of a body motion of the measurement target person based on the acceleration measured by the measurement unit. An activity state determination unit time-serially obtains an activity state representing whether the measurement target person is in a first state or a second state, based on a posture decided by a posture decision unit and the magnitude of the body motion calculated by the body motion calculation unit. If the activity state after continues for a predetermined time defined in advance, an activity state correction unit determines that the transition of the activity state obtained by the activity state determination unit has been done. A time correction unit returns the transition time of the activity state determined by the activity state correction unit. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113491 | MAPPING THE TRAJECTORY OF A PART OF THE ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN OR ANIMAL BODY - A method for mapping the trajectory of a part of the anatomy of a human or animal body. The method comprises receiving first sensor signals from a sensor attached to part of the anatomy of the human or animal body. The first sensor signals comprise three dimensional position information indicating the location of the sensor; determining from the first sensor signals at least two angles of rotation of the part of the anatomy to which the sensor is attached with respect to a centre of rotation of another part of the body, wherein the angles of rotation are selected from pitch, yaw and roll. Transforming the signals to provide two dimensional coordinate data defined in a two dimensional coordinate space wherein a first dimension in the two dimensional coordinate space represents a first angle of rotation of the part of the anatomy and a second dimension in the two dimensional coordinate space represents a second angle of rotation of the part of the anatomy; and stores the two dimensional coordinate data. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113492 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING VERTIGO AND BALANCE RELATED AILMENT - Disclosed is an apparatus for diagnosing vertigo and balance related ailment using Craniocorpography (CCG) technique. The apparatus includes a helmet adapted to be worn over a head of a patient. The helmet includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Further, the apparatus includes a camera placed directionally above at a vertical distance from the helmet while the helmet is being worn over the head of the patient. The camera is adapted to track movement of the patient when the CCG is performed on the patient. Furthermore, the apparatus includes an interface card adapted to connect the camera. The interface card is adapted to relay images captured by the camera. A computing system in communication with the interface card is also provided. The computing system is adapted to analyze and present at least a plurality of patient alignment parameters based on the images captured by the camera. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113493 | METHOD TO ENHANCE AUDIO SIGNAL FROM AN AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE - A method of enhancing an audio signal from an audio output device is provided. For a frequency band, a user masking contour curve covering at least a part of said frequency band is obtained, a target masking contour curve is derived from the user masking contour curve, and a multi-band digital compression system is parameterized based on the sound level of the target masking contour curve at a given frequency and the sound level of the user masking contour curve at the same given frequency. The obtained parameters are outputted to provide an enhanced audio signal. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113494 | SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SENSOR - A sensor includes: a tubular needle member that includes a side wall and defines a hollow portion; and a linear detection member located in the hollow portion. The side wall of the needle member includes a thick portion that is thicker than another portion of the side wall in a cross-section of the needle member, and wherein the thick portion protrudes toward the hollow portion. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF BLOOD CONDITIONS - A system is presented for non-invasive monitoring one or more blood conditions of a media in a region of interest. The system comprises: a sensor device comprising at least one antenna sensor configured to be placed in the vicinity of the media and configured and operable to generate antenna beams of different frequencies in a frequency range of about 100 MHz to 90 GHz, receive radiation responses from the medium, and generate corresponding sensing data; and a control unit configured to receive and process said sensing data to determine a dielectric spectrum of the media indicative of dielectric response of cytoplasm containing cells (red blood cells) in the media and determine one or more blood conditions. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113496 | PATIENT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH VERTICAL DETENTS - The present disclosure includes a connector assembly that is a part of a sensor assembly for collecting patient physiological data. The connector assembly can include a first connector tab with catches, a second connector tab with openings, a retainer with pins, and a circuit board coupled to a cable. Each of the pins of the retainer can include a detent that can engage one of the catches of the first connector tab. The pins can extend through the openings of the second connector tab so that the retainer is coupled to the first connector tab by the detents engaging the catches. The first and second connector tabs can thereby be coupled together to support the circuit board and the cable between the first and second connector tabs. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113497 | LOW NOISE OXIMETRY CABLE - The present disclosure includes a cable for a patient monitoring system. The cable can have a flexible and durable overall construction that enables the cable to withstand repeated winding and unwinding and prevent kinks from developing. The cable may include multiple bundles encased in inner jackets that reduce the amount of friction against other cable elements and allows the bundle to move more freely inside an outer jacket of the cable. The multiple bundles may include multiple wires or cords. The cable can include a flexible core that runs through the middle of the cable. The multiple bundles can be twisted, weaved, or untwisted around the core. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113498 | WIRELESS PULSE OXIMETER DEVICE - A wireless pulse oximeter device can include a front-end circuit. The device also include a wireless communications module to communicate with a medical monitor or wireless receiver device. The device can also have a controller communicatively coupled to the front-end circuit and the wireless communication module. The controller can have one or more processors configured to receive the at least two photodiode readings, determine an AC component value and a DC component value of a first one of the at least two photodiode readings, transmit the AC component value, determine an R-value corresponding to a ratio of an optical absorption of a first wavelength of light to an optical absorption of a second wavelength of light, for a first set of photodiode readings, and transmit the R-value for the first set of photodiode readings. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113499 | MEDICAL EXAMINATION DEVICE - Provided is directed to a device for medical examination in a subject. The device is configured for easy self-examination of a variety of physiological parameters indicative of disease or physiological irregularities. Examples of such physiological parameters include body temperature indicative of fever, ear pathologies indicative of ear infection, heartbeat, blood oxygen level. While the device of this disclosure may be a stand-alone device, it may be configured, according to embodiments of this disclosure, for association and operation with a mobile communication device, in particular a smartphone. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113500 | MENSTRUAL CUP HAVING BLOOD TEST CARTRIDGE - The present invention relates to a menstrual cup having a blood test cartridge. A menstrual cup according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a body part having an opening formed at one side of the body part, a storage part configured to receive menstrual blood therein, and a cartridge receiving part connected to the storage part at a side opposite the opening, and a cartridge for blood test removably mounted in the cartridge receiving part. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113501 | Automated Data Acquisition, Appraisal and Analysis in Noninvasive Rapid Screening of Neuro-Otologic Conditions Using Combination of Subject's Objective Oculomotor Vestibular and Reaction Time Analytic Variables - An automated data acquisition, appraisal and analysis in noninvasive rapid screening of neuro-otologic condition using combination of subject's objective oculomotor, vestibular and reaction time analytic variables, comprises the steps of: establishing an oculomotor, vestibular and reaction time testing protocol for specific neuro-otologic condition which protocol included eye tracking aspects and which protocol obtains a combination of a subject's objective oculomotor, vestibular and reaction time analytic variables; coupling an eye tracker to subject; automatically establishing a region of interest for the eye tracker in which the region of interest is centered on the subject's pupils; conducting the oculomotor, vestibular and reaction time testing protocol using pre-programmed/automated voice instructions to the subject to obtain a combination of a subject's objective oculomotor, vestibular and reaction time analytic variables; and calculating and displaying a normalized composite test protocol score (0-1) on graphical progressive background. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING OTOLITH DYSFUNCTION - The present invention provides an apparatus for evaluating otolith dysfunction through the subjective horizontal and vertical testing (SHVT) of a patient. The present apparatus includes a projector adapted to project a luminous line on a test wall of a test room at an initial predetermined position, a controller operated by a patient that adjusts the position of luminous line w.r.t. patient's input. The said input is analyzed by a computing system included in present apparatus which computes subjective visual parameters of patient based on the said input. The subjective visual parameters are calculated by distinguishing deviation of the luminous line (patient's input) from the predetermined reference position. This reference position is installed in the computing device and not visible to the patient. Further, the projector is adapted to add a static, dynamic or real life background. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113503 | Method For Predicting Of Mortality Risk Or Sepsis Risk And Device For Predicting Of Mortality Risk Or Sepsis Risk Using The Same - Provided are a method for predicting a mortality risk or a sepsis risk, implemented by a processor, to predict an emergency situation, and a device using the same. The method for predicting a mortality risk or a sepsis risk includes: receiving biological signal data for a subject from a biological signal prediction device; generating a risk sequence for the subject based on the biological signal data, by using a risk sequence generation model configured to generate a risk sequence based on the biological signal data; and predicting a risk for the subject based on the risk sequence. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113504 | APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING AND/OR DIAGNOSING SWALLOWING DISORDERS - Apparatuses for detecting swallowing disorders and methods for using same are provided. In a general embodiment, the apparatuses include a disposable sensor base and a sensor that is received by the disposable sensor base. The sensor base includes a sensor interface having a predetermined cut-away shape and a directionally-keyed mating surface. The sensor includes a handle portion having a shape that corresponds to the predetermined shape of the sensor interface, a support portion configured to be received by the directionally-keyed mating surface when the sensor is inserted into the sensor interface, and electronics configured to collect data sensed by the sensor. The apparatuses of the present disclosure can be attached to a patient's neck to detect and/or diagnose swallowing disorders during a swallowing test. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113505 | OPTOACOUSTIC IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ESTIMATING LESION TRAITS - A system and method for performing optoacoustic classification prediction is provided. The method utilizes one or more processors in connection with receiving OA feature scores in connection with OA images collected from a patient examination for a volume of interest. The volume of interest includes a lesion. The method applies the OA feature scores to a classification model to obtain a predictive result indicative of a trait of the lesion. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113506 | HEALTH MONITORING METHOD, WEARABLE DEVICE, HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present application provides a health monitoring method, a wearable device, a health monitoring system, and a computer readable storage medium. The health monitoring method includes: acquiring pregnant woman health reference information; transmitting the pregnant woman health reference information and pregnant woman identity information in the wearable device to a remote medical server terminal; and receiving pregnant woman health diagnosis information from the remote medical server terminal, wherein the pregnant woman health diagnosis information is determined according to the pregnant woman health reference information and the pregnant woman identity information. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113507 | SKIN GLOSS MEASUREMENT USING BREWSTER'S ANGLE - The invention provides a system ( | 2020-04-16 |
20200113508 | Methods of Identifying Atopic Dermatitis and Food Allergies - The invention relates to skin tape stripping methods to identify a subject at risk of having atopic dermatitis, or a subject having atopic dermatitis who is at risk of developing a food allergy, or a subject at risk of developing a food allergy in the absence of the subject having atopic dermatitis. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113509 | Producing Output Data Relating to Skin Conditions - Output data is produced, indicative of a visible skin condition requiring medical attention. A reference region of skin that does not include the skin condition is identified and a probe is deployed against this reference region to produce reference data. The same probe is then re-deployed against the skin condition to produce test data. Output electrodes in the probe produce output signals by capacitive coupling when input electrodes receive energizing pulses. The reference data is derived from reference output signals and the test data is derived from test output signals. Output data is produced by comparing the test data against the reference data. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113510 | Ipsilateral Ulcer and Pre-Ulcer Detection Method and Apparatus - A system has a body with a base having a top surface with a receiving region to receive the bottom of a single foot. Among other things, the base may be in the form of an open or closed platform with a plurality of temperature sensors in communication with the top surface of the receiving region. The plurality of temperature sensors are within the receiving region and configured to activate after receipt of a stimulus applied to one or both the platform and the plurality of temperature sensors. A comparator is configured to form a temperature range as a function of the temperature value distribution and compare a percentage of the range size of the temperature distribution to a threshold value. An output produces ulcer information indicating the emergence of an ulcer or pre-ulcer when the percentage of the range size equals or exceeds the threshold value. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC DIAGNOSIS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS - The disclosure is directed to a system and methods for dynamic diagnosis of musculoskeletal conditions. The methods include monitoring at least one body part of a subject with at least one sensor, the at least one sensor configured to detect motions of the at least one body part of the subject, the at least one sensor comprising a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) sensor. The at least one sensor transmits kinematic data to a signature-comparing device. The methods include obtaining composite signatures of the subject based on the kinematic data, the composite signatures comprising at least one motion signature. The methods also include comparing the composite signatures of the subject to a normal composite signature to determine whether a difference between the composite signatures of the subject and the normal composite signatures is larger than a pre-determined threshold. | 2020-04-16 |
20200113512 | EATING MONITORING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND EATING MONITORING DEVICE - The present invention provides an eating monitoring method for judging whether chewing is performed or not by a chewing judgment algorithm on the basis of a temporal variation in a measured value of a sensor unit configured to detect a movement of a jaw while a person takes a meal, the person wearing a detection device comprising the sensor unit. The method includes the steps of: adjusting the chewing judgment algorithm on the basis of a variation in a measured value of the sensor unit, the variation corresponding to a chewing action or a mouth opening/closing action of the person wearing the detection device; and judging whether chewing is performed or not by the chewing judgment algorithm which has been adjusted, and measuring the number of chews on the basis of a temporal variation in a measured value of the sensor unit during the meal. | 2020-04-16 |