17th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160113487 | CONTACT-TYPE OPHTHALMOSCOPE - A contact-type ophthalmoscope includes a contact lens, an annular illumination module, an imaging lens group and an image capture module. The contact lens having a concave surface is configured for contacting an eyeball. The annular illumination module arranged close to the contact lens is configured for providing a direct illumination light source to illuminate a fundus of the eyeball. The imaging lens group is disposed in the central hollow portion of the annular illumination module and configured for converging the reflected light from the fundus of the eyeball. The image capture module is configured for capturing the reflected light converged by the imaging lens group to form an image. The above-mentioned contact-type ophthalmoscope has advantages of better illumination efficiency, compactness and less scattered light reflected from the imaging lens. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113488 | FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - The fundus photographing apparatus of the present invention includes an illumination light source that generates illumination light flux for illuminating a fundus (of a subject eye), a scanning optical system that converts the illumination light flux from the illumination light source unit into spot light to scan the fundus in two-dimensional directions of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction by the spot light, a light receiver that receives reflected light from each portion of the fundus illuminated by the spot light, and a fundus image acquiring unit that acquires a fundus image based on a signal from the light receiver, wherein the scanning optical system is provided with a scanner including a reflection mirror plate that rotates about orthogonal two axes to simultaneously deflect the spot light in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction for scanning. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113489 | MODULAR LENS ADAPTERS FOR MOBILE ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SEGMENT OPHTHALMOSCOPY - A modular lens adapter system or kit is provided for mobile anterior and posterior segment ophthalmoscopy. Equipped with various lens adapter modules, respective lenses and a mobile imaging device, a user is provided with tools for various mobile ophthalmoscopy imaging applications. Eye care practitioners can use their existing lenses to customize the modular lens adapter system in a cost-effective way, which allows for mobile and remote capture, viewing, and utilization of clinical images. The various modules are also adaptable to nearly any type of phone or tablet regardless of its dimensions or presence of a protective case. The invention also addresses the need for fewer, smaller, less expensive, and easier to use ophthalmic imaging equipment, which is further important in enabling a broad base of users. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113490 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having a digital infrared sensor with no analog sensor readout ports with no A/D converter and having interoperation with electronic medical record systems via an authenticated communication channel - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113491 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having optical detection of vital signs from multiple filters and interoperation with electronic medical record systems through a static IP address - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113492 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having optical detection of vital signs from multiple filters and interoperation with electronic medical record systems through a static IP address without specific discovery protocols or domain name - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113493 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having variation amplification and having detection of body core temperature by a microprocessor from a digital infrared sensor and interoperation with electronic medical record systems via an authenticated communication channel - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113494 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having optical detection of vital signs from multiple filters and interoperation with electronic medical record systems on a specific segment of a network - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113495 | ORAL HEALTH MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A health monitoring apparatus including: an optical assembly is configured to: emit a light on a target surface; receive the light reflected from the target surface; collimate the reflected light; and filter the collimated light in a preset wavelength range; and an electronic interface operatively coupled to the optical assembly configured to: trigger the optical assembly; obtain an electrical signal from the optical assembly corresponding to the filtered light; generate data by converting the obtained electrical signals; and transmit the data to an electronic device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113496 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR AND INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113497 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING OPTICAL DETECTION OF VITAL SIGNS FROM MULTIPLE FILTERS AND INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113498 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING DETECTION OF BODY CORE TEMPERATURE BY A MICROPROCESSOR FROM A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR ON A SEPARATE CIRCUIT BOARD AND HAVING INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113499 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having detection of body core temperature by a microprocessor from a signal from a digital infrared sensor on a separate circuit board with no A/D converter and having interoperation with electronic medical record static IP address system - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113500 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR WITH NO ANALOG SENSOR READOUT PORTS AND INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS THROUGH A STATIC IP ADDRESS - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113501 | Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Methodology Using Transverse Relaxation Preparation and Non-Echo-Planar Imaging (EPI) Pulse Sequences - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a new acquisition scheme for T2-weighted BOLD fMRI. It employs a T2 preparation module to induce the BOLD contrast, followed by a single-shot 3D fast gradient echo (GRE) readout with short echo time (TE<2 ms). The separation of BOLD contrast generation from the readout substantially reduces the “dead time” due to long TE required in spin echo (SE) BOLD sequences. This approach termed “3D T2prep-GRE,” can be implemented with any magnetic resonance imaging machine, known to or conceivable by one of skill in the art. This approach is expected to be useful for ultra-high field fMRI studies that require whole brain coverage, or focus on regions near air cavities. The concept of using T2 preparation to generate BOLD contrast can be combined with many other fast imaging sequences at any field strength. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113502 | Automatic Visualization of Regional Functional Parameters of Left Ventricle from Cardiac Imaging - A method for automatically identifying and localizing anatomical regions of a left ventricle of a heart using a segment model, the method including receiving a volumetric MR image series of one or more time-points in a heart cycle with associated myocardial boundaries, representing the heart, performing a long-axis partitioning on each image of the volumetric image series, performing a short-axis partitioning volumetric image series, generating a polar map, wherein each image of the volumetric image series is mapped to a location on the polar map, wherein the location is characterized using the long-axis partitioning and the short-axis partitioning, and generating a mapping from the polar map to a voxel in an associated image of the volumetric image series representing an anatomical location. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113503 | RAPID RATE-ESTIMATION FOR CELL PHONES, SMART WATCHES, OCCUPANCY, AND WEARABLES - Techniques for respiratory and metabolic monitoring in mobile devices, wearable computing, security, illumination, photography, and other applications may use a phosphor-coated broadband white LED to produce broadband light, which may be transmitted along with ambient light to a target (e.g., ear, face, wrist, or the like). Some scattered light returning from a target may be passed through a spectral filter to produce multiple detector regions sensitive to a different waveband and/or wavelength range, and the detected light may be analyzed to determine a measure of a respiratory rate or effort. In the absence of LED light, ambient light may be sufficient illumination for analysis. The disclosed techniques may provide identifying features of type or status of a tissue target (e.g., respiratory rate, heart rate, heart rate variability, heart function, lung function, fat content, hydration status, confirmation of living tissue, and the like). | 2016-04-28 |
20160113504 | MULTIMODAL LASER SPECKLE IMAGING - A system for multimodal laser speckle imaging may include a first light source positioned to emit laser light toward a target, a second light source positioned to emit light toward the target, a camera positioned to receive light scattered from the target, and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive from the at least one camera at least one image of the target as illuminated by the laser, obtain a laser speckle contrast image of the target from the at least one image of the target as illuminated by the laser, receive from the at least one camera at least one image of the target as illuminated by the second light source, divide the laser speckle contrast image into subparts, and divide the at least one image of the target as illuminated by the second light source into identical subparts, determine whether each subpart includes a feature of a certain type by combining each subpart of the laser speckle contrast image with the at least one image of the target as illuminated by the second light source and comparing the combination with one or more criteria, and out-putting the location and type of features detected in a subpart of the images. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113505 | MEASURING METHOD OF LIFE ACTIVITY, MEASURING DEVICE OF LIFE ACTIVITY, TRANSMISSION METHOD OF LIFE ACTIVITY DETECTION SIGNAL, OR SERVICE BASED ON LIFE ACTIVITY INFORMATION - According to a measuring method or a control method of life activity, a life object is illuminated with an electromagnetic wave including a wavelength in a designated waveband, and a characteristic in a local area of the life object is detected, or a life activity thereof is controlled. This “local area” is an area constituted by one or more cells. The “designated waveband” is defined based on any one of the following phenomena:
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20160113506 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DETECTION DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC WAVE DETECTION METHOD - An acoustic wave detection device comprises an interference film formed of two opposing reflective layers; a first light source configured to irradiate light to the interference film and capable of changing a wavelength of the light; a photodetector configured to detect an intensity of reflected light; a signal acquisition unit configured to acquire an electrical signal based on a change of the intensity of the reflected light; a wavelength acquisition unit configured to acquire a reference wavelength, which is a wavelength of the measurement light emitted when measurement is performed on a first point on the interference film; and a wavelength control unit configured to determine the wavelength of the measurement light emitted when the measurement is performed on a second point on the interference film based on the reference wavelength. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113507 | PHOTOACOUSTIC REMOTE SENSING (PARS) - A photoacoustic remote sensing system (PARS) for imaging a subsurface structure in a sample has an excitation beam configured to generate ultrasonic signals in the sample at an excitation location; an interrogation beam incident on the sample at the excitation location, a portion of the interrogation beam returning from the sample that is indicative of the generated ultrasonic signals; an optical system that focuses at least one of the excitation beam and the interrogation beam with a focal point that is below the surface of the sample; and a detector that detects the returning portion of the interrogation beam. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113508 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING VARIATION AMPLIFICATION AND INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113509 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR WITH NO ANALOG READOUT PORTS AND OPTICAL DETECTION OF VITAL SIGNS THROUGH VARIATION AMPLIFICATION AND INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113510 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL-DATA CAPTURE-DEVICE HAVING A DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR WITH NO ANALOG READOUT PORTS AND OPTICAL DETECTION OF VITAL SIGNS THROUGH VARIATION AMPLIFICATION AND INTEROPERATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS THROUGH A STATIC IP ADDRESS - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113511 | Hand-Held Medical-Data Capture-Device Having Detection of Body Core Temperatureby a Microprocessor From a Signal From a Digital Infrared Sensor on a Separate CircuitBoard with No A/D Converter and Having Interoperation with Electronic MedicalRecord Systems Without Specific Discovery Protocols or Domain Name Service - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113512 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having a digital infrared sensor with no analog readout ports and optical detection of vital signs through variation amplification and interoperation with electronic medical record systems without specific discovery protocols or domain name service - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113513 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having a digital infrared sensor with no analog sensor readout ports with no A/D converter and having interoperation with electronic medical record systems via an authenticated communication channel - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113514 | Hand-Held Medical-Data Capture-Device Having a Digital Infrared Sensor withNo A/D Converter and Having Interoperation with Electronic Medical RecordSystems on a Specific Segment of a Network - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113515 | Hand-Held Medical-Data Capture-Device Having Variation Amplification and Interoperation with Electronic Medical Record Systems Via an Authenticated Communication Channel - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113516 | DENTAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A dental diagnostic device adapted to sense minute temperature variations along the gum and tooth root for detecting abscesses and infections therein, and a method of using the same is provided. The dental diagnostic device may include a handle portion joined to a sensor portion having a plurality of temperature sensors electronically connected to a computer with a user interface. The dental diagnostic device is dimensioned and adapted to allow an operator to sweep the sensor portion along a patient's upper and lower gum tissue, wherein the computer is adapted to electronically represent the output of the plurality of temperature sensors for detecting elevated local temperatures compared to surrounding tissue, indicating potential infection. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113517 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ACCURACY OF A CONTACTLESS BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - An electronic device for enhancing accuracy upon contactless body temperature measurement is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor for obtaining an image of an object, a temperature sensor disposed at a position adjacent to the image sensor for measuring a temperature of the obtained object, and a controller for performing control to determine the temperature of the object using a focal length of a camera module including the image sensor corresponding to a time of obtaining the image of the object and a temperature output from the temperature sensor corresponding to the time of obtaining the image of the object. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113518 | MICROCHIP SENSOR FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW - A sensor is provided available for continuous monitoring of regional blood flow in a tissue, including cerebral tissue. Methods of monitoring regional blood flow using the sensor as well as systems and computer readable medium therefor are also provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113519 | TEMPORARY OR LONG TERM IMPLANTATION DEVICE FOR INTRACRANIAL PROBES HAVING HEMATOMA DETECTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF USING DEVICE THEREOF - A biopsy needle surrounded by a peel away sheath chemically impregnated with a blood detection composition enabling a user (e.g., a surgeon) to accurately and timely determine the existence of a blood pooling or hematoma when passing an implantable (e.g., deep brain stimulation probes) or non-implantable (e.g., biopsy needle) device into a region of the subject's body (e.g., a brain) to gather tissue for further analysis. A biopsy needle may be provided wherein the needle is tightly surrounded by a peel-away sheath that is chemically impregnated with a blood detection composition. The surgeon may insert the biopsy needle into the subject and peel away the chemically impregnated sheath in order to assess whether or not a blood pooling or hematoma exists, and act immediately to address the blood pooling or hematoma. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113520 | MULTI-FUNCTION HEALTH MONITOR - A system and method for a multi-function remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system. The system includes a housing and a microprocessor disposed within the housing. The microprocessor controls the remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system. The system also includes an electrode for sensing ECG signals and the electrode being in communication with the microprocessor. An integrated cellular module also is included in the system, and the cellular module is connected to the microprocessor and disposed within the housing. The integrated cellular module transmits ECG signals to a remote center. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113521 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having detection of body core temperature by a microprocessor from a digital infrared sensor having only digital readout ports and having variation amplification and having interoperation with electronic medical record systems - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113522 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device having detection of temperature by a microprocessor from a signal from a digital infrared sensor on a separate circuit board with no A/D converter and having interoperation with electronic medical record systems to transmit the temperature and device information - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113523 | Hand-Held Medical-Data Capture-Device Having Determination of a Temperature by a Microprocessor From a Signal From a Digital Infrared Sensor and Having Interoperation with Electronic Medical Record Systems on a Specific Segment of a Network to Transmit The Temperature and Device Information - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113524 | Hand-Held Medical-Data Capture-Device Having Determination of a Temperature by a Microprocessor From a Signal from a Digital Infrared Sensor Having only Digital Readout Ports and The Digital Infrared Sensor Having No Analog Sensor Readout Ports and Having Interoperation with Electronic Medical Record Systems on a Specific Segment of a Network to Transmit The Temperature and Device Information - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113525 | Hand-held medical-data capture-device determining a temperature by a microprocessor from a signal of a digital infrared sensor and detecting vital signs through variation amplification of images and having interoperations with electronic medical record systems to transmit the temperature, vital signs and device information - In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113526 | GENERATING USER INFORMATION FROM AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS - Techniques are disclosed for generating user information from autonomic nervous system (ANS) parameters and continuous ANS monitoring. Some embodiments may provide a wearable device, comprising: a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor; a motion sensor; and processing circuitry configured to: determine one or more monitoring conditions; determine whether the one or more monitoring conditions are satisfied based on monitoring motion data from the motion sensor; capture the blood flow data with the PPG sensor when the one or more monitoring conditions are satisfied; determine time-interval data indicating times between pulses based on the blood flow data; determine an ANS condition based on the time-interval data. The blood flow data and/or time-interval data may be captured and aggregated from multiple discontinuous periods of time when monitoring conditions are satisfied. The processing circuitry may be further configured to control output devices for presentation of the ANS condition(s), such as an actuator of the wearable device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113527 | PATIENT MONITOR FOR DETERMINING MICROCIRCULATION STATE - As placement of a physiological monitoring sensor is typically at a sensor site located at an extremity of the body, the state of microcirculation, such as whether vessels are blocked or open, can have a significant effect on the readings at the sensor site. It is therefore desirable to provide a patient monitor and/or physiological monitoring sensor capable of distinguishing the microcirculation state of blood vessels. In some embodiments, the patient monitor and/or sensor provide a warning and/or compensates a measurement based on the microcirculation state. In some embodiments, a microcirculation determination process implementable by the patient monitor and/or sensor is used to determine the state of microcirculation of the patient. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113528 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING TO DETERMINE PATIENT-SPECIFIC BLOOD FLOW CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113529 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS, WRIST WATCH TYPE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE - Provided is a blood pressure measuring apparatus, a wrist watch type terminal, and a method of measuring blood pressure. The blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a light source that emits light onto a living body, a light receiver that receives light from the living body, and a signal processing device that calculates the blood pressure based on a detected signal received from the light receiver, wherein the signal processing device includes a subtractor that obtains a subtraction value by subtracting a moving average value of the detected signal in a second duration which is shorter than a first duration from a moving average value of the detection signal in the first duration, an extractor that extracts a feature point of a pulse wave based on the subtraction value, and a converter that converts a feature amount obtained based on the feature point to a blood pressure value. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION, AND WRIST WATCH-TYPE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - A method and an apparatus for acquiring biological information, and a wrist watch-type terminal using the same, are provided. The apparatus includes a first detector configured to irradiate a living body with a first light of a first wavelength, and detect a second light that is reflected from the living body, and a second detector configured to irradiate the living body with a third light of a second wavelength, and detect a fourth light that is reflected from the living body. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to determine a pulse wave of the living body based on a subtraction value of subtracting a detection signal that is determined by irradiating the third light of the second wavelength from a detection signal that is determined by irradiating the first light of the first wavelength. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113531 | ESTIMATING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - A physiological parameter measurement device comprising a processor and a video processing module coupled to the processor to divide each of a plurality of frames of a video into a plurality of blocks, where the video is of a body part of a subject whose physiological parameter is to be determined. The video processing module further is to select a block having highest peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) from amongst the plurality of blocks. Further, the video processing module is to extract a photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal from the video based on a block identifier associated with the block. The physiological parameter measurement device further comprises a signal enhancement module coupled to the processor, to process the PPG signal to obtain an enhanced PPG signal for determining a value of the physiological parameter for the subject. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113532 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTRIC POTENTIALS - A device detects electric potentials with measuring inputs ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160113533 | DETECTION AND MONITORING USING HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROGRAM ANALYSIS - An implantable device for analyzing a high frequency (HF) electrogram signal received from subcutaneous, above-rib pickup locations, the device including an implantable electrode for use inside a living body, and a can for subcutaneous implantation, the can including a signal pickup configured to pick up an electrogram signal including a high frequency (HF) component, a signal filter connected to the signal pickup and configured to measure a high frequency (HF) component from the electrogram signal, and an analyzer for analyzing the HF component of the electrogram signal, wherein the analyzer is configured to analyze at least one time-varying parameter of the HF component of the electrogram signal, and the signal filter is configured to measure the electrogram signal by using a signal picked up from at least two pickup locations which are both subcutaneous and above-rib. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113534 | ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION DURING INTERMITTENT INSTANCES OF VENTRICULAR PACING IN A CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE - A method and medical device for determining a cardiac event that includes sensing a cardiac signal, determining a predetermined number of sensed cardiac events in response to the sensed cardiac signal, determining a plurality of sensed event windows in response to the predetermined number of the sensed cardiac events, determining, for each of the plurality of sensed event windows, whether a number of paced events is less than a paced event threshold, determining whether intervals within the sensed event windows having a number of paced events less than the paced event threshold are greater than an interval threshold, determining an interval difference factor for each of the plurality of windows having intervals less than the interval threshold, and determining the cardiac event in response to the interval difference factors determined for each of the plurality of windows. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113535 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MONITOR WITH RETRACTABLE WIRES - A physiological signal monitor having retractable wires may include a housing, a patch and a cradle. The housing may be adapted to carry a memory, a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, and a processor in data communication with the memory. The patch may include a first side adapted to be secured to a patient and an opposing second side. The cradle connects to the second side of the patch and may be adapted to carry the housing. The cradle may include a wire retractor, a first electrical pad adapted to contact the first electrical contact, a second electrical pad adapted to contact the second electrical contact, a first sensing connector, a second sensing connector, a first wire connecting the first electrical pad to the first sensing connector, and a second wire connecting the second electrical pad to the second sensing connector. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTION AND USE OF VIRTUAL SENSING VECTORS - A medical device is configured to receive at least two physical cardiac electrical signals from a patient's heart via electrodes defining at least two physical sensing vectors. The medical device determines a signal feature for each of a plurality of virtual sensing vectors extending at a plurality of angles relative to one of the at least two physical sensing vectors during a known cardiac rhythm, compares the determined signal features and establishes criteria for confirming a suspected condition in response to the comparing. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113537 | ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION DURING VENTRICULAR PACING IN A CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE - A method and medical device for determining a cardiac event that includes determining classification factors in response to a sensed cardiac signal, and classifying the cardiac signal as one of a plurality of cardiac events in response to the determined classification factors. The classification factors include determining sensed event windows having predetermined interval pairs during a predetermined time period, determining whether a number of the determined sense event windows is less than an interval pair threshold, determining whether a number of intervals occurring during the predetermined time period and not within the sensed event windows that are less than a predetermined interval threshold is greater than a sensed interval threshold, determining whether a predetermined number of intervals occurring during the predetermined time period and not within the sensed event windows are less than a short interval count threshold, determining whether a predetermined number of intervals occurring during the predetermined time period that are either within the sensed event windows or not within the sensed event windows that are paced events is greater than a paced event threshold, and determining whether oversensing detection occurred during the predetermined event time period. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113538 | RELAXATION STATE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - The present invention proposes a relaxation state evaluation system and method and a computer program product thereof. The method comprises steps: measuring ECG data of a user; analyzing the ECG data to generate a first, second, third and fourth parameters, wherein the first parameter is the short-scale entropy slope of the user before cardiovascular disease treatment (CVDT); the second parameter is the difference of the post-CVDT and pre-CVDT mean RR intervals; the third parameter is the logarithm of the variance of the pre-CVDT high frequency NN intervals; the fourth parameter is the logarithm of the ratio of the variances of the pre-CVDT low frequency and high frequency NN intervals; working out an evaluation index, which is a function of the abovementioned parameters; and evaluating the relaxation state of the user, wherein the user is determined to be in a relaxation state if the evaluation index is over a threshold. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113539 | DETERMINING COGNITIVE LOAD OF A SUBJECT FROM ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) SIGNALS - Disclosed is a method and system for determining a cognitive load of a subject from Electroencephalography (EEG) signals. EEG signals are received from EEG channels associated with a left-frontal brain lobe. EEG signals are associated with a subject performing cognitive task. EEG signals are received from a low resolution EEG device. EEG channels comprise four EEG channels associated with the left-frontal brain lobe. EEG signals are preprocessed using a Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) filter to remove a noise corresponding to one or more non-cerebral artifacts to generate preprocessed EEG signals. Features comprising Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) based alpha and theta band power are extracted from the preprocessed EEG signals. Feature vector is generated from the features. The feature vector is classified using a Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier to determine the cognitive load of the subject. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113540 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING INDIVIDUAL ELECTRODE IMPEDANCES - Electrode impedances on a body of a subject are measured by connecting a sense electrode, a reference electrode and a return electrode to the body, using the sense electrode to deliver a test current from a current source to the body of the subject, and measuring the potential difference between the sense electrode and the reference electrode. The impedance of the sense electrode on the body is measured in accordance with the measurement of the potential difference between the sense electrode and the reference electrode. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM RELIABILITY - The present technology is an automated method for determining whether a patient-specific electrocardiogram (ECG) is either (a) Normal and can be excluded from manual review or (b) Abnormal and included for manual review. In one embodiment, the method comprises comparing a plurality of characteristics of the ECG with predetermined subthreshold levels that are set less than clinically significant levels of abnormality of the characteristics, wherein the characteristics of the ECG are selected from the group including T-Wave inversion, ST-Depression, QT segment duration, delta wave character, anterior S-wave character and ectopic or pre-mature beats. The method continues by selecting the ECG for manual review if the plurality of selected characteristics exceed the predetermined subthreshold levels yet are below the corresponding clinically significant threshold levels of abnormality of the characteristics. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113542 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES - The invention relates to a device comprising a number of electrode assemblies ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160113543 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-SITE AND REAL-TIME ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING (ECGI) - A non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method that includes computing a transfer matrix representing a relative influence that each respective electrode location for measuring electrical potentials on a patient's body has on an estimation of electrical potentials for locations on a surface of interest prior to the measuring of electrical potentials at the respective electrode locations and receiving electrical potential measurements measured via a plurality of electrodes at respective electrode locations on the patient's body. The method also includes computing the estimation of electrical potentials for the locations on the surface of interest based at least in part on the received electrical potential measurements and the computed transfer matrix and generating image data representing the estimation of electrical potentials. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113544 | COMPLIANT WEARABLE PATCH CAPABLE OF MEASURING ELECTRICAL SIGNALS - A wearable patch capable of wireless communications includes an elastic layer, an adhesive layer under the elastic layer, and a shearable electrode layer that includes: a support substrate comprising one or more openings so positioned to allow the shearable electrode layer to be sheared and elongated, and breathable, an upper electrode layer on the support substrate, and a lower electrode layer under the support substrate. The support substrate can include a via that is conductively connected to the upper electrode layer and the lower electrode layer. The lower electrode can be in contact with a user's body and to pick up electric signals from the user's body. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM IN RESPONSE TO IMAGE STIMULUS OF MEDIA FACADE - Provided are a system and method for analyzing an electroencephalogram (EEG) response to an image stimulus of a media facade which examine, with quantitative data, how emotional reactions of people are affected by image stimuli of different media facades. The system measures EEGs of subjects with respect to stimuli of different media facades and analyzes reaction characteristics, such as activities of respective EEG bands, activities of EEG bands according to brain regions, regional correlations according to the EEG bands, and differences in activities of EEG bands between male and female groups of subjects. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113546 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING MRI IMAGES TO DETECT CANCER - Methods and systems process an MRI image to detect cancer. A method includes forming a series of binary threshold intensity images from an MRI image of a patient. Each of the binary threshold intensity images is based on a respective intensity. The binary threshold intensity images are processed to identify one or more bright extremal regions in which image pixels have the same value, and for which corresponding image pixels in the MRI image have a higher intensity than surrounding image pixels in the MRI image. One or more bright maximally stable extremal regions are selected from the identified bright extremal regions based on change in area of one or more respective bright extremal regions for different binary threshold images in the series. At least one of the selected one or more bright maximally stable extremal regions may be identified as potentially cancerous. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113547 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTRIC POTENTIALS - A device for detecting electric potentials includes a plurality of measuring inputs ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160113548 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES FOR IN VIVO MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF LUNGS USING PERFLUORINATED GAS MIXTURES - Systems and methods for generating MRI images of the lungs and/or airways of a subject using a medical grade gas mixture comprises between about 20-79% inert perfluorinated gas and oxygen gas. The images are generated using acquired | 2016-04-28 |
20160113549 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF AN OBJECT, IN PARTICULAR A LIMB - The application relates to a device for the iterative measurement of the circumference of an object, in particular a limb, comprising: a first longitudinal graduated measuring element having a first longitudinal direction, arranged to be placed alongside said object, in particular alongside said limb and defining a slide, a distal strap and a proximal strap each located in a plane substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction, and a slider engaging with said slide, linked to a second longitudinal graduated measuring element, said slider having a hole for the slide to pass through and being positioned between said distal strap and said proximal strap. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113550 | Application of Gait Characteristics for Mobile - Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus for controlling any aspect of a virtual environment in a mobile or wearable device, where the user is performing a gait activity such as walking, jogging or running, and the controlling is performed leveraging the gait characteristics of the user. In some embodiments, the gait characteristics include velocity and stride length. In some embodiments, the only sensors utilized to obtain any contextual information are accelerometers. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113551 | FALL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a fall detection system, comprising a user device comprising one or more sensors for measuring the movements of a user; and the system further comprising a processing unit configured to operate in a first mode in which the processing unit processes the measured movements to determine if the user has fallen and a further mode in which the processing unit processes measured movements obtained during a user-specified time period to determine the risk of the user falling. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113552 | Matching System for Correlating Accelerometer Data to Known Movements - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a matching system for correlating accelerometer data to known movements. Data representing known movements can be obtained and stored in a database such as by processing and storing accelerometer data obtained from one or more accelerometers worn by a user while performing a particular movement. The accelerometer data obtained from a particular movement can be processed to generate a feature set descriptive of the accelerations associated with a particular movement or series of movements. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113553 | Matching System for Correlating Accelerometer Data to Known Movements - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing a matching system for correlating accelerometer data to known movements. Data representing known movements can be obtained and stored in a database such as by processing and storing accelerometer data obtained from one or more accelerometers worn by a user while performing a particular movement. The accelerometer data obtained from a particular movement can be processed to generate a feature set descriptive of the accelerations associated with a particular movement or series of movements. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113554 | HEARING TESTING PROBE APPARATUS WITH DIGITAL INTERFACE - Certain embodiments provide a hearing testing probe apparatus. The hearing testing probe apparatus includes a probe tube detachably coupled at a first end to a probe body and extending through a center hole in an eartip to align proximate a face of the eartip at a second end. The probe tube includes a plurality of stimulus lumens for receiving and carrying stimulus from the first end of the probe tube for output at the second end of the probe tube. The probe tube includes one or more microphone lumens for receiving and carrying one or more measured responses from the second end of the probe tube to one or more microphones at the first end of the probe tube. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113555 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE SCREENING AND MONITORING OF INNER EAR FUNCTION - Methods and systems for monitoring or testing the hearing of a user using a portable unit include presenting a plurality of test frequencies for selection by a user and storing data about those frequencies, and the user's response to stimuli presented at those frequencies, and comparing the stored data to previously acquired hearing data. Using mathematical prediction algorithms, changes in baseline hearing values can be used to identify potential hearing issues, especially hearing issues associated with ototoxicity. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113556 | SENSORS FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING, AND RELATED METHODS - Sensor devices including dissolvable tissue-piercing tips are provided. The sensor devices can be used in conjunction with dissolvable needles configured for inserting the sensor devices into a host. Hardening agents for strengthening membranes on sensor devices are also provided. Methods of using and fabricating sensor devices are also provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING - Systems and methods described provide dynamic and intelligent ways to change the required level of user interaction during use of a monitoring device. The systems and methods generally relate to real time switching between a first or initial mode of user interaction and a second or new mode of user interaction. In some cases, the switching will be automatic and transparent to the user, and in other cases user notification may occur. The mode switching generally affects the user's interaction with the device, and not just internal processing. The mode switching may relate to calibration modes, data transmission modes, control modes, or the like. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODE SWITCHING - Systems and methods described provide dynamic and intelligent ways to change the required level of user interaction during use of a monitoring device. The systems and methods generally relate to real time switching between a first or initial mode of user interaction and a second or new mode of user interaction. In some cases, the switching will be automatic and transparent to the user, and in other cases user notification may occur. The mode switching generally affects the user's interaction with the device, and not just internal processing. The mode switching may relate to calibration modes, data transmission modes, control modes, or the like. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113559 | Interface For Displaying Temporal Blood Oxygen Levels - A blood oxygen graph ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160113560 | FLUID DIVERSION MECHANISM FOR BODILY-FLUID SAMPLING - A device includes a pre-sample reservoir, an actuator mechanism, and a diverter. The pre-sample reservoir can be fluidically coupled to a delivery member to receive and isolate a predetermined volume of bodily-fluid withdrawn from a patient. The actuator mechanism is operably coupled to the pre-sample reservoir such that, when actuated, a negative pressure is formed in the pre-sample reservoir that urges the bodily-fluid to flow into the pre-sample reservoir. The diverter can selectively control fluid flow between the delivery member and the pre-sample reservoir. The diverter includes a flow control mechanism that defines a first fluid flow path and a second fluid flow path. The diverter is movable between a first configuration in which the bodily-fluid flows through the first fluid flow path to the pre-sample reservoir, and a second configuration in which the bodily-fluid flows through the second fluid flow path to a sample reservoir coupled to the diverter. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113561 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR MONITORING ONE OR MORE COMPOUNDS IN BLOOD - A device for sampling blood comprising a test strip having a planar configuration having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface having one or more microneedles projecting therefrom and each microneedle having an elongated body having a first end and a second end, said first end forming a tip and said second end forming a base, said base affixed to said bottom surface of said platform. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113562 | Method of Diagnosing Urological Disorders - Parametrical analysis of uroflowmetry test results to identify urological disorders particularly to distinguish men who have low urinary tract disorder/benign prostatic hyperplasia from those who have overactive bladder. Primary urine flow dynamic parameters and secondary urine flow dynamic parameters are calculated. Patient's urological disorders can be assessed by comparing the primary and secondary urine flow dynamic parameters with a library or database of comparable data derived from healthy or normal individuals as well as comparable data derived from individuals afflicted with specific urological disorders. A predictive model of lower urinary tract function disorders can be developed from existing reference primary and secondary urine flow dynamic parameters. The model allows for complex analysis and objective disease prediction. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113563 | TESTICULAR TORSION SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an apparatus for sensing a status of testicular torsion and a method thereof, and is related to technical fields of measuring human pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, or blood flow, for sensing the status of a test area in a user. The apparatus comprises a sensor configured for projecting a specific wavelength light source to the test area and receiving a reflected light from the test area, for obtaining a pulse information and an oxygen saturation information on the test area; a comparing unit configured for determining a status of blood flow in the test area and a corresponding status of testicular torsion, according to the pulse information and the oxygen saturation information; and a display unit for displaying the testicular torsion status. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113564 | EXERCISE MANAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An exercise managing method and an exercise managing apparatus are provided. The exercise managing method involves determining, with a processor, a cumulative heart rate (HR) indicating a cumulative sum of HRs of a user, analyzing an exercise performed by the user based on the cumulative HR, and providing a result of the analyzing to the user. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113565 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING A ROUTE - A method and an apparatus for recommending a route are provided. The route recommending method includes obtaining user's current body information; obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113566 | ILLUMINATION OPTICS FOR A VISIBLE OR INFRARED BASED APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR VIEWING OR IMAGING BLOOD VESSELS - The illumination apparatus and methods described herein increase the depth of the illumination's tissue penetration, help minimize surface reflections and back-scatter for a non-contact camera based imaging system thus providing increased tissue-structure contrast and more information about the structures beneath the surface. It does this by using one or more of the following techniques:
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20160113567 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSION AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS - According to some aspects, one or more systems and methods for the diagnosis of a medical condition, such as depression, based on an analysis of sleep information. In some embodiments, the diagnostic system includes at least one recorder for recording sleep information about a patient, and at least one analyzer adapted to analyze the sleep information and determine whether the patient is experiencing the medical condition. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113568 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE INTAKE OF DRUGS, SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING AND CONTROLLING THE INTAKE OF DRUGS | 2016-04-28 |
20160113569 | HEALTH ISSUE DETECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for health issue detection and treatment include collecting, from at least one wearable user device associated with a first user, user health data at a plurality of different times. Previous user health data retrieved from the at least one wearable user device associated with the first user at a plurality of previous times is analyzed to create a first user health profile that is stored in a database. The current user health data retrieved from the at least one wearable user device associated with the first user at a current time is compared with the first user health profile stored in the database and, in response, a first user health deviation is detected. A first user health treatment is then provided for display on a first user device that is associated with the first user. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113570 | COMBINED RADIOTHERAPY AND MRI APPARATUS - The present invention provides a combined radiotherapy and MRI system in which an imaging coil is mounted on a mechanical arm. The position of the imaging coil is thus known and in embodiments can be controlled to prevent collisions with the patient and unfavourable interactions between the imaging coil and the radiation beam. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113571 | ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR THE SELECTIVE AND EARLY TREATMENT OF HYPOPNEAS - The invention relates to an active implantable medical device. The device measures for respiratory activity and for detection of a ventilation rate fall event below a predetermined threshold. The device analyzes in real time the various parameters of the ventilation rate fall event and determines whether they satisfy predefined criteria, so as to allocate or not a priori hypopnea suspicion indicator to the event. An anti-hypopnea therapy is selectively triggered on detection of respiratory collapse, but only in the case of current events indicating a priori hypopnea suspicion. The criteria may include: history of intervals between successive events constituting hypopnea episodes; severity of the current event; conformity of a current event profile with a reference profile; physiological, obstructive or central, origin of the event; patient's current sleep stage; and history of the degree of efficacy of the therapies. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113572 | DETERMINATION OF TGF-BETA PATHWAY ACTIVITY USING UNIQUE COMBINATION OF TARGET GENES - A bioinformatics process which provides an improved means to detect TGF-β cellular signaling pathway in a subject, such as a human, based on the expression levels of one or more unique target gene(s) of the TGF-β cellular signaling pathway measured in a sample. The invention includes an apparatus comprising a digital processor configured to perform such a method, a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable by a digital processing device to perform such a method, and a computer program comprising program code means for causing a digital processing device to perform such a method. Kits are also provided for measuring expression levels of unique sets of TGF-β cellular signaling pathway target genes. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113573 | THERAPY-PROGRESS-LEVEL MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - The provided is a therapy-progress-level monitoring device and a method thereof, providing information, in real time during a therapy, regarding the depth of extracellular photodynamic therapy. A photodynamic therapy progress-level monitoring device includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate, with excitation light of a wavelength capable of exciting a photosensitive substance, a photosensitive substance distributed and sustainably supplied by vascular permeability in the extracellular fluid and the transcellular fluid of a living body; detection units configured to detect the fluorescence intensity produced when the photosensitive substance excited by a reaction between the excitation light and the photosensitive substance is inactivated into a ground state; a depth calculation unit configured to calculate in real time an indicator value estimating the volume or the depth of a therapy region by using the fluorescence intensity; and output units configured to output the indicator value in real time to a display or a storage. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113574 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CALCULATING PHYSICAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION - Provided discloses an electronic device for calculating physical energy consumption including a gravity sensing module, a storage module, a processing module, and a touch control display module. The gravity sensing module detects at least one movement of the electronic device for calculating physical energy consumption to generate at least one movement signal. The storage module stores a plural physical training mode and a plural predetermined exercise value. The processing module connects to the gravity sensing module and the storage module, the processing module receives at least one movement signal and generates at least one active value depending on the movement signal, and subtracts at least one active value from the predetermined exercise value corresponding to one of the physical training modes to generate at least one exercising consumption signal. The touch control display module connects to the processing module, and receives and displays at least one exercising consumption signal. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113575 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING EXERCISE CAPABILITY OF USER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus determining an exercise capability of an individual by obtaining heart rate information of the individual, detecting a characteristic point from the heart rate information, and obtaining information to be used to determine the exercise capability of the individual based on the characteristic point. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113576 | Systems, Methods, and Devices for Facilitating Access to Target Anatomical Sites or Environments - Methods and structures for detecting a physiologic parameter of a target anatomical environment. The device including a housing with a distal portion first port couplable to a probe and a proximal portion; and a sensing unit, a processing unit, and an output unit carried by the housing, the output unit configured to output a reporting signal based on the determined physiologic parameter value such as pressure; the sensing unit, processing unit, and output unit being disposed substantially between the first port and the proximal portion of the housing. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113577 | ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA EPISODE DETECTION IN A CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE - A method and medical device for determining a cardiac episode that includes sensing a cardiac signal, identifying the signal sensed during a predetermined time interval as one of a cardiac event, a non-cardiac event, and an unclassified event, determining a number of identified cardiac events, determining a number of identified unclassified events, and determining whether the cardiac episode is occurring in response to the number of identified cardiac events being greater than a cardiac event count threshold and the number of identified unclassified events being less than an unclassified event count threshold. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113578 | MOBILE HEALTHCARE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A mobile healthcare device and method of operating the same are provided. The method includes setting a mode of the mobile healthcare device to a measurement mode, displaying a screen for guiding a user to maintain a predetermined position during the measurement mode, and, in response to a predetermined amount of time passing from a time at which the screen begins to be displayed, obtaining state information of the user based on bio information of the user, the bio information being received from a sensor. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113579 | AUDIO OUTPUT APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND BODY FAT MEASURING METHOD - A portable audio output apparatus, including an audio output module configured to be in contact with a user's body and to output an audio signal, and a body fat sensor configured to sense a body resistance value of the user through at least four body contact nodes, is provided. At least two of the nodes are placed at outer surface areas of the audio output apparatus that are out of contact with the body if the user wears the audio output apparatus. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113580 | HEADSET DEVICE AND METHOD MEASURING A BIOSIGNAL USING THE HEADSET DEVICE - A headset device includes a headset body, a connection unit to move relative to the headset body, and a sensor unit having a light emitting element and a light receiving element to sense a biosignal, the sensor unit mounted to the connection unit to make contact with a human body. The sensor unit may measure a biosignal of a user, and the headset body and the sensor unit are indirectly connected by the connection unit. Accordingly, the sensor unit may be isolated from movement or vibration received through the headset body. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113581 | DOCKING STATION FOR SMART GARMENTS - A monitoring system for monitoring physiological parameters of a living being. The monitoring system includes a smart garment, a processing unit and a docking station. The docking station enables quick and easy engagement/disengagement of the processor. The docking station is electrically connected to sensors of the smart garment to thereby provide the sensed data to the processor that is docked thereon. The processor is adapted to obtain some or all of the sensed data via a communication interface such as HDMI. The docking station and the smart garment may be interconnected using complementary conductive snap buttons. The docking station may include at least one through opening formed in its back wall, to thereby enable wired operational communication between the processing unit and a respective additional external sensor. The docking station may include a defibrillator protection device to protect the monitoring system from an electric current or voltage surge. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113582 | BASKET CATHETER WITH MICROELECTRODE ARRAY DISTAL TIP - A catheter adapted for greater mapping resolution and location precision has a basket-shaped, high density electrode assembly for large-area mapping, and an integrated distal tip providing an array of ultra-high density microelectrodes for acute focal mapping. The basket-shaped electrode assembly | 2016-04-28 |
20160113583 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SITTING POSTURE IN REAL-TIME USING PRESSURE SENSORS - A system for monitoring a sitting posture includdes a first pressure sensor for sensing a pressure applied to a chair by the left thigh, a second pressure sensor for sensing a pressure applied to the chair by the right thigh, a third pressure sensor for sensing a pressure applied to the chair by the left buttock, a fourth pressure sensor for sensing a pressure by the right buttock, a fifth pressure sensor for sensing a pressure applied to the chair by the left back, and a sixth pressure sensor for sensing a pressure applied to the chair by the right back; a control unit for converting pressure values sensed by the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the third pressure sensor, the fourth pressure sensor, the fifth pressure sensor and the sixth pressure sensor; and a monitoring unit for storing and displaying the pressure digital data. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BAROPOSTURAL PARAMETERS | 2016-04-28 |
20160113585 | Pulse Wave Sensor and Semiconductor Module - A pulse wave sensor includes: a white LED emitting white light to a human body; a G sensor converting, into a first electrical signal, green light included in light emitted from the white LED and reflected within the human body; an R sensor converting, into a second electrical signal, red light included in the light emitted from the white LED and reflected within the human body; and an arithmetic control unit configured to generate a signal showing a heart rate based on a level difference between the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal. Therefore, a distance between the G sensor and the R sensor does not have to be increased, so that an apparatus can be reduced in size. | 2016-04-28 |
20160113586 | FILTERING NOISE FROM A SIGNAL SUBJECTED TO BLANKING - The disclosure describes techniques and systems for filtering noise from a physiological signal. In one example, one or more processors are configured to receive a signal indicative of physiological activity of a patient, wherein the signal comprises noise at one or more frequencies, and filter the noise from the signal according to a noise rejection model, wherein the noise rejection model predicts the noise at the one or more frequencies. The one or more processors may also be configured to, responsive to initiation of a blanking period for the signal, advance the noise rejection model in time during the blanking period, and, responsive to termination of the blanking period, filter, based on the noise rejection model advanced in time, the noise at the one or more frequencies from the signal. | 2016-04-28 |