49th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200375483 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY DEVICE WITH A COMPENSATION CURRENT SOURCE - A photoplesythmography (PPG) device includes an array of light emitting diodes (LED's) arranged to illuminate a tissue sample, and an array of photodetectors (PD's) adapted to detect light returned from the tissue sample and to output a PD output signal which depends at least in part on a bias current. The PPG device also includes a compensation current source and a controller. The controller is adapted to operate the compensation current source so that the current source outputs the bias current to the photodetector array. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375484 | Light-to-digital converter - A light-to-digital converter ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200375485 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING GASTRO ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE - A method for diagnosing gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), comprising: introducing an endoscope into a stomach of a subject; measuring a pressure in the stomach while supplying gas into the stomach using the endoscope; and determining whether the subject has GERD or not based on a maximum value of the pressure and a wave pattern of a value of the pressure. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375486 | NANOFIBER MESH BIOELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a nanofiber mesh bioelectrode including: a nanofiber mesh sheet in which nanofibers containing a biocompatible water-soluble polymer are entangled in a network form; and a conductive layer coated on the nanofiber mesh sheet and including a conductive material, and a method of producing the same. The nanofiber mesh bioelectrode according to the present invention does not cause discomfort when applied to a living body due to its excellent biocompatibility and excellent flexibility, and easily measures a biosignal or easily applies stimulation for a long period of time, as the nanofiber mesh bioelectrode is not easily detached. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375487 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC CARDIAC PROCEDURE - A method of planning a patient-specific cardiac procedure according to an embodiment of the current invention includes receiving three-dimensional imaging data of a patient's heart, simulating at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical activity of at least a portion of the patient's heart using the three-dimensional imaging data, and planning the patient-specific cardiac procedure based on the simulating. The cardiac procedure is for providing a preselected alteration of at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical behavior of the patient's heart. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375488 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING PATCH-TYPE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An electrocardiogram measurement system includes a patch-type electrocardiogram measurement apparatus; a first device connected to the electrocardiogram measurement apparatus by means of a first communication and configured to store electrocardiogram data measured by the electrocardiogram measurement apparatus; and a second device connected to the electrocardiogram measurement apparatus by means of the first communication and configured to store electrocardiogram data measured by the electrocardiogram measurement apparatus. The electrocardiogram data measured by the electrocardiogram measurement apparatus includes measured time information. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375489 | DETERMINING OCCURRENCE OF FOCAL AND/OR ROTOR ARRHYTHMOGENIC ACTIVITY IN CARDIAC TISSUE REGIONS - A method includes receiving, in a processor, a two-dimensional (2D) electroanatomical (EA) map of an interior surface of at least a portion of a cavity of an organ of a patient, the 2D EA map including electrophysiological (EP) values measured at respective locations on the interior surface. A complex analytic function is fitted to a set of the EP values that were measured in a given region of the 2D EA map. A singularity is identified in the fitted complex analytic function. The region is projected onto a three-dimensional (3D) EA map of the interior surface. At least part of the 3D E A map is presented to a user, including indicating an arrhythmogenic EP activity at a location on the 3D E A map corresponding to the singularity identified in the fitted complex analytic function. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375490 | ARRHYTHMIA CLASSIFICATION USING CORRELATION IMAGE - Systems and methods for classifying a cardiac arrhythmia are discussed. An exemplary system includes a correlator circuit to generate autocorrelation sequences using information of cardiac activity of a subject, including signal segments taken from a cardiac signal at respective elapsed time with respect to reference time. The correlator circuit can generate a correlation image using the autocorrelation sequences. The correlation image may be constructed by stacking the autocorrelation sequences according to the elapsed time of signal segments. An arrhythmia classifier circuit can classify the cardiac activity of the subject as one of arrhythmia types using the correlation image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375491 | HEARTBEAT ANALYZING METHOD AND HEARTBEAT ANALYZING METHOD - A heartbeat analyzing method and a heartbeat analyzing system are provided. The heartbeat analyzing method includes: sensing a user using a wearable device and acquiring a physiological signal record; performing a dispersion calculation to the physiological signal record using the wearable device and generating a Poincaré plot of the physiological signal record; and inputting the Poincaré plot into a heart rhythm classifier model and determining a heartbeat classification of the user based on personal health data of the user. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375492 | BRAIN SIGNAL TRACKING - In one embodiment, a brain signal tracking system includes a probe to be inserted into brain blood vessels, and including an electrode, a signal generator to generate a calibration signal to be emitted by the electrode at different locations in the blood vessels, a tracking subsystem to track locations of the electrode, head surface electrodes to be applied to a head, head surface electrodes configured to detect the calibration signal at respective amplitude values, with a distribution of the respective amplitude values over the head surface electrodes being indicative of a corresponding one of the tracked locations from which the calibration signal was emitted by the electrode, and processing circuitry to find a function to compute a source location in the brain of a brain signal responsively to the distribution of the respective amplitude values of the calibration signal over the head surface electrodes for ones of the tracked locations. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375493 | Universal ECG Monitor - This invention relates to a universal ECG monitor of cardiac signals with enhances possibilities of scanning. The prior art monitors of cardiac signals make possible either a short-time touching by fingers or by other part of the human body of the electrodes, or they are permanently for a long time by means of a chest belt or by other means attached to the human body, wherein, such means are impractical and non-emergency. The equipment according to the present invention is a universal ECG monitor of a compact and easily portable design, which monitor substitutes the prior art costly and with difficulty movable hospital equipment. Moreover, it is a very economical solution, which makes possible to obtain a complete set ECG curves, i.e. the 12-lead ECG, by means of one of the monitor subsequently moved into various positions, and so to scan signals from different parts of the human body. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375494 | CAPTURING ECG MEASUREMENTS IN A PORTABLE SENSOR DEVICE - It is presented a method for obtaining data for an Electrocardiogram, ECG, using a portable sensor device comprising two electrodes. The method comprising the steps of: receiving a trigger to obtain measurements for the ECG; setting at least one switch in a conducting state to close a connection between the two electrodes; setting the at least one switch in a blocking state to conductively separate the two electrodes; and capturing measurements for the ECG using the at least two electrodes. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375495 | REAL -TIME AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION FEEDBACK - A method of registering a luminal network to a 3D model of the luminal network with real-time feedback is disclosed, including generating the 3D model of the luminal network based on images of the luminal network, generating an electromagnetic field about the luminal network, inserting a location sensor into the electromagnetic field, tracking the location of the sensor within the luminal network, comparing the tracked locations of the sensor with sensors located outside of the luminal network and the portions of the 3D model representative of open space, and presenting on a user interface an indication of which portions of the luminal network have been sufficiently traversed by the sensor to register that portion of the luminal network to the 3D model. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375496 | FOOT-MOUNTED SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING BODY MOVEMENT - A method is disclosed for foot sensors to be used to determine at least two characteristics of a subject's activity by using a combination of sensors for force and foot orientation/motion/position. A wearable footwear ecosystem is comprised of the subject's footwear, sensor-enabled insoles or insertable devices, in- or on-footwear electronics that is hard wired to the sensors and may contain additional sensors such as accelerometers, a master device and means to communicate (typically wirelessly) among the various sensor platforms, and the master device including clock synchronization. Correlating the time stamps for data among various sensors, and the master device communicating wirelessly is critical to accurate determination of the desired characteristics. Multiple force-sensitive resistors on a common substrate are individually optimized for dynamic range. Pulse sensors using arrays of such force-sensitive resistors are implemented. The resultant system can profitably be used for gaming, biometric monitoring, and activity tracking. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375497 | System and Method for Tracking a Body - Provided is a system, method, and apparatus for tracking a body. The method includes communicating at least one activation signal to each RF transponder of a first array and a second array, receiving a plurality of response signals from the first array and the second array, the plurality of response signals comprising a response signal for each RF transponder of the first array and the second array, determining a difference in distances between the antenna and each RF transponder of the first array and each transponder of the second array based at least partially on at least one corresponding response signal of the plurality of response signals, and determining a relative location of the first portion of the body and the second portion of the body. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375498 | MASK SIZE GAUGE - A mask size gauge for selecting a size of a mask in accordance with a distance in a height direction between an upper reference part in an upper portion of a face of a wearer, and a lower reference part in a lower portion, includes: a reference position indicating portion indicating that the reference position indicating portion is to be placed at a height position of the upper reference part on an outer lateral side of an eye of the wearer; and a size indicating portion that is located at a position which is closer to a middle of the face than the reference position indicating portion, and that indicates the size of the mask according to a height position of the lower reference part. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375499 | CALIBRATION METHODS FOR MEDICAL APPLIANCE TOOLS - A method for operating an accessory device to capture calibration data. The method can include capturing an image of a portion of a user's body that includes the user's stoma and at least two reference locations, and storing distance scale information representative of a distance between the two reference locations. The method further includes processing the captured image, including: identifying the reference locations, identifying the stoma, and generating calibration data representative of one or more stoma parameters as a function of the identified reference locations, identified stoma and the distance scale information. The calibration data can be stored. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375500 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CORRECTION OF ABNORMAL MOVEMENTS - Systems and methods for identifying abnormal movements or tremors in one or more human subjects. Kinetic and/or electromyographic sensors are employed in detection hardware to detect voluntary and involuntary movements. The data collected from such voluntary and involuntary movement detection can be further processed and compared to baseline data to identify and distinguish abnormal movements from normal movements. The identification of abnormal movements may indicate a neurodegenerative disorder. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375501 | ASSESSING DISEASES BY ANALYZING GAIT MEASUREMENTS - A gait analysis system, which includes a neural network with a recurrent neural network layer and a fully connected layer, that receives sensor data indicative of an individual's gait and outputs an assessment regarding the individual's health. The neural network is trained using training data indicative of abnormal gaits and normal gaits. To analyze the training data and the sensor data, the recurrent neural network layer parses each piece of data into a series of windows and analyzes each window in series to generate a context vector characterizing each window and the previously analyzed windows. The fully connected layer, having been trained to differentiate between normal gaits and abnormal gaits based on context vectors characterizing the training data, is used to generate a final assessment characterizing the user gate as normal or abnormal using one or more of the context vectors characterizing the sensor data. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375502 | ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND VENTILATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A method of monitoring respiration with an acoustic measurement device, the acoustic measurement device having a sound transducer, the sound transducer configured to measure sound associated with airflow through a mammalian trachea, the method includes correlating the measured sound into a measurement of tidal volume and generating at least one from the group consisting of an alert and an alarm if the measured tidal volume falls outside of a predetermined range. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375503 | LOWER LIMB MUSCLE STRENGTH EVALUATION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING LOWER LIMB MUSCLE STRENGTH EVALUATION PROGRAM, LOWER LIMB MUSCLE STRENGTH EVALUATION DEVICE, AND LOWER LIMB MUSCLE STRENGTH EVALUATION SYSTEM - A lower limb muscle strength evaluation device acquires an angle of at least one of left and right lower limbs of a user while the user stands up from a sitting state, detects at least one lower limb parameter from among a first lower limb maximum value indicating the angle when the lower limb is initially inclined the most in a first direction, a lower limb minimum value indicating the angle when the lower limb is inclined the most in a second direction, a second lower limb maximum value indicating the angle when the lower limb is again inclined the most in the first direction, a first lower limb elapsed time, a second lower limb elapsed time, and a third lower limb elapsed time, evaluates a lower limb muscle strength of the user using the at least one lower limb parameter, and outputs an evaluation result. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375504 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a processor, in communication with a memory, executing a process including acquiring identification information of a wireless device and information for identifying a position of the wireless device; storing a learned model generated by performing machine learning by using a training dataset including a position of a person to which the wireless device is attached and a movement destination of the person to which the wireless device is attached; inferring the movement destination of the person to which the wireless device is attached from the position of the wireless device, based on the learned model; and reporting the inferred movement destination. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEALTH PREDICTION BY ANALYZING BODY BEHAVIOUR PATTERN - The disclosure proposes an electronic device and a method performed in the electronic device for collecting a sensor data from live at least one sensor device, obtaining a first sensor data of the sensor data representing a first primary body behaviour pattern of the person, obtaining a second sensor data of the sensor data representing a second primary body behaviour pattern of the person, the second primary body behaviour pattern is associated with the first primary body behaviour pattern of the person and determining a sensor data difference by comparing the first sensor data with the second sensor data followed by determining a health score value based on the determined sensor data difference. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375506 | ADAPTIVE SUPPORT APPAREL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and apparatus related to adaptive support garments including adaptive support structures, lacing systems, and an adaptive engine are discussed. In an example, an adaptive support apparel system includes an activity sensor, an adaptive support garment, and a control circuit. The activity sensor monitors activity of a user. The adaptive support garment includes an integrated adaptive support system coupled to the adaptive engine to automatically adjust a portion of the adaptive support garment through manipulation of the adaptive support system. The control circuit configured to send commands to the adaptive engine in response to input received from the activity sensor. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375507 | BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION DEVICE, BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION SYSTEM, BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A behavior determination device includes a measurement data receiving device configured to acquires measurement data indicating a pressure or a force measured by one or a plurality of sensors provided on a sole surface of a user's foot, a data analyzing device configured to analyze the measurement data, to identify one load phase in which the user makes one step, and calculate a plantar pressure parameter and a time parameter for every one load phase, and a behavior determining device configured to detect a peak point where a maximum local maximum is obtained for every predetermined time, based on the plantar pressure parameter and the time parameter, and determine a behavior of the user based on the peak point. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375508 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FREQUENCY OF AT LEAST ONE DOMINANT TONE OF A TINNITUS - A device for determining the frequency of a dominant tone of a tinnitus perceived by a patient. A tone generator plays tones, an input unit receives patient evaluations, and a controller carries out a similarity measurement and a comparison of pairs of tones. The controller controls the tone generator for the similarity measurement to generate successive tones, and, after playing a respective tone, receive patient's evaluation regarding the similarity of the tone to the dominant tone of the tinnitus. The controller also controls the tone generator for the comparison of pairs of tones to play successive pairs of tones, and, after playing a respective pair, receives the patient's evaluation as to which tone of the pair is more similar to the at least one dominant tone of the tinnitus. Using the results, the frequency most similar to the frequency of the dominant tone of the tinnitus can be determined. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375509 | DIAMOND-CONTAINING ELECTRODES FOR NEUROCHEMICAL DETECTION - This document provides methods and materials involved in assessing concentrations of analytes in an environment using a diamond-containing carbon electrode. For example, methods and materials for using FSCV or paired pulse voltammetry to discriminate analytes based on their adsorption characteristics to a diamond-containing carbon electrode are described herein. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375510 | Non-Invasive Transdermal Sampling and Analysis Device Incorporating Redox Cofactors - Systems and methods are provided for determining levels of an analyte in a biological fluid sample. A transdermal sampling and analysis device may include a substrate, at least one disruptor mounted on the substrate, a reservoir configured to collect and contain a biological fluid sample; a sensing element comprising at least two sensing electrodes, and at least one layer of a cofactor covering the sensing element in which the cofactor catalyzes a reaction to determine levels of an analyte in the biological fluid sample. The at least one disruptor of the transdermal sampling and analysis device may generate a localized heat capable of altering permeability characteristics of a stratum corneum layer of skin of an organism. The surface of at least one of the sensing electrodes of the transdermal sampling and analysis device may be coated with a sensing layer in which an enzyme immobilized within a hydrogel. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375511 | TAILORED DRUG DELIVERY VEHICLES FOR IN VIVO PROTECTION OF ANALYTE SENSING COMPOUNDS - A sensor (e.g., an optical sensor) that may be implanted within a living animal (e.g., a human) and may be used to measure an analyte (e.g., glucose or oxygen) in a medium (e.g., interstitial fluid, blood, or intraperitoneal fluid) within the animal. The sensor may include a sensor housing, an analyte indicator covering at least a portion of the sensor housing, and a drug eluting material having tailored elution properties that contains a drug that reduces deterioration of the analyte indicator, wherein the drug eluting material is incorporated in and/or in close proximity to the analyte indicator, and the drug eluting material is configured to release the drug according to a tailored elution profile. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375512 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE OXYGEN SATURATION WITHIN THE BLOOD - The present disclosure provides a system and method for analyzing a physiological parameter of a vital sign signal. The method may include acquiring a vital sign signal, storing data, computing and analyzing, processing, and outputting a result. The system may compute and analyze the physiological parameter of the vital sign signal, especially a blood oxygen saturation, via a plurality of algorithms, judge or process the computation result, and output the judgment result. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375513 | PULSE OXIMETER SENSORS WITH REDUCED SENSITIVITY TO MOTION ARTIFACTS - A reflective PPG sensor, in which motion artifacts have a reduced effect, is configured to be placed on one of a forehead, a finger or a wrist of a subject on a location selected according to a predetermined range of a signal quality index and has a force per unit area between 0.3 N/cm | 2020-12-03 |
20200375514 | BIOSENSING DEVICE AND ACTIVATION METHOD THEREOF - A biosensing device includes a sensor module and an electric signal transducer. The sensor module includes a biosensor adapted for measuring a biosignal of a host, and a fixed seat including a conducting member that is electrically connected to the biosensor. The electric signal transducer is for receiving and sending the biosignal measured by the biosensor, is coupled to the sensor module, and includes an electric signal unit electrically connected to the conducting member, and a battery connected to the electric signal unit. The electric signal unit has two electrical contacts that cooperatively define a switch. The battery provides power supply to the biosensor when the electric signal transducer is coupled to the sensor module. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375515 | BIOINTERFACE MEMBRANES INCORPORATING BIOACTIVE AGENTS - A biointerface membrane for an implantable device including a nonresorbable solid portion with a plurality of interconnected cavities therein adapted to support tissue ingrowth in vivo, and a bioactive agent incorporated into the biointerface membrane and adapted to modify the tissue response is provided. The bioactive agents can be chosen to induce vascularization and/or prevent barrier cell layer formation in vivo, and are advantageous when used with implantable devices wherein solutes are transported across the device-tissue interface. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375516 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED VOLUME CHANGING MEANS - A displacement-generating battery cell for driving a drug-delivery device is described. The cell may include at least one volume-changing element. The cell may include a housing formed according to a concertina-shaped design with folds in the walls thereof and may contain an internal chemical reaction system. The chemical reaction system may include an electrode. The electrode may be the volume-changing element. The arrangement of said chemical reaction system may be such that an expansion of the volume-changing element in a direction lengthens the cell and thus reduces the extent of the folds. Drug-delivery devices including the displacement-generating battery cell are also described. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375517 | BLOOD GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT - This disclosure provides equipment and processes for blood glucose management. Embodiments may comprise a lancet device that includes a base that supports a lancet and a cover. The cover can move controllably from an un-depressed position to a depressed position when a predetermined force is applied. The cover can provide access to the lancet in the depressed position. In another aspect, a biological test kit may include a reusable module and a disposable module. The disposable module may include one or more lancet devices such as that described above to collect a biological sample, one or more strip stations supporting biological strips and a disposable module connector. The reusable module may support measuring equipment to measure a property of the biological sample and a reusable module connector that engages removably with the disposable module connector. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375518 | FILTERING IN PRE-EVACUATED CONTAINERS - An independent blood filter device depends on flow geometry to deliver blood serum or plasma free of detrimental levels of hemoglobin. It depends critically on an upstream flow rate or pressure differential limiting control element or device that limits the rate of change of pressure differential across the filter element. Pre-evacuated versions can be used to simultaneously draw blood from a living being and provide pressure differential across the filter element between an evacuated collector and a supply end open to atmosphere. A unit pressurized by hand motion employs the external shape of a partially filled blood collection tube as a piston to produce pressure in advance of the control element or device to create the pressure differential across the filter element to a collector vented to atmosphere. The control element or device is disclosed in numerous forms, including specially sized flow constrictions and compliant arrangements. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375520 | IMPROVED METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING BALANCE - The invention relates to a method for quantifying the balance of an individual to obtain a value representative of the balance of said individual, said method being implemented by a device comprising at least one data processing module, one storage means, and one classification module, said method comprising in particular the following steps:
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20200375521 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING BIOMARKER OF A TISSUE - The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for quantifying a biomarker of a biological tissue. Two spectral sub-intervals are determined from a plurality of images of the tissue acquired at discrete wavelengths within a main wavelength interval using an imaging sensor in a manner such that the combination of the image data in the at least two spectral sub-intervals are correlated with a clinical variable of interest. The tissue is illuminated using one or more light sources with wavelengths within the at least two spectral sub-intervals. A measurement is of the light reflected by the tissue is acquired using an imaging sensor; and a measure of the biomarker of the tissue is calculated using the acquired measurement. The main wavelength interval is broader than each of the at least two spectral sub-intervals and at least one spectral confounder causing a spectral variability of the acquired image is present in the tissue. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375522 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING THE NEURAL SIGNATURE OF DISORDERS OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS - The present relates to a computer-implemented method for detecting and predicting cognitive pathologies of the brain based on a “Hold” and “Release” process. The invention also concerns a device related to the claims method. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375523 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BRAIN HEALTH - In some aspects, a sensor includes an optical transmitter that transmits to a brain of a person infrared radiation, and an acoustic receiver that detects an ultrasound signal generated in the brain in response to the infrared radiation. A processor determines oxygen saturation of the brain based on the detected ultrasound signal. The sensor may be included in a cap worn by the person, implanted under the skin of the person, or inserted through the nasal canal of the person. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375524 | A WEARABLE SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME DETECTION OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES - A wearable system for epileptic seizure detection, comprising an eyeglasses frame, with a left arm and a right arm configured to rest over the ears of an intended person wearing the eyeglasses, a first pair of electrodes located in the left arm, and a second pair of electrodes located in the right arm, the first pair of electrodes and the second pair of electrodes arranged such to be in contact with the skull of the intended person wearing the eyeglasses, and an EEG signal acquiring system integral to the left and right arms, connected to measuring outputs of the respective first pair and second pair of electrodes. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375525 | DETECTING OR VALIDATING A DETECTION OF A STATE CHANGE FROM A TEMPLATE OF HEART RATE DERIVATIVE SHAPE OR HEAT BEAT WAVE COMPLEX - Methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting and/or validating a detection of a state change by matching the shape of one or more of an cardiac data series, a heart rate variability data series, or at least a portion of a heart beat complex, derived from cardiac data, to an appropriate template. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375526 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SKIN-CARE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a camera, and at least one processor configured to: determine, from an image including a face of a user obtained via the camera, skin information indicating a skin condition of the user, generate control information for controlling a skin-care device to perform care based on the determined skin information and information regarding the skin-care device, and provide the control information to the skin-care device. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375527 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING SHORT-TERM SLEEP - A method for facilitating a sleep session is provided. The method comprises provisioning a virtual reality device with at least one sleep program configured to provide an immersive experience to facilitate a sleep session for a user; determining recommended sleep settings for the sleep program; configuring the sleep program with at least some of the recommended sleep settings; running the sleep program; and tracking sleep information for the user associated with the sleep session. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375528 | Distributed Processing Intra-Oral Respiratory Monitor - Systems, methods, devices, and apparatus for monitoring intra-oral physiologic and biologic data related to sleep performance for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In embodiments, the monitor collects data within the mouth of the patient and sends this data to a smart phone running a dedicated APP which in turn sends this data to the computer of the health care worker for evaluation. In embodiments, data collected is processed using a distributed processing arrangement and an integral scoring algorithm to produce parameters key to the diagnosis and/or monitoring of patients with OSA. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375529 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING INFORMATION REPRESENTED BY BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - This system for identifying information represented by biological signals is configured so as to detect biological signals (S | 2020-12-03 |
20200375530 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BRAIN HEALTH - In some aspects, a closed-loop system for monitoring and/or treating brain function of a person includes a CMUT device that transmits ultrasound radiation to the brain of the person and receives and detects an ultrasound signal generated in the brain, and a processor that assesses the received ultrasound signal to determine brain function and controls further transmission of ultrasound radiation from the CMUT device based on the determined brain function. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375531 | THERMOACOUSTIC IMAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS UTILIZING PARALLEL PHASED ARRAY TRANSMISSION ELEMENTS - A method for providing an image of a subject by utilizing an array of transmission elements in a thermoacoustic imaging apparatus. The method includes providing an ultrasound image of the subject, determining a body anatomy from the ultrasound image, matching the body anatomy with at least one body model of a plurality of body models, utilizing shaped illumination fields from the at least one body model to adjust the parameters of a plurality of radio-frequency applicator elements upon the subject that will optimize the energy delivery and uniformity of illumination of a thermoacoustic stimulus in a region of interest (ROI), while also minimizing the thermoacoustic stimulus in other regions which could generate unwanted thermoacoustic artifacts that could interfere with the thermoacoustic signal from the ROI, wherein the radio-frequency applicator elements operate with independent, adjustable parameters, and utilizing the radio-frequency applicator elements to perform a thermoacoustic measurement of the subject. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375532 | HYDROTHERMAL SENSING DEVICE - An hydrothermal sensing device wherein the hydrothermal sensing device comprises at least one layer wherein the at least one layer is a reflective layer, a mesh layer, a semi-rigid layer and a wicking layer wherein the reflective layer can be attached to the mesh layer, and the mesh layer can be attached to the semi-rigid layer and the wicking layer can be removably attached to the semi-rigid layer. The semi-rigid layer can further comprise a band wherein the band can comprise a printed circuit board having at least one sensing module, a microcontroller, a communications module, and power source. The reflective layer is porous and UV resistant. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375533 | Self-learning Method of Hydrating a Human - The invention discloses a method of monitoring a beverage consumption of a human implemented by a computer, comprising the following steps:
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20200375534 | Method Of Manufacturing Mouth Guard Having Internal Components For Sensing Impact Forces - A mouth guard senses impact forces and determines if the forces exceed an impact threshold. If so, the mouth guard notifies the user of the risk for injury by haptic feedback, vibratory feedback, and/or audible feedback. The mouth guard system may also remotely communicate the status of risk and the potential injury. The mouth guard uses a local memory device to store impact thresholds based on personal biometric information obtained from the user and compares the sensed forces relative to those threshold values. The mouth guard and its electrical components on the printed circuit board are custom manufactured for the user such that the mouth guard provides a comfortable and reliable fit, while ensuring exceptional performance. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375535 | SENSOR PATCH UTILIZING ADHESIVE MICROSTRUCTURES - A sensor patch includes a housing configured to support a sensor, the housing including a surface configured to be disposed adjacent to skin of a subject, the surface including a pattern of microstructures defining protrusions and recesses, wherein the protrusions facilitate attachment of the housing to the skin of the subject. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING SENSOR CONTACT - A garment includes a securing portion operable to removably secure the garment about an abdomen of a wearer; a sensor attachment portion pivotably attached to the securing portion, the sensor attachment portion including a sensor mount configured to receive and retain a sensor therein; and a sensor received in the flexible sensor mount; the securing portion and the sensor attachment portion being configured such that, when the securing portion is secured around the back of a wearer, the sensor attachment portion pivots with respect to the securing portion so as to self-position the sensor attachment portion across (a) an upper portion of the wearer's abdomen or (b) a lower portion of the wearer's abdomen; the flexible sensor mount being configured to orient a sensor received therein to be flush with skin of the wearer when the garment is worn by the wearer and to self-adjust during the course of pregnancy. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375537 | Prenatal Monitoring Device - A garment shaped to approximate the abdomen of an expectant mother having a layered laminated conductive material adhered to the garment is disclosed. A portion of the laminated material is configured to directly contact the skin of the maternal abdomen to create an electrical signal connection. A portion of the layered laminated material comprises a stretchable circuit assembly having a substrate with an adhesive layer, a thermoplastic layer, a conductive layer and an encapsulating layer. A monitor controller is disposed about the garment and is configured to receive electrical signals from the circuit assembly and transmit information related to the electrical signals to a remote location. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375538 | WEARABLE DEVICE FOR HEALTHCARE AND METHOD THEREOF - A wearable device for healthcare and a method thereof, wherein the device is worn on a finger for measuring the health data of the user, including but not limited to, the heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, etc. The wearing size of the device is adjustable for different sizes of fingers. In one embodiment, the device includes a main body at least partially worn on a digit of a user; at least one physiological sensor attached to the main body for detecting physiological information; and at least two branches coupled to the main body for holding the digit while reducing the movement of the device. At least a part of at least one branch is changeable such that the wearing size of the device is adjustable for different sizes of digits. In another embodiment, at least a part of at least one branch is movable such that the wearing size of the device is adjustable for different sizes of digits. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375539 | HEALTH PATCH UTILIZING ADHESIVE MICROSTRUCTURES - A health patch includes a non-conductive surface configured to be disposed adjacent to skin of a subject, the non-conductive surface including a pattern of non-conductive microstructures defming protrusions and recesses, wherein the protrusions facilitate attachment of the housing to the skin of the subject. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375540 | VOLTAGE NULLING PRESSURE SENSOR PREAMP - Pressure sensors that can be reliability operated with the maximum current flowing through the device restricted to 10 uA or below, or below 50 uA in a single-fault condition. This can provide at least a reduced need for the final medical device architect to consider potential risks from excessive current to the patient, simplifying the design and manufacturability of the medical device. An additional benefit is that the sensors are generally more accurate at lower current flow, as self-heating of the resistors and parasitic leakages are reduced, if the signal-to-noise problem is resolved. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375541 | OPTICALLY COUPLED CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The embodiments include an apparatus used in combination with a computer for sensing biopotentials. The apparatus includes a catheter in which there is a plurality of sensing electrodes, a corresponding plurality of local amplifiers, each coupled to one of the plurality of sensing electrodes, a data, control and power circuit coupled to the plurality of local amplifiers, and a photonic device bidirectionally communicating an electrical signal with the data, control and power circuit. An optical fiber optically communicated with the photonic device. The photonic device bidirectionally communicates an optical signal with the optical fiber. An optical interface device provides optical power to the optical fiber and thence to the photonic device and receives optical signals through the optical fiber from the photonic device. The optical interface device bidirectionally communicates an electrical data, control and power signal to the computer. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING AND SECURING A SENSOR - A sensor strap system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a sensor capable of detecting physical or physiological activities or conditions of a target subject; a top strap extending along a top surface of a bed, the top strap configured to secure the sensor to the top surface of the bed; and a circumferential strap extending about a circumference of the bed and coupled with the top strap. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375543 | APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING USABILITY AND ACCURACY FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT - Example apparatus are provided to measure characteristics of a test strip. The apparatus may include an accessory for a mobile device to measure characteristics of a test strip. The accessory may include a mobile device adaptor and a test strip adaptor. The mobile device adaptor may include a first sheath and a second sheath coupled to the first sheath to secure the mobile device. The test strip adaptor may be detachably coupled to the mobile device adapter. The test strip adaptor is configured to receive different types of test strips. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375544 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETECTING A MOBILE PHONE USER'S RISKY MEDICAL CONDITION - A stroke detection system operative to detect strokes suffered by mobile communication device users, the system comprising a hardware processor operative in conjunction with a mobile communication device having at least one built-in sensor; the hardware processor being configured to, repeatedly and without being activated by the device's user, compare data derived from said at least one sensor to at least one baseline value for at least one indicator of user well-being, stored in memory accessible to the processor and/or make a stroke risk level evaluation; and/or perform at least one action if and only if the stroke risk level is over a threshold. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375545 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The terminal includes a touch panel including first electrodes arranged in a first direction and second electrodes arranged in the second direction intersecting the first direction, a display panel attached to the touch panel and to display an image, and a processor to control the touch panel and the display panel. In a measuring mode, the processor is configured to: apply a driving signal to the touch panel, the touch panel being configured to form an electric field and/or magnetic field when the driving signal is applied, and determine body composition of a user based on a sensing signal output from the touch panel in accordance with eddy current, the eddy current being induced to a body of the user by the electric field and/or magnetic field formed around the touch panel. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375546 | MACHINE-GUIDED IMAGING TECHNIQUES - A method includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) surface map associated with a patient from a patient sensor, generating a 3D patient space from the 3D surface map associated with the patient, determining a current pose associated with the patient based on the 3D surface map associated with the patient, comparing the current pose with a desired pose associated with the patient with respect to an imaging system, determining a recommended movement based on the comparison between the current pose and the desired pose, and providing an indication of the recommended movement. The desired pose facilitates imaging of an anatomical feature of the patient by the imaging system and the recommended movement may reposition the patient in the desired pose. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375547 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOTION VIA OPTOMECHANICS - Methods and apparatus are described for facilitating the extraction of cleaner biometric signals from biometric monitors. A motion reference signal is generated independently from a biometric signal and then the motion reference signal is used to remove motion artifacts from the biometric signal. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375548 | HEALTH-MONITOR PATCH - A monitor comprises circuitry to receive a signal and process the signal to monitor at least one characteristic of a subject, and a flexible polymer casing forming a waterproof enclosure for the circuitry. The flexible polymer casing is infused with a conductive material at at least one location to form at least one infused electrode that extends from an exterior of the flexible polymer casing to an interior of the flexible polymer casing, and the at least one infused electrode is coupled to the circuitry so as to allow the signal to pass from outside the flexible polymer casing to the circuitry. A polymer in a portion of the flexible polymer casing that is infused with the conductive material at the at least one location is cross-linked with a polymer in a portion of the flexible polymer casing that is not infused with the conductive material. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375549 | SYSTEMS FOR BIOMONITORING AND BLOOD GLUCOSE FORECASTING, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Systems and methods for biomonitoring and personalized healthcare are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for forecasting a blood glucose state of a patient is provided. The method comprises: receiving blood glucose data of the patient; generating at least one initial prediction of the blood glucose state by inputting the blood glucose data into a first set of machine learning models; determining a plurality of features at least partly from the at least one initial prediction; and generating a final prediction of the blood glucose state by inputting the plurality of features into a second set of machine learning models. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375550 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MEASURING AND ANALYSIS OF BLOOD PRESSURE USING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY - A method for measuring and analyzing blood pressure using PPG includes receiving, by a computer, a PPG signal from a finger of a subject, dividing, by the computer, a normalization pulse wave signal derived from the received PPG signal into one or more predetermined windows, extracting, by the computer, a maximum lower amplitude value from one of the respective divided windows, extracting, by the computer, a target feature pattern from the extracted maximum lower amplitude value, deriving, by the computer, a first target unique vector and a second target unique vector with respect to the target feature pattern, using a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) algorithm to display the first target unique vector and the second target unique vector of the target feature pattern on 2-dimensional (2D) graph, and providing, by the computer, a blood pressure state of the subject, using the 2D graph. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375551 | MATTRESS HAVING SELECTABLE PATIENT WEIGHT VALVE, INDUCTIVE POWER, AND A DIGITAL X-RAY CASSETTE - A patient support apparatus may include a foam frame defining a space. A bladder assembly may be positioned in the space. The bladder assembly may include a plurality of foam filled bladders. Each of the foam filled bladders may be interconnected by a manifold. A plurality of mutually exclusively selectable pressure relief valves may be provided to release air from the bladder assembly. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375552 | Articulating Patient Positioning Apparatus - An apparatus comprises means for engaging a patient platform. The means comprises at least one layer of laminar sheeting of radiolucent material. At least one anatomical support member which comprises at least one layer of laminar sheeting of radiolucent material. At least one articulating joint unit is in engagement with the at least one of anatomical support member. The at least one articulating joint unit comprise at least one layer of laminar sheeting of radiolucent material with a primarily non-metallic connector at a central pivot point. The at least one articulating joint unit is positionable in at least a vertical and horizontal orientations enabling positioning of portions of an anatomy in three dimensions along x, y, and z axes. At least one primarily non-metallic locking member is configured to lock the at least one articulating joint unit at selectable position(s), in which a load bearing stress is spread across lengths of the laminar sheeting to mitigate a susceptibility to stress fractures and load failure. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375553 | Patient Bed Electronic Ruler - Embodiments can provide a medical imaging patient bed with an integrated electronic ruler system, comprising a light strip, mounted to the medical imaging bed; a trough comprising an open end and a closed end, mounted to the medical imaging bed and oriented such that the light strip is bounded by the open end and the closed end of the trough; a laser distance meter attached to the open end of the trough; a microcontroller; and a power source configured to provide power to the light strip, laser distance meter, and microcontroller; wherein the microcontroller is configured to illuminate the light strip after one or more distance measurements are received from the laser distance meter when an object is inserted into the trough; wherein a position of the illumination of the light strip corresponds to the one or more distance measurements received from the laser distance meter. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375554 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING A DETECTION UNIT WITH A STRAY RADIATION COLLIMATOR - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a detection unit, having an X-ray detector and a stray radiation collimator in stacked arrangement, and an X-ray source opposite the detection unit. The X-ray source is embodied, starting from a focal point, to emit X-rays towards the X-ray detector. The X-ray detector has a sensor plane and is subdivided in a first direction into a plurality of detector elements. Each detector element of the plurality of detector elements is embodied to convert the X-rays impinging on a surface region, assigned to the detector element, of the sensor plane into an electrical pixel measurement signal. The stray radiation collimator has a plurality of collimator walls. The collimator walls are arranged over the surface region of a detector element of the plurality of detector elements, such that a shadow cast by a respective collimator wall completely overlaps with the surface region of the corresponding detector element. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375555 | CARDIAC ELECTRICAL MAPPING AND ABLATION - Improved mapping and ablation procedures and corresponding devices are provided. A variety of methods and apparatuses can be used for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias by identifying the location of an arrhythmia source and ablating that source. The methods and apparatuses can provide an improved means of electrical mapping of the heart to identify the location of the arrhythmia source and advancing an ablation electrode to that location so that it may be ablated. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375556 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DUAL ENERGY IMAGING DATA - The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating dual energy X-ray imaging data. It is described to position an X-ray detector relative to an X-ray source such that at least a part of a region between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector is an examination region for accommodating an object. A grid filter is positioned ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200375557 | CT IMAGING SYSTEMS - New and improved CT imaging systems are presented which improve the ability to deploy CT imaging in a mobile setting, such as in an ambulatory setting or as part of a mobile hospital unit. Improvements disclosed include implementation of an internal drive system for moving a scanner component relative to a fixed or static platform/base, improved modularity of components for quick maintenance/repair and the inclusion of an integrated patient alignment mechanism connected directly to the CT system. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375558 | MULTI-MODAL IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods relate to multi-modal imaging of tissue combined with highly focused radiation interventions. The system is a portable multimodal imaging unit that integrates imaging and image analysis. The system can be retrofitted to use with any commercial radiation therapy machine. In one aspect, a system integrates various imaging modalities into a single, coordinated structure. The system integrates X-ray and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), optical imaging (such as bioluminescent imaging (BLI), fluorescence tomography (FT)), and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in a single, self-contained structure. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375559 | SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-AXES IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a method and apparatus for imaging a tumor with X-rays while, simultaneously or alternatingly, treating or imaging the tumor with positively charged particles. An X-ray imaging system, such as one or two sets of a cone beam X-ray source coupled to an X-ray detector, is rotatable about a first axis and a patient. The X-ray imaging system is positioned off axis a path of charged particles delivered through an exit port of a nozzle system from a synchrotron and does not block a path of the positively charged particles from the exit nozzle to the patient or an imaging path from the patient to a scintillation detector. Fiducial indicators are used to confirm an unobstructed path of the positively charged particles in a treatment room comprising many movable elements, such as the X-ray imaging system and a patient positioning system/couch. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375560 | USING A ROTATING 2D X-RAY IMAGER AS AN IMAGING DEVICE TO PERFORM TARGET TRACKING DURING RADIATION TREATMENT DELIVERY - A method includes receiving, from a volumetric imager, a first image including a target of a patient. The method further includes receiving a second image including the target of the patient. The method further includes tracking, by a processing device, a position of the target using the first image and the second image by maintaining a fixed alignment between a treatment beam of a linear accelerator (LINAC) and a source and detector pair of the volumetric imager during operation of the LINAC. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375561 | 3D PERSPECTIVE INDICATOR AND GENERATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a 3D perspective indicator and a generation method therefor and an application thereof. The present invention specifically provides a 3D perspective indicator for a CT system and a generation method therefor as well as a method and an apparatus for controlling a scanning range in a CT system. The method for generating a 3D perspective indicator comprises: generating an upper boundary plane and a lower boundary plane perpendicular to a scanning direction and an auxiliary plane perpendicular to the upper boundary plane and the lower boundary plane in a coordinate system space of the CT system, the auxiliary plane being located above a to-be-scanned part of a patient; and identifying an upper contour line intersecting the upper boundary plane and a lower contour line intersecting the lower boundary plane in a point cloud generated based on a depth image of the patient, wherein the 3D perspective indicator comprises the upper contour line and the lower contour line, the upper boundary plane and the lower boundary plane, and the auxiliary plane. The present invention further provides a CT system using the apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium capable of implementing the method. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375562 | RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A compression plate of a mammography apparatus has an upper surface which is irradiated with radiation, a lower surface which is opposite to the upper surface and comes into contact with the breast, and a surface which is parallel to the upper surface between the upper surface and the lower surface. In the compression plate, a compression plate scale for identifying an in-plane position of each surface is given to any one of the surfaces. A first display control unit of a console performs control to display a radiographic image captured by the mammography apparatus on a display unit. A second display control unit of the console performs control to display an image scale which indicates a position on the radiographic image corresponding to the in-plane position of the compression plate on the radiographic image displayed on the display unit. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375563 | METHOD FOR CREATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY IMAGE AND A C-ARM X-RAY DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a method for creating a three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography image of a vascular system of a patient. The method includes: providing a first reconstructed three-dimensional filling image which was acquired during at least partial contrast agent filling of the vascular system with a first contrast agent; providing a second reconstructed three-dimensional filling image which was acquired during at least partial contrast agent filling of the vascular system with a second contrast agent; and subtracting the first three-dimensional filling image from the second three-dimensional filling image so that a three-dimensional subtraction angiography image is produced, wherein the first contrast agent and the second contrast agent differ in that one of the two causes increased X-ray absorption and the other causes reduced X-ray absorption relative to a vascular system without contrast agent. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375564 | MYOCARDIAL CT PERFUSION IMAGE SYNTHESIS - The present invention relates to image processing devices and related methods. The image processing device ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200375565 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY CT APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains image data rendering a blood vessel of a patient. The processing circuitry performs a fluid analysis on the obtained image data and calculates an index value related to a blood flow in the blood vessel with respect to each of a plurality of positions in the blood vessel. With respect to the index values to be calculated, the processing circuitry selects a position in which a first value is to be obtained from among the plurality of positions or selects a value serving as the first value from among the index values exhibited in positions. The processing circuitry causes a display to display the first value in a predetermined display region thereof used for displaying the first value. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375566 | RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A radiation image processing device ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200375567 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A radiation imaging control apparatus is provided that includes a camera imaging control unit configured to control a camera apparatus to image an implementation state of radiation imaging examination, a subject body shape recognition unit configured to recognize a body shape in an imaging part of a subject by using a camera image imaged by the camera apparatus under control of the camera imaging control unit, a specifying unit configured to specify radiation imaging setting related to the radiation imaging examination by using the body shape of the subject recognized by the subject body shape recognition unit, and a selecting unit configured to select the radiation imaging setting specified by the specifying unit as setup information of the radiation imaging examination. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375568 | AUXILIARY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) ASSEMBLIES AND CLINICAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS INCLUDING AUXILIARY ECG ASSEMBLIES - Devices and systems are provided that include an auxiliary electrocardiogram (ECG) assembly that can be utilized to acquire ECG data of a patient and transmit the ECG data to a handheld probe, such as an ultrasound probe. The handheld probe may include a housing and an ultrasound sensor that is at least partially surrounded by the housing. The ultrasound sensor may be located at or near a sensor face of the handheld probe. An auxiliary ECG connector is included that is at least partially exposed by the housing of the handheld probe. The auxiliary ECG connector may be utilized to electrically couple one or more auxiliary ECG leads to the handheld probe. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375569 | MEDICAL ULTRASOUND DEVICE WITH TEMPERATURE DETECTION AT DISTAL END - A medical ultrasound device is disclosed. The device comprises an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200375570 | TESTING METHOD FOR DETERMINING ORAL INDICATOR - Provided is a testing method for determining an oral indicator by which an oral indicator can be determined. The testing method for determining an oral indicator includes an image acquisition step of acquiring an ultrasonic image of an inside of an attached gingiva of a subject, using a measurement probe, an average brightness acquisition step of acquiring average brightness of the ultrasonic image, and an indicator determination step of determining an oral indicator of the subject by referring to the average brightness and a reference of an oral indicator. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375571 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING ULTRASOUND PROBE MOTION - The present disclosure relates to extraction of probe motion estimates from acquired ultrasound image frames. Such image-extracted probe motion data can be used alone or in combination with sensed motion data, such as acquired using an inertial measurement unit (IMU). In certain implementations, the image-extracted probe motion can be used to provide or maintain anatomic context in a sequence of images or to provide guidance to a user. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375572 | CLINICAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH MOBILE CLINICAL VIEWING DEVICE - A clinical data acquisition system includes a probe and a mobile clinical viewing device communicatively coupleable to the probe. The probe includes at least one sensor that acquires physiological data of a patient. The mobile clinical viewing device includes a frame, a display, and a handle. The display is secured to a first side of the frame. The handle is secured to a second side of the frame. The handle includes a plurality of user input elements, and a user may control one or more operations of the mobile clinical viewing device by providing input via the user input elements on the handle. This allows a user to comfortably hold the mobile clinical viewing device and to control operations of the device in one hand, while the other hand is free to perform other operations such as holding the probe during examination of the patient. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375573 | ULTRASONIC IMAGE CONSTRUCTION METHOD, ULTRASONIC IMAGE CONSTRUCTION APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC IMAGE CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM, AND SKIN EVALUATION METHOD - An ultrasonic-image-construction apparatus can construct an ultrasonic-tomographic image of a thin, layer-structured target object to be measured relatively easily and highly accurately in a manner in which such layered structure is easily understood. An ultrasonic transducer of an ultrasonic-image-constructing apparatus transmits ultrasonic waves to the target object. A reference substance makes contact with a base substrate, with such ultrasonic waves being incident on the target object via the base substrate, then receives an impulse response of an ultrasonic waveform. A computing means performs calculation to estimate acoustic-physical-property distribution in consideration of the multiple-reflections influence based on normalized-impulse information obtained from impulse-response information of such ultrasonic waveform incident on the reference substance and from impulse-response information of such ultrasonic waveform incident on the target object. The image-construction means constructs acoustic-physical-property-image data based on acoustic-physical-property distribution in the depth direction obtained by computing means. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375574 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SPATIAL COMPOUNDING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides an ultrasound imaging spatial compounding method and system. The method includes: setting receive lines at different deflection angles in a position of a transmitted beam where each scanning is performed; obtaining the receive lines at the different angles through beamforming; after all positions are scanned, enabling the receive lines at the same deflection angle to form a frame of image at the angle, using one of a plurality of frames of image at the different deflection angles as a basic image, and transforming the remaining frames of image except the basic image into images having the same coordinate system as the basic image; and performing spatial compounding on the plurality of frames of image in the same coordinate system to obtain a compound image for output. The present invention does not affect the temporal resolution of imaging, thereby avoiding image lagging and trailing phenomena. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375575 | KALMAN FILTERING FOR FLASH ARTIFACT SUPPRESSION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING - Kalman filtering, including a model of system dynamics, is used to identify flash artifact. The Kalman filtering predicts the velocity or powers based on a past sequence of velocity or power. The prediction defines a confidence interval. Any current measures surpassing the confidence interval are identified as flash artifact and suppressed. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375576 | CO-REGISTRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FO RENHANCING THE QUALITY OF INTRAVASCULAR IMAGES - In an exemplary embodiment, a co-registration system according to the embodiments disclosed herein includes one or more processors, an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) device including an IVUS imaging probe, an angiogram device, and memory storing instructions. The IVUS device and angiogram device are in communication with the one or more processors. The instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a pull-back speed of the IVUS imaging probe based on received radiological image data from the angiogram device. In addition, the one or more processors determine a beamforming setting for the INTS imaging probe based on the pull-back speed, wherein the determined beamforming setting changes an image quality parameter for a subsequently received IVUS image. And, the one or more processors provide the determined beamforming setting to the IVUS imaging probe. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375577 | FAT LAYER DEPENDENT SENSOR ADAPTATION - The present invention is directed to a method for health monitoring using one or more sensors comprising first measuring ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200375578 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ACOUSTIC WAVE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An acoustic wave diagnostic apparatus | 2020-12-03 |
20200375579 | OSCILLATING SYRINGE SYSTEM - A syringe is coupled to a biopsy needle through a coupling structure that includes a motor-driven element such as a gear to rotate the needle. The motor can oscillate back and forth to cause the needle to oscillate. Structures are described to permit one-handed operation of the device and automatic motor activation based on attaining a desired plunger position. Non-electric motors are described along with a mechanism for axial oscillation of the needle. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375580 | BIOPSY DEVICE FOR COHERENT RAMAN IMAGING - Devices and systems for analyzing biological samples are provided. Devices include a hollow body extending from a first end to a second end. The body defines a sample collecting portion. A first opening at the first end of the body is operable to receive a source of negative pressure and a second opening at the second end of the body is operable to receive a biological sample. The body also includes an optically transparent region disposed in a region corresponding to the sample collecting portion, the optically transparent region being configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation therethrough from an imaging device capable of imaging the biological sample when disposed in the sample collecting portion. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375581 | Device and Method for Catching a Biological Specimen - A device and method for catching a biological specimen from an individual. The device comprises a main chamber, an inlet oriented on the top portion of the device, an outlet oriented on the bottom portion of the device, and a removable filter including a specimen shelf. The device is connected to a medical scope and a vacuum system. When the device is placed under suction, the biological specimen is extracted and trapped on the removable filter of the device. The removable filter is disengaged from the main chamber of the device and deposited along with the biological specimen into a specimen container. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375582 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEALING A VASCULAR PUNCTURE - An apparatus for sealing a puncture includes a positioning member including a proximal end, a distal end sized for insertion into a puncture, an expandable element on the distal end, and a tension indicator on the proximal end. The tension indicator includes a distal housing portion fixed relative to the proximal end, and a proximal housing portion or handle movable proximally relative to the distal housing portion. The handle is biased towards the distal housing portion such that, when sufficient tensile force is applied between the expandable element and the handle, the handle moves away from the distal housing portion. During use, the distal end is introduced through a puncture into a vessel, the expandable element is expanded, and the positioning member is partially withdrawn until the expanded element contacts a wall of the vessel and the handle separates from the distal housing portion, indicating that sufficient tension is applied. | 2020-12-03 |
20200375583 | HEMOSTASIS CLIP WITH COLLAPSIBLE CAPSULE - A clipping device includes a capsule including a longitudinal body and a cap mounted over a distal end thereof so that the cap is movable relative to the longitudinal body from a pre-deployed configuration to a deployed configuration in which the cap, is moved proximally relative to the longitudinal body to reduce a length of the capsule. A channel of the cap and a channel of the capsule are substantially aligned with respect to one another. At least proximal portions of a pair of clip arms are received within the channels of the cap and the longitudinal body so that the clip arms are movable relative to the capsule between an open configuration, in which distal ends of the clip arms are separated from one another, and a closed configuration, in which the distal ends of the clip arms are drawn toward one another. | 2020-12-03 |