20th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160135653 | CLEAN LIFT - A unit created to maintain hygiene to lower and lift up the toilet seat without direct physical contact with the seat when being used. It will come in a plain cylindrical tubular vertical form and can be made from plastic, wood, or metal. It can remain right next to the toilet or on top of the tank cover standing on its base and does not need any batteries nor requires plugging for electricity use. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135654 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner includes a main body including a fan motor to generate suction force, a suction unit connected to the main body to suction foreign matter from a surface to be cleaned in a state of contacting the surface, a dust collector separatably mounted to the main body to separate and collect dust from air suctioned by the suction unit, and a wheel assembly to move the main body, wherein the wheel assembly includes frames provided at a lower part and left and right sides of the main body and wheels rotatably mounted to the frames provided at the left and right sides of the main body, each wheel having a negative camber angle. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135655 | ROBOT CLEANER, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A robot cleaner is provided that includes a driver configured to move the robot cleaner, and a suction unit configured to suck foreign objects from a surface below the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner also includes a detector configured to capture images of regions disposed in front of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner further includes a controller configured to control the detector to capture a first image of a region before cleaning, control the detector to capture a second image of the region after cleaning, and generate cleaning result information using the first and second images. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135656 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus that includes a cleaning head having a body that defines a footprint to sit adjacent a surface to be cleaned. The apparatus further includes a fluid storage container and the cleaning head includes a nozzle configured for directing fluid from the storage container to a surface outside of the footprint of the body. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135657 | Disposable Porous Cleaning Devices and Methods - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to porous devices that are useful for various cleaning purposes or other uses. The devices may be formed with, impregnated with, pre-wetted with, or otherwise associated with one or more agents, such as a dental treatment agent, a nail treatment agent, a disinfectant, a lubricant, or any other cleaning agent. The devices may find particular use for cleaning somewhat delicate areas, such as gum tissues, nail cuticle beds, electronic devices, or any other uses that benefit from a self-supporting structure that can withstand pressure but that also benefit from a resilient treatment surface. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135658 | MOP HOLDER - This unit is created to put the mop away and help it dry when is wet. It has three separate pieces. The main unit, which is in the form of a tall rectangular box, contains four equal sides with spaces for ventilation so that the humidity doesn't get trapped in, and a base that will be used to support the unit. The second piece is a snap on piece that will connect with the main unit that helps hold the mop up and be able to stand vertically firm. The third piece is a small drawer where the water will drip from the mop when wet and be emptied out. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135659 | CLEANING DEVICE - A cleaning cloth constructed of an upper sheet and lower sheet that are joined together for form an interior cavity into which additional cleaning cloths, cleaning materials, abrasive materials, scented materials, etc. can be placed. The cleaning cloth includes strips that can be used to connect the cleaning cloth to a mop head or other surface. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135660 | FLOORING - A contamination control mat | 2016-05-19 |
20160135661 | SPIRAL CAP, CAP UNIT, SPIRAL UNIT, AND INTRODUCING DEVICE - A spiral cap includes: a cap body with one end portion fitted to one end of a tube body which is rotatably attached to an insertion section of an introducing device; and a fin connector provided on the cap body and formed on a side closer to the other end of the tube body than the end of the cap body which is fitted to the one end of the tube body, the fin connector being connected to an end portion of a main fin portion which is provided on an outer surface of the tube body in a spiral shape about a longitudinal axis of the tube body. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135662 | MANIPULATOR SYSTEM - Provided is a manipulator system including: a manipulator that has a treatment tool, an insertion portion having a plurality of channels, and treatment-tool driving parts that move the treatment tool forward/backward and/or rotate the treatment tool in the corresponding channel; an operation input unit to which an operation instruction is input; a channel-in-use detecting part that detects the channel into which the treatment tool has been inserted; a compensation-value setting unit that sets a compensation value on the basis of the channel detected by the channel-in-use detecting part; and a control unit that generates a control signal according to the operation instruction, compensates the generated control signal by using the compensation value, and sends the compensated control signal to the treatment-tool driving part. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135663 | MANIPULATOR AND MANIPULATOR SYSTEM - The invention has for its object to provide a manipulator and manipulator system in which a dynamic surplus is rapidly removed and a moving assembly actuates rapidly in association with the operation of an operating assembly. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135664 | HANDLE REMOTE CONTROL FOR USE WITH BRONCHOSCOPY NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A surgical system includes an extended working channel, a magnetic field generator, a sensor, a workstation, a computer readable recording medium, and a remote control handle. The extended working channel is sized for insertion into the working channel of a bronchoscope and to receive one or more instruments therethrough. The sensor is associated with a distal end of the extended working channel for detecting a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. The workstation includes a display and is operably connected to the sensor. The computer readable recording medium is associated with the workstation for storing a software program that enables association of the sensed magnetic field with a location of the sensor and that generates one or more images including one or more fields for presentation on the display. The remote control handle enables manipulation of the one or more fields generated by the software. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135665 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING MEDICAL DEVICE SECTIONS - Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and systems for attaching an articulation section. In an embodiment, a medical instrument includes a first tubular member including a first end. The medical instrument also includes a second tubular member including a first end. The second tubular member includes a plurality of layers including an inner layer and a first layer including a fluorinated material. The inner layer includes a first section disposed under the first layer and a second section extending out from under the first layer. A portion of the first tubular member overlaps and is bonded to at least a portion of the second section of the inner layer of the second tubular member. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135666 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device includes a long shaft member, a curved portion configured to be curved, a support member that is configured to be deformed along a curved shape of the curved portion, a guide member that extends from a distal end of the curved portion, and a linear member that includes a connection portion connected to the guide member, the linear member being inserted into the support member, and that pulls the guide member in accordance with a change of the curved shape. A central axis of the guide member is positioned apart from the central axis of the support member. The linear member which protrudes from the support member is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the guide member and is connected to the connection portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135667 | ENDOSCOPE CONNECTION TOOL - An endoscope connection tool includes a cylindrical portion having an inflow port connected to a fluid delivery apparatus, a discharge port discharging a fluid from the inflow port, and a flow path connecting the inflow port and the discharge port, a detection hole opened in an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion, and communicating with the flow path, a holding portion engaging with a pipe sleeve of an endoscope, and thereby holding the discharge port in a position facing an opening portion of the pipe sleeve, an urging member placed at the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion, and extending and contracting in a direction along the flow path, and a cover portion that is placed at the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion, moves to advance and retreat between a first position and a second position along the flow path by being interlocked with the urging member. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135668 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOVING AN IN-VIVO DEVICE IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - An in-vivo device may be propelled in the gastrointestinal tract by a magnetic force such that the direction of the magnetic force applied to the in-vivo device follows, or is continually adapted to, the instantaneous spatial orientation of the in-vivo device. As the in-vivo device changes orientation in the gastrointestinal tract by the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, so does the magnetic force, to follow suit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135669 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN ENDOSCOPE - A fluid delivery system for use with an endoscope. Certain embodiments of the invention include a single, large fluid source and pump installed upon an operator console, in combination with a small fluid reservoir and pump installed within a proximal connector of the imaging endoscope, multiple fluid sources that feed a common fluid channel that are pressurized by a common pump, multiple fluid sources that feed dedicated fluid channels that are pressurized by dedicated pumps, and a small fluid reservoir and pump installed within a handheld manual controller of the imaging endoscope. The fluid delivery endoscopic systems of the present invention provide the user with the flexibility of changing fluids either in advance of a procedure or on-the-fly as needed, instead of relying on fixed fluid sources only. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135670 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IMAGING SUPPORT DURING A SURGICAL INTERVENTION - A surgical operation imaging device is disclosed. The surgical operation imaging device has an endoscope having a camera that generates image data, a manipulator that moves the endoscope, and a viewing device that presents a moving image based on the image data. The surgical operation imaging device also has a controller that controls the manipulator and the endoscope based on a plurality of operating states and an operating element coupled with the controller. The operating element has a first switching state and a second switching state. A selected operating state is selected from the plurality of operating states based on the operating element switching between the first switching state and the second switching state. The selected operating state is changed based on the operating element switching between the first switching state and the second switching state. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135671 | METHOD OF PERFORMING A SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCK PROCEDURE - Methods and devices to quickly and accurately locate the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) while performing a sphenopalatine ganglion block procedure that introduces a medication to the SPG. The methods and devices also prevent the medication applied to the SPG from flowing down a patient's throat during the procedure. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135672 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGE SENSING MEANS AT THE DISTAL END OF AN ENDOSCOPE - An illumination apparatus for an image sensor at the distal end of an endoscope includes an illumination carrier and a plurality of micro LEDs each including a main surface from which the emission is made, with a maximum lateral dilatation of less than 500 μm. The illumination carrier is associated with the distal end of the endoscope, and the plurality of micro LEDs are arranged on the illumination carrier such that with electrical excitation, the environment of the distal end of the endoscope is at least in some portions illuminated. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135673 | Laparascope and Endoscope Cleaning and Defogging Device - A laparascope and endoscope cleaning and de-fogging device with a port located horizontally that is used to warm the scope prior to insertion into the body cavity/surgical site. The scope punctures the initial membrane and enters the cavity between two bodies of absorbent material that contain fluid. The absorbent material is arranged such that the passage of a scope would be accommodated for different sizes of surgical scopes. A circuit board is located on the bottom of the chamber that has a design element used to warm the liquid to a temperature equal to or greater than the temperature of the proposed surgical environment. When the scope is located between the two absorbent bodies, the heat generated by the circuit board is transferred via the liquid and contacts the scope, warming it in preparation for surgery. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135674 | A MEASUREMENT PROBE - A probe for measuring features in inaccessible locations comprising an elongate body adapted to be inserted into said inaccessible location, a probe tip being defined at a distal end thereof, a light source for transmitting light from said probe tip to illuminate a surface adjacent the probe tip, an image sensor for generating an image of the surface adjacent the probe tip and image processing means programmed to carry out digital imaging correlation upon subsequent images generated by said optical sensor to determine the motion of the probe tip. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135675 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OPTICAL PARAMETER OF EYE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OPTICAL PARAMETER OF EYE - An optical parameter of an eye is detected using an image collection apparatus that collects an image presented by a fundus. An imaging apparatus adjusts an imaging parameter of an optical path between an eye and the image collection apparatus, wherein the image collection apparatus obtains a clearest image that satisfies a defined clarity criterion or condition. An image processing apparatus processes the clearest image to obtain an optical parameter of the eye. The image of the fundus is captured, and an imaging parameter known in the optical path when the clearest image is captured is found, so that a direction currently being watched by the eye and a distance between the eye and a focusing point can be obtained through optical calculation. Consequently, a position of the focusing point of the eye can be determined precisely for a wide range of concurrent applications for eye control interaction. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135676 | ACCOMMODATION COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of an eye of a patient are provided. Exemplary techniques involve obtaining a first induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a first accommodation state of the eye, obtaining a second induced metric for the eye that corresponds to a second accommodation state of the eye, and determining a natural metric of the eye based on the first and second induced metrics. An induced metric may include a pupil size or a spherical aberration. Techniques can also include determining a target metric for the eye base on the natural metric, determining whether an actual metric of the eye meets the target metric, obtaining an ocular aberration measurement of the eye if the actual metric meets the target metric, and determining a treatment for the eye based on the ocular aberration measurement. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135677 | MEANS AND METHOD FOR DEMONSTRATING THE EFFECTS OF LOW CYLINDER ASTIGMATISM CORRECTION - A new vision test, incorporating textual and non-textual elements in an image, is configured to demonstrate the effects of low cylinder astigmatism and other sources of blur on visual quality. The elements are designed to be noticeable, relevant, important and engaging. The new vision test may be utilized to supplement conventional vision testing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135678 | Method For Determining Wave-Front Aberration Data Of A To-Be-Tested Optical System - A method for determining wave-front aberration data of a to-be-tested optical system comprising the steps of: a) providing a wave-front sensing image of light received from the tested optical system; b) providing a model representative of the optical system with at least an optical parameter representative of said model; and c) optimizing a set of wave-front coefficient data and said at least optical parameter of said model according to a merit function calculating the merit function comprises the steps of generating a wave-front sensing modeled image of light received from said model by the at least optical parameter and the set of wave-front coefficient data, and calculating a criteria based on shape parameter data of the wave-front sensing image and shape parameter data of the wave-front sensing modeled image, so as to obtain wave-front aberration data of the tested optical system. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135679 | OCULAR METROLOGY EMPLOYING SPECTRAL WAVEFRONT ANALYSIS OF REFLECTED LIGHT - Method and systems are presented for analysing a wavefront using a spectral wavefront analyser to extract optical phase and spectral information at a two dimensional array of sampling points across the wavefront, wherein the relative phase information between the sampling points is maintained. Methods and systems are also presented for measuring an eye by reflecting a wavefront of an eye and measuring the wavefront at a plurality of angles to provide a map of the off-axis relative wavefront curvature and aberration of the eye. The phase accuracy between wavelengths and sample points over a beam aperture offered by these methods and systems have a number of ocular applications including corneal and anterior eye tomography, high resolution retinal imaging, and wavefront analysis as a function of probe beam incident angle for determining myopia progression and for designing and testing lenses for correcting myopia. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135680 | WAVEFRONT ANALYSER - Interferometry-based methods and apparatus are presented for analysing one or more wavefronts from a sample, in which the sample wavefronts are interfered with two or more reference wavefronts to produce two or more interferograms in a sufficiently short time period for the interferograms to be captured in a single exposure of an image capture device such as a CCD array. Each interferogram has a unique carrier frequency dependent on the angle between a respective pair of sample and reference wavefronts. In certain embodiments multiple sample and/or reference wavefronts are generated using scanning mirrors, while in other embodiments utilising multi-wavelength beams multiple sample and/or reference wavefronts are generated with wavelength dispersive elements. The methods and apparatus are suitable for measuring aberrations at one or more positions on the retina of an eye. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135681 | Methods for Objectively Determining the Visual Axis of the Eye and Measuring Its Refraction - Provided herein are methods for objectively determining a visual axis of an eye. An optical axis of a measuring instrument is aligned with an unambiguously determinable axis of the eye which is the pupillary axis crossing the vertex of an anterior surface of a cornea and perpendicular to the vertex. A wave front tilt of radiation of a set of narrow laser beams backscattered from the retina is calculated as a tilt component in a polynomial that describes the wave front. The visual axis is reconstructed from a set of chief rays exiting from the eye after crossing nodal points of the optical system of the eye. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135682 | Simultaneous Capture of Filtered Images of the Eye - A multimode fundus camera enables three-dimensional and/or spectral/polarization imaging of the interior of the eye to assist in improved diagnosis. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135683 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY VISUALIZING AND ANALYZING VASCULAR NETWORK OF CHOROIDAL LAYER, AND IMAGE-PROCESSING PROGRAM AND IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME - From OCT-measured data, only the image data of the choroidal vascular network present in the layer of the choroidal layer is selectively extracted, thereby accurately obtaining the thickness of the choroidal vessels and thickness of the choroidal vascular network from the image data, to allow for quantitative evaluation of the choroidal vascular network. The optical coherence tomography apparatus has an optical coherence tomography device, and a computer that processes the three-dimensional OCT tomographic images obtained based on the OCT-measured data acquired by the optical coherence tomography device. The computer functions as a means for selectively separating out only the images of the choroidal vessels from the three-dimensional OCT tomographic images to acquire image data of the choroidal vessels, and also as a means for obtaining the data to be used in the quantitative evaluation of the shape of the choroidal vessels based on the image data of the choroidal vessels. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135684 | Functional Skin Patch - A functional skin patch having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface is provided. The functional skin patch includes a functional unit having a thermo harvester and an antenna unit. The thermo harvester has a first terminal thermally connected to the first surface and a second terminal. The antenna unit has a first terminal thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester and a second terminal thermally connected to the second surface. The antenna unit has a stacked layer structure including, in this sequence, a metal layer thermally connected to the second terminal of the thermo harvester, a ferrite layer thermally connected to the metal layer, and an antenna layer thermally connected to the ferrite layer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135685 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF HUMAN BODY BASED ON WBAN - The provided are a method and system for monitoring one or more physiological characteristic based on WBAN. The method includes: an node of a micro-network for monitoring the human body acquires physiological characteristic information of the human body; and a hub of the micro-network for monitoring the human body recognizes at least one identifier for identifying a physiological status of the human body according to the acquired physiological characteristic information of the human body, and selects, according to the at least one identifier for identifying the physiological status of the human body, whether to send the physiological characteristic information of the human body to a medical monitoring system terminal via a wireless network or not. According to the method, sign information of the monitored human body may be mastered in first time to provide a strong basis for subsequent treatment. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135686 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DUAL-BAND ACTIVE THERMAL IMAGING USING MULTI-FREQUENCY CURRENTS - A hybrid system is developed using thermal and electrical impedance imaging methods together. The innovation of the approach relies on the frequency dependence of the tissue's electrical impedance which facilitates the acquisition of multiple thermal images with currents at different frequencies injected to the region of the body under inspection. Proposed method without current application (in passive mode of operation) provides images which are obtained by standard thermal imagers. On the other hand, the application of the electrical current (in active mode of operation) increases the temperature contrast on the body surface depending on the electrical property of tissue. Therefore, the technique while increasing the thermal contrast provides frequency dependent conductivity distribution data which can be used as a basis for the detection of the breast carcinoma. The sensitivity of the technique is increased by an infrared camera with dual band (MWIR/LWIR) imaging capability. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135687 | VEIN IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some embodiments of this disclosure relates to systems and methods for imaging a patient's vasculature. For example, near infrared (NIR) light can be used to illuminate a target area and light that is reflected or scattered from the target area can be used for generate an image of the target area. In some embodiments, the system can be configured such that the image shows the presence, absence, or extent of infiltration or extravasation in the target area. The system can be configured to document that presence, absence, or extend of infiltration or extravasation at an infusion site. In some embodiments, an imaging system can be mounted onto a patient so that the imaging system can monitor an infusion site, and the imaging system can be configured to automatically detect the presence of infiltration or extravasation. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135688 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus including: a holding member that has a curvature and holds an object; a conversion element that receives an acoustic wave propagating from the object via the holding member and outputs an electrical signal; a driving unit that moves at least one of the conversion element and the holding member so that an acoustic wave reception surface of the conversion element is not parallel to a tangential plane of the holding member at a position at which a normal line of the acoustic wave reception surface drawn from the conversion element crosses the holding member; and an information processor that acquires specific information inside the object using the electrical signal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135689 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE-GENERATING APPARATUS AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - At least a tip portion of a puncture needle | 2016-05-19 |
20160135690 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING, ACTIVATING, OR SELECTING AND ACTIVATING TRANSDUCERS - A graphical path, which may illustrate a proposed transducer-activation path, may be defined in accordance with first user input, which places a first user input element in an activated state, motion-based user input, and second user input, which places the first user input element in a deactivated state. The graphical path may be displayed as including transducer graphical elements, between-transducer graphical elements, or both, and may be displayed among at least one graphical representation of intra-cardiac information. Activation of transducers corresponding to transducer graphical elements included in the graphical path may be initiated during or after completion of the definition of the graphical path. Such activation may include the transmission of energy sufficient for tissue ablation along an ablation path corresponding to the graphical path. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135691 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RESPIRATION INFORMATION USING PHASE LOCKED LOOP - A patient monitoring system may receive a physiological signal such as a photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal that exhibits frequency and amplitude modulation based on respiration. A phase locked loop may generate a frequency demodulated signal and an amplitude demodulated signal from the PPG signal. An autocorrelation sequence may be generated for each of the frequency demodulated signal and the amplitude demodulated signal. The autocorrelation sequences may be combined and respiration information may be determined based on the combined autocorrelation sequence. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135692 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWER OPTIMIZATION IN A MEDICAL DEVICE - A physiological monitoring system may use photonic signals to determine physiological parameters. The system may vary parameters of a light drive signal used to generate the photonic signal from a light source such that power consumption is reduced or optimized. Parameters may include light intensity, firing rate, duty cycle, other suitable parameters, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the system may use information from a first light source to generate a light drive signal for a second light source. In some embodiments, the system may vary parameters in a way substantially synchronous with physiological pulses, for example, cardiac pulses. In some embodiments, the system may vary parameters in response to an external trigger. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135693 | COMPRESSION CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPRESSION CONTROL METHOD - A compression control device includes a cuff that is adapted to be wrapped to a first region of a living body, a pressure controller that controls an application pressure to be applied to the first region by the cuff, and a blood pressure obtaining section that obtains a blood pressure value from the living body. The pressure controller controls the application pressure based on the blood pressure value obtained by the blood pressure obtaining section in a state where a prescribed pressure for causing an ischemic state in a part from the first region to a periphery is applied to the first region by the cuff. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135694 | MEDICAL RADAR METHOD AND SYSTEM - Radar is used to measure internal body motion. Radar reflections from the body are measured using a range of frequencies that includes a higher frequency band and a lower frequency band. In the higher frequency band, e.g. above 24 GHz, the radar signal hardly penetrates the skin, whereas it penetrates deeper into the chest in the lower frequency band e.g. below 10 GHz. Chest surface motion is estimated by means of the measurements using the higher frequency band. Effects of the estimated chest surface movement are subtracted from the measurements from the lower frequency band. The resulting response after removal is used to fit a model of a heart. Fitting may be performed in a series of fitting steps, including fitting parameters X of a geometric model to the measurements; determining a least square solution of fit errors between the measurements and a Taylor expansion from the grid model obtained with the fitted parameters X as a function of adaptions of the grid model; and subsequently determining a further adaptation of the grid model that best fits the measurements. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135695 | Athletic Band with Removable Module - A device for monitoring athletic activity of a user. In one example, the device has a sensor, and executes a calibration process using data received from the sensor to determine a correct positioning of the device on the user. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135696 | Athletic Band with Removable Module - Methods of detecting and reducing error of athletic sensor readouts are disclosed. Methods relate to receiving properties, such as an athlete's body mass index and a physiological property, such as heart rate. Based on a body mass index or other parameter being outside a range, selecting a protocol, such as a heart rate measurement protocol. In further embodiments, a heart rate measurement protocol may be augmented. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135697 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC HEMODYNAMIC SENSOR SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for extracting hemodynamic information, optionally employing portable electronic devices with optional User Interface (UI) features for system implementation. The systems and methods may be employed for acquiring hemodynamic signals and associated electrophysiological data and/or analyzing the former or both in combination to yield useful physiological indicia or results. Such hardware and software is advantageously used for non-invasively monitoring cardiac health. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135698 | ULTRA-LOW POWER CONTINUOUS HEART RATE SENSING IN WEARABLE DEVICES - Systems and methods may provide for a piezoelectric film that generates an excitation signal in response to pressure variations on a surface of the piezoelectric film and an analog front end coupled to the piezoelectric film, wherein the analog front end generates a first measurement signal based on the excitation signal. Additionally, a heart rate monitor may be coupled to the analog front end, wherein the heart rate monitor generates a heart rate measurement based on the first measurement signal. In one example, the analog front end includes a single stage amplifier. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135699 | REDUCING MOVEMENT AND ELECTROSTATIC INTERFERENCE IN A NON-RESISTIVE CONTACT SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A non-resistive contact sensor assembly, includes a non-resistive contact sensor device, a first inner region of material in which the sensor device is surrounded or embedded, a boundary region, around the first inner region, that is at least partly comprised of a conducting material and that picks up electrical charge from the first inner region, a second inner region around the boundary region, an outer region around the second inner region, and at least one diode, disposed in the second inner region and connected between the boundary region through the second inner region to the outer region. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135700 | ECG FEATURES FOR TYPE AHEAD EDITING AND AUTOMATIC UPDATE FOR REPORT INTERPRETATION - An electrocardiogram (ECG) device includes a processor ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160135701 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS - A system for performing an electrocardiogram (ECG) can include a handheld electrocardiograph device having a right arm electrode, a left arm electrode, and a left leg electrode, and can be configured to receive signals from the electrodes and to send data based on the electrode signals to a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device can be configured to process and analyze the receive information to provide ECG data, such as 6-lead ECG data. The mobile electronic device can analyze the ECG data to provide diagnostic information. The mobile electronic device can transfer the ECG data to a remote computing system, which can analyze the ECG data to provide diagnostic information. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135702 | Techniques for Predicting Cardiac Arrhythmias Based on Signals from Leads of Electrocardiography - Techniques for predicting cardiac arrhythmia includes obtaining first data that indicates an electrocardiography recording from a patient; and, automatically deriving, on a processor, P-wave characteristics on a plurality of leads of the electrocardiography recording. A value for a first parameter, Pindex3, is determined based on a standard deviation of P-wave duraations automatically derived from only three leads of the plurality of leads. A risk of incidence of cardiac arrhythmia for the patient is determined based, at least in part, on the first parameter, Pindex3. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135703 | Patient Signal Analysis Based on Vector Analysis - Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating patient signal analysis based on vector analysis. In accordance with one aspect, a set of vectors is generated from a patient signal data waveform. The vectors may be directed from a common center to points of interest on the patient signal data waveform. The framework may further extract one or more vector parameters from the set of vectors, and determine one or more vector ratios based on the vector parameters to monitor changes in the patient signal data waveform. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135704 | Matrix-Based Patient Signal Analysis - Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating patient signal analysis. In accordance with one aspect, the framework generates a signature cycle matrix corresponding to a single cycle of the patient signal data by segmenting the patient signal data into multiple portions. The signature cycle matrix may further be segmented into sub-matrices corresponding to different levels. Properties of the sub-matrices may then be determined to generate diagnostic results. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135705 | REAL-TIME MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ECG SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, DSPE FOR THE ECG SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREOF - An electrocardiogram (ECG) signal processing system is provided. The ECG signal processing system comprises an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to convert an input analog ECG signal into a digital ECG signal, and a digital signal processing engine (DSPE) coupled to the ADC to receive the digital ECG signal. The DSPE is configured to decompose and reconstruct the digital ECG signal. A dynamic system clock source is coupled to the ADC and the DSPE for dynamic signal sampling, the dynamic system clock source clocking the ADC and the DSPE at a first frequency f | 2016-05-19 |
20160135706 | Medical Premonitory Event Estimation - A system and method for medical premonitory event estimation includes one or more processors to perform operations comprising: acquiring a first set of physiological information of a subject, and a second set of physiological information of the subject received during a second period of time; calculating first and second risk scores associated with estimating a risk of a potential cardiac arrhythmia event for the subject based on applying the first and second sets of physiological information to one or more machine learning classifier models, providing at least the first and second risk scores associated with the potential cardiac arrhythmia event as a time changing series of risk scores, and classifying the first and second risk scores associated with estimating the risk of the potential cardiac arrhythmia event for the subject based on the one or more thresholds. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135707 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA IN IMPLANTABLE DEVICES WITHOUT DEDICATED ATRIAL SENSING - An apparatus comprises an implantable cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to provide a sensed depolarization signal from a ventricle and a processor. The processor includes a signal analyzer module and a tachyarrhythmia discrimination module. The signal analyzer module is configured to determine a measure of stability of ventricular (V−V) depolarization intervals using the depolarization signal, and determine a rate of change of the measure of stability. The tachyarrhythmia discrimination module is configured to detect an episode of tachyarrhythmia using the depolarization signal, determine whether the detected tachyarrhythmia is indicative of atrial tachyarrhythmia using the determined rate of change, and provide the determination to a user or process. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135708 | QT INTERVAL DETERMINATION METHODS AND RELATED DEVICES - Described herein is a system and method of automatically monitoring QT intervals in a patient based on one or more EKG signals received from attached monitoring devices. Each EKG signal is analyzed to detect attributes of the first and second EKG signals, including QRS onset information, QRS peak information, and T-wave offset information. A QT interval is calculated based on QRS onset information derived from the first EKG signal and T-wave offset information derived from the second EKG signal. The calculated QT interval is compared to thresholds to detect elongation of the QT interval and an alert is generated in response to a detected elongated QT interval. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135709 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A BIOELECTRIC IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS (BIA) OF THE BODY OF A PERSON - To perform a bioelectrical impedance measurement (BIA) of the body of a person several current pulse giving input electrodes and several voltage drop output electrodes need to be connected with the surface of the body. The voltage drop between the output electrodes of individual body sections is detected by the measurement. The measured values obtained are converted in combination with for example statistical data to a body structure and visceral risk analysis. In order for a BIA belly, BIA belly hand and BIA-hand-hand, when four hand electrodes and four abdominal electrodes are combined, a person can do a measurement in a simple manner, even without the often considerable effort of wiring the body, according to the invention the measuring template in the form of a bicycle handlebar ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160135710 | Magnetic Particle Imaging Devices and Methods - A magnetic particle imaging device is provided. The device includes a magnetic field source configured to produce a magnetic field having a non-saturating magnetic field region, an excitation signal source configured to produce an excitation signal in the non-saturating magnetic field region that produces a detectable signal from magnetic particles in the non-saturating magnetic field region, and a signal processor configured to convert a detected signal into an image of the magnetic particles. Aspects of the present disclosure also include methods of imaging magnetic particles in a sample, and methods of producing an image of magnetic particles in a subject. The subject devices and methods find use in a variety of applications, such as medical imaging applications. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135711 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE AND RF COIL ASSEMBLY - In a magnetic resonance imaging device provided with a deformable RF coil permanently mounted on a patient table, the RF coil can constantly maintain a matching state and a tuned state in a state of being flat on a top plate and in a state of being wound around a test object. Coil-side connectors | 2016-05-19 |
20160135712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMING THE POSITION OF A CATHETER - A system for locating a catheter includes a catheter with a locatable tip and a hardware platform. The locatable tip can include a magnetic field generator. The hardware can include a plurality of sensor clusters and control circuitry. Each of the sensor clusters can measure a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. The control circuitry can receive signals from the first, second, and third sensors clusters based on the measured magnetic fields and display a graphical representation for a position of the locatable tip. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135713 | NON-INVASIVE ESTIMATION OF INTRA-PLEURAL PRESSURE AND/OR COMPUTATION OF WORK OF BREATHING BASED ON A NON-INVASIVE ESTIMATION OF INTRA-PLEURAL PRESSURE - A method includes obtaining a first physiological parameter indicative of a non-invasively measured airway pressure of a subject, obtaining a second physiological parameter indicative of a non-invasively measured air flow into the lungs of the subject, and estimating a third physiological parameter indicative of an intra-pleural pressure of the subject based on the first and second physiological parameters and generating a signal indicative thereof. An other method includes obtaining a first physiological parameter indicative of a non-invasively estimated intra-pleural pressure of a subject, determining a second physiological parameter indicative of a lung volume of the subject that is based on a third physiological parameter indicative of a non-invasively measured air flow into the lungs of the subject, and determining a work of breathing based on the first and second physiological parameters and generating a signal indicative thereof. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135714 | EXHALATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - The exhalation measurement device of certain implementations comprise a chamber, a measurement component, a piezoelectric pump, a first learning controller, and a second learning controller. The chamber may temporarily hold exhalation. The measurement component may measure a specific component in the exhalation. The piezoelectric pump may supply the measurement component with the exhalation held in the chamber. The first learning controller may perform operational setting on the piezoelectric pump before the piezoelectric pump supplies the exhalation in the chamber to the measurement component. The second learning controller may perform operational setting on the piezoelectric pump after the piezoelectric pump has started supplying the exhalation in the chamber to the measurement component, but before the measurement component performs its measurement. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135715 | METHOD FOR RESPIRATORY MEASUREMENT - The invention is directed method for measuring respiration using impedance pneumography over a duration of at least several minutes, several hours or over the duration of night sleep, the method comprising: using at least one electrode ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160135716 | METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTH CONDITION, HEALTH CONDITION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND HEALTH CONDITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for causing a computer to execute a process for managing health condition, the process includes: detecting a grounding timing of a leg of a quadruped and a timing of weight-shift to a rear side of the quadruped; and determining whether or not the leg of the quadruped has a disease or injury, based on the detected grounding timing of the leg of the quadruped and the detected timing of a weight-shift to the rear side of the quadruped. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF CARDIAC MALFUNCTIONS - An apparatus for determining information indicative of cardiac malfunctions includes a processing device ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160135718 | PHASE-TO-AMPLITUDE/SLOPE MAPPING - A method includes obtaining a signal that includes a plurality of cycles and generating a map that maps motion phases to the signal based on both an amplitude and a slope of the signal. A system includes a processor that identifies a set of motion signal timestamps, for a plurality of motion cycles in a motion signal indicative of cyclic motion of a moving object, based on a predetermined motion phase of interest and a phase-to-amplitude/slope mapping, wherein the set of motion signal timestamps correspond to a common signal amplitude. A method include identifying a peak of a plurality of peaks in a motion cycle of a noisy cyclic signal having irregular periodicity, wherein the peak corresponds to a point lying between two points with amplitudes below a predetermined threshold, comparing points before and after the peak with the peak, and identifying the peak as a local maximum when the peak is greater than the points. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135719 | HEARING TEST SYSTEM - Techniques are described for improving results of hearing tests. For example, the hearing tests described herein may be divided into multiple hearing test segments which may be provided to the test subject individually. Additionally, the hearing test may include multiple cognitive test segments that may be interleaved between the hearing test segments to gauge the test subject's awareness level. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135720 | OPTICAL CAPSULE AND SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD FOR TREATING AND DIAGNOSING THE INTESTINAL TRACT - A device and method for mapping, diagnosing and treating disorders or other diseases, disorders or conditions (e.g., bleeding, ischemic or necrotic tissue, and presence of certain chemicals or substances) of the intestinal tract is provided using a capsule passing through the intestinal tract and sensing optical characteristics as the capsule passes through. Further, a capsule tracking system is provided for tracking a capsule's location along the length of an intestinal tract as various treatment and/or sensing modalities are employed. In one variation, an acoustic signal is used to determine the location of the capsule. A map of optical characteristics may be derived from the pass of a capsule to diagnose the disorder or disease. The capsule or subsequently passed capsules may treat, further diagnose or mark the intestinal tract at a determined location along its length. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135721 | Catheter Comprising a Detection Device for Supplying Real-Time Detection of a Sample Material - The present invention relates to a catheter ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160135722 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING VAGINAL ATROPHY - An array of methods for assessing vaginal atrophy are disclosed. The methods may be used alone or in combination with a treatment or as part of a kit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135723 | CONDITIONING OF CHEMO-OPTICAL SENSORS FOR TRANSCUTANEOUS APPLICATION - The present invention relates to a chemo-optical sensor unit for transcutaneous measurement of a concentration of a gas, comprising: at least one sensing layer adapted to be irradiated with a predetermined radiation; and at least one gas-permeable layer adjacent to one side of the at least one sensing layer, adapted to pass gas whose concentration is to be measured through the gas-permeable layer towards the sensing layer; wherein said chemo-optical sensor unit is adapted to operate with a contact medium between the gas-permeable layer and the skin, wherein said contact medium comprises a first compound other than water; wherein said chemo-optical sensor unit is characterized in that said at least one gas-permeable layer and said at least one sensing layer are permeable to said first compound; and wherein the chemo-optical sensor unit is adapted to measure an optical response of the at least one sensing layer, whose optical response depends on the concentration of the gas. The present invention also relates to a system comprising such a chemo-optical sensor, as well as to a method for conditioning a chemo-optical sensor unit for measuring a concentration of a gas and a thereby obtainable conditioned sensor. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135724 | SYRINGE-BASED FLUID DIVERSION MECHANISM FOR BODILY FLUID SAMPLING - A syringe-based device includes a housing, a pre-sample reservoir, and an actuator. The housing defines an inner volume between a substantially open proximal end portion and a distal end portion that includes a port couplable to a lumen-defining device. The pre-sample reservoir is fluidically couplable to the port to receive and isolate a first volume of bodily fluid. The actuator is at least partially disposed in the inner volume and has a proximal end portion that includes an engagement portion and a distal end portion that includes a sealing member. The engagement portion is configured to allow a user to selectively move the actuator between a first configuration such that bodily fluid can flow from the port to the pre-sample reservoir, and a second configuration such that bodily fluid can flow from the port to a sample reservoir defined at least in part by the sealing member and the housing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135725 | Safety Blood Collection Assembly With Indicator - A needle assembly is disclosed. The needle assembly includes a housing having a flash chamber, and having a distal end and a proximal end engageable with a specimen collection container. The assembly includes a cannula having a patient end, a non-patient end, and a sidewall extending therebetween defining a cannula interior. The patient end of the cannula projects at least partially from the distal end of the housing, and the cannula interior is in fluid communication with the flash chamber. The assembly further includes a shield restrainably engaged with a portion of the housing and axially transitionable over the patient cannula from a retracted position in which the patient end is exposed, to an extended position in which the patient end is shielded by at least a portion of the shield, wherein at least a portion of the flash chamber is visible in the retracted position. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE, INTRACRANIAL B RAIN MOTION MONITORING - A system and a method is provided for assessing motion of a biological tissue of a subject including one or more superficial biological layers and a targeted biological layer. An optical perturbation is introduced within the one or more superficial biological layers but not within the targeted biological layer. A set of optical signal data is acquired preceding, during, or following the optical perturbation and, using the set of optical signal data, a set of optical characteristics is determined that is representative of light transiting the biological layers. Using the set of optical characteristics and a model of the biological layers, a target optical signal consistent with a target biological layer is separated and a movement of the desired biological tissue is determined using the target optical signal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135727 | DETECTING, QUANTIFYING, AND/OR CLASSIFYING SEIZURES USING MULTIMODAL DATA - A method, comprising receiving at least one of a signal relating to a first cardiac activity and a signal relating to a first body movement from a patient; triggering at least one of a test of the patient's responsiveness, awareness, a second cardiac activity, a second body movement, a spectral analysis test of the second cardiac activity, and a spectral analysis test of the second body movement, based on at least one of the signal relating to the first cardiac activity and the signal relating to the first body movement; determining an occurrence of an epileptic event based at least in part on said one or more triggered tests; and performing a further action in response to said determination of said occurrence of said epileptic event. Further methods allow classification of epileptic events. Apparatus and systems capable of implementing the method. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135728 | INTRAORAL MOISTURE MEASURING DEVICE - An intraoral moisture measuring device includes: a swing member that swings with respect to a main body about a predetermined swing center; a moisture amount detection unit provided at a tip of the swing member, for detecting a moisture amount by being directly or indirectly abutted against a measurement site in a mouth; and a biasing member for biasing the swing member in one of swing directions. Consequently, the intraoral moisture measuring device is capable of measuring intraoral moisture in a simple and highly-accurate manner. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CANCEROUS TISSUE FROM A THERMAL IMAGE - What is disclosed is a system and method for the detection of cancerous tissue by analyzing blocks of pixels in a thermal image of a region of exposed skin tissue. In one embodiment, matrices are received which have been derived from vectors of temperature values associated with pixels in blocks of pixels which have been isolated from a plurality of thermal images of both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue. The vectors are rearranged to form matrices. A thermal image of a subject is received. Blocks of pixels which reside within a region of exposed skin tissue are identified and isolated. For each identified pixel block, an image vector comprising temperature values associated with these pixels is formed. The vector is provided to a classifier which uses the matrices to classify tissue associated with this block of pixels as being either cancerous or non-cancerous tissue. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135730 | SKIN FUNCTION EVALUATION DEVICE AND SKIN EVALUATION METHOD - An evaluation method for determining a skin sensory evaluation value from an image, including: acquiring an image of an area including skin of a subject; extracting a skin region from the image; calculating at least two characteristic indices representing characteristics of the image of the skin region; and determining a skin sensory evaluation value based on the calculated at least two characteristic indices. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135731 | WIRELESS PRESSURE ULCER ALERT METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREFOR - Pressure monitoring methods and systems for warning a patient or caregiver that soft tissue pressure has exceeded some predetermined level that over time would necessitate moving the patient to prevent or at least reduce a risk of soft tissue damage. The methods and systems entail the use of a pressure sensing unit adapted to be applied to or near a surface of the patient's body, and a sensor associated with the sensing unit to generate electrical outputs corresponding to soft tissue pressure sensed at the surface. The electrical outputs are wirelessly monitored over a preselected time period to generate a cumulative output signal based on the electrical outputs and corresponding to whether or not the soft tissue pressure has exceeded a predetermined pressure level during the preselected time period. An alarm is generated if the cumulative output signal exceeds a predetermined cumulative threshold until the soft tissue pressure drops below the predetermined pressure level. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135732 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ISOLATED VOWEL SOUNDS FOR ASSESSMENT OF MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - A system and method of identifying an impaired brain functionality such as a mild traumatic brain injury using speech analysis. In one example, recordings are taken on a device from athletes participating in a boxing tournament following each match. In one instance, vowel sounds are isolated from the recordings and acoustic features are extracted and used to train several one-class machine learning algorithms in order to predict whether an athlete is concussed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135733 | Stand-Mounted Scanned Laser Vein Contrast Enhancer - The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer that includes a Miniature Projection Head. The Miniature Projection Head may be operated in one of three modes, AFM, DBM, and RTM. The Miniature Projection Head of the present invention projects an image of the veins of a patient, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein for an intravenous drip, blood test, and the like. The Miniature projection head may have a cavity for a power source or it may have a power source located in a body portion of the Miniature Vein Enhancer. The Miniature Vein Enhancer may he attached to one of several improved needle protectors, or the Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to a body similar to a flashlight for hand held use. The Miniature Vein Enhancer of the present invention may also be attached to a magnifying glass, a flat panel display, and the like. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135734 | COMBINATION THERAPY FOR SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING AND HEART FAILURE - Methods and apparatus provide evaluation of a cardiac condition of a patient with sleep disordered breathing. One or more processors, such as processors associated with any of ICDs, CRTs and/or respiratory pressure therapy devices, may be configured to receive data representing one or more respiratory parameters for the patient. The processor(s) may receive cardiac-related patient data for the patient. The processor(s) may determine a presence of a smooth hemodynamic baseline from the received data representing one or more respiratory parameters for the patient. The processors may evaluate the cardiac condition of the patient from the received cardiac-related patient data based on the determined presence of the smooth hemodynamic baseline. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135735 | DETERMINING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING SPEECH PATTERNS PASSIVELY CAPTURED FROM A PATIENT ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems are described for monitoring patient speech to determine compliance of the patient with a prescribed regimen for treating for a brain-related disorder. Patient speech is detected with an audio sensor at the patient location, and speech data is transmitted to a monitoring location. The audio sensor and other components at the patient location may be incorporated into, or associated with, a cell phone, computing system, or stand-alone microprocessor-based device, for example. Patient speech is processed at the patient location and/or monitoring location to identify speech parameters and/or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. Patient identity may be determined through biometric identification or other authentication techniques. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider, based on whether (and/or the extent to which) the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135736 | MONITORING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING SPEECH PATTERNS CAPTURED DURING USE OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for monitoring compliance of a patient with a prescribed treatment regimen are described. Patient speech is detected during use of a communication system such as a mobile telephone and analyzed to determine compliance with a treatment for a brain-related disorder, for example. Speech data representing one or more patient speech pattern and an identity signal containing information used to determine presence/identity of the patient are transmitted from a circuitry-based system at the patient location to a monitoring location. Identity of the patient as user of the communication system is determined through, e.g., biometric or authentication techniques. Speech data is analyzed to determine whether a patient speech pattern matches one or more characteristic speech patterns. Outcome of the analysis is reported to a medical caregiver or other party, for example. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135737 | DETERMINING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING SPEECH PATTERNS CAPTURED DURING USE OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for monitoring compliance of a patient with a prescribed treatment regimen are described. Compliance is determined based upon analysis of the patient's speech detected during use of a communication system such as a mobile telephone by the patient. Methods and systems as described herein can be used for monitoring patient compliance with a treatment for a brain-related disorder, for example. Identity of the patient as user of the communication system is determined through the use of e.g., biometric or authentication techniques. Speech data indicative of whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen is transmitted from a circuitry-based system at the patient location to a monitoring location, where it may be reviewed by a medical caregiver or other party, for example. Patient speech may be analyzed at the patient location and/or subjected to analysis at the monitoring location. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135738 | MONITORING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING PASSIVELY CAPTURED TASK PERFORMANCE PATTERNS - Methods and systems are described for unobtrusively monitoring patient activity to determine compliance of the patient with a prescribed regimen for treating for a brain-related disorder. Patient activity associated with routine patient activities is detected with an activity sensor at the patient location, and activity data is transmitted to a monitoring location. Patient activity is processed at the patient location and/or monitoring location to identify activity parameters and/or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. Patient identity may be determined through biometric identification or other authentication techniques. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider or insurance company, regarding compliance of the patient with the prescribed treatment regimen. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135739 | DETERMINING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE USING COMBINED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - Methods and systems for monitoring compliance of a patient with a prescribed treatment regimen are described. Patient activity is detected unobtrusively with an activity sensor at the patient location, and activity data is transmitted to a monitoring location. Patient speech detected during use of a communication system such as a mobile telephone by the patient may also be used as an activity signal. Patient activity and/or speech is processed at the patient location or monitoring location to identify activity parameters or patterns that indicate whether the patient has complied with the prescribed treatment regimen. The activity sensor and other components at the patient location may be incorporated into, or associated with, a cell phone, computing system, game system, or vehicle system, for example. The system may provide a report to an interested party, for example a medical care provider or insurance company, regarding patient compliance with the prescribed treatment regimen. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135740 | METHODS OF DETECTING PARAMETERS OF A LUMEN - A system, device and method are presented for utilizing stretchable active integrated circuits with inflatable bodies. The invention allows for such operative features to come into direct contact with body structures, such as the inner wall of a lumen. Such direct contact increases accuracy of measurement and delivery of therapy. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135741 | APPARATUSES FOR HOME USE IN DETERMINING TISSUE WETNESS - Compact and lightweight, non-invasive apparatuses to determine tissue wetness/hydration based on the frequency responses of regions of the tissue below a sensor of the apparatus. Described herein are compact and lightweight apparatuses having a sensor with an array of electrodes that is directly connected or connectable to control circuitry to attach to the back of the sensor, which can be worn by a patient. The control circuitry may include a multiplexer (MUX) coordinating the reciprocal selection of drive and sensing electrodes, and a one or more constant current sources. Methods of using these devices to detect tissue wetness are also described. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135742 | Athletic Band with Removable Module - A band includes a tubular body defining a central passage, where the tubular body is configured to be worn on a user's body such that a portion of the user's body is received in the central passage, and a housing formed of a polymer material and connected to the tubular body. The housing defines a cavity and an access opening providing access to the cavity, and the housing is configured to removably receive an electronic module in the cavity through the access opening. The housing further includes a slot in communication with the cavity, with the slot configured to permit passage of moisture away from the housing. The sides of the tubular body may also define a slope that is from 0-0.75. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135743 | Athletic Band with Removable Module - A performance monitoring system includes an athletic band or other article of apparel worn by a user, with a pocket supported by the article and defining a cavity, where the pocket has a sensor opening extending through an inner wall of the pocket and an access opening providing access to the cavity. The system also includes an electronic module received in the cavity such that the module can be inserted and removed from the cavity through the access opening. The module has a projection on an underside of the electronic module and a sensor mounted on the projection, where the projection extends through the sensor opening when the electronic module is received in the cavity and is configured to place the sensor in close proximity to skin of the user, such that the sensor is configured to sense a physiological parameter of the user. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135744 | FABRIC-BASED PRESSURE SENSOR ARRAYS AND METHODS FOR DATA ANALYSIS - A fabric-based pressure sensor array includes: (1) a first layer including M elongated conductive strips coated thereon; (2) a second layer including N elongated conductive strips coated thereon, the M elongated conductive strips extending crosswise relative to the N elongated conductive strips to define M×N intersections; and (3) a unitary textile sheet extending between the first layer and the second layer so as to overlap the M×N intersections, the textile sheet having a variable resistivity in response to applied pressure so as to define M×N pressure sensors at locations corresponding to the M×N intersections. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135745 | MONITORING GLOVE AND SYSTEM - A measuring glove including a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit is provided. The first sensing unit measures a first physiological signal. The second sensing unit measures a second physiological signal. When the first sensing unit operates, the second sensing unit stops operating. When the second sensing unit operates, the first sensing unit stops operating. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135746 | DEVICE FEATURES AND DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR LONG-TERM ADHESION - An electronic device for long-term adhesion to a mammal includes a housing with an electronic component. The electronic device may include a first wing and a second wing, each being integrally formed with the housing. An electrode is positioned on a bottom surface of each of the wings, the electrodes electrically connected to the electronic component. An adhesive layer is provided for adhesion to a surface of the mammal. The adhesive layer may cover a portion of the bottom surfaces of the wings but generally does not cover the electrode or a bottom surface of the housing. A method of applying an electronic device to a mammal includes removing first and second adhesive covers from first and second wings of the electronic device to expose an electrode and an adhesive coated on a bottom surface of each wing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135747 | SKIN-MOUNTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - The invention concerns a skin-mountable medical device comprising a patch portion with a contact surface facing the skin of a patient during use, a process unit attached to the patch portion, and a plaster kit for securing the patch portion to the skin, wherein the plaster kit has a primary pad adapted to releasably adhere to at least a section of a peripheral skin surface surrounding the contact surface. According to the invention, the plaster kit further comprises at least one auxiliary pad which is connectable or connected to the patch portion and adapted to functionally replace the primary pad after a wearing time. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135748 | Inflatable Electroencephalogram Measuring Device - An inflatable electroencephalogram measuring device comprises an inflatable helmet applicable for an user's head and at least one measuring electrode. A plurality of supporting strips are disposed within the inflatable helmet and the at least one measuring electrode is well distributed upon the supporting strips. When the inflatable helmet is inflated, the measuring electrode accordingly moves to make contact with the use's head so as to measure an electroencephalogram signal. By designing the inflatable electroencephalogram measuring device with an inflatable helmet, the proposed invention is widely utilized for measuring various users with a variety of head sizes, and thus is characterized with a potential for becoming an important tool of medical measurement. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135749 | INTEGRATED MULTIMODAL SENSOR DEVICE FOR INTRACRANIAL NEUROMONITORING - There is provided a monolithically integrated multimodal sensor device for intracranial neuromonitoring, the sensor device including: a single substrate; a temperature sensor formed on a first portion of the single substrate for detecting temperature; a pressure sensor formed on a second portion of the single substrate for detecting intracranial pressure; and an oxygen sensor formed on a third portion of the single substrate for detecting oxygen concentration. In particular, sensing portions of the temperature sensor, the oxygen sensor and the pressure sensor, respectively, are formed at different layers of the sensor device. There is also provided an integrated multimodal sensor system incorporating the sensor device and the associated methods of fabrication. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING NEUROMOTOR DISORDER - The present invention provides a system and a method for detecting a neuromotor disorder or condition in a subject using an electronic device that comprises an input device. The method generally involves determining input device usage characteristics of the subject and comparing the result to a reference input device usage characteristic. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135752 | SMALL DATA AGGREGATOR FOR PERSONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT - One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a processor of an electronic device, at least one user associated with a user of the electronic device; receiving, using a network component of the electronic device, health-related information associated with the at least one user; generating, using a processor of the electronic device, a notification based on the health-related information; and providing, using an output device of the electronic device, the notification to the user of the electronic device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160135753 | SKELETAL MEASURING MEANS - An integrated imaging system is invented for creating an optimal imaging session by importing information in real time from several sources and using that information to automatically and continuously adjust the parameters of the imaging session so as to create the optimal session for the prescribed testing session | 2016-05-19 |