| 52nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
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| 20210401261 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SHOES - A shoe treating apparatus having a cabinet including at least one storage space, a rotatable duct part disposed in an upper portion of the storage space and configured to rotate toward the interior of the storage space, a treatment part configured to provide treatment on a shoe, and a processor configured to control an operation of the rotatable duct part and electrically connected to the treatment part is provided. The processor may, based on detecting a shoe in the storage space, rotate the rotatable duct part toward the interior of the detected shoe and may control treatment on the detected shoe through the rotatable duct part after the rotatable duct part is rotated toward the interior of the detected shoe. A method of operating a shoe treating apparatus is also provided. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401262 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SHOES - A shoe treating apparatus includes an upper cabinet, a lower cabinet disposed below the upper cabinet, an electronic component part disposed below the lower cabinet, a sensor part, and a processor electrically connected to the electronic component part and the sensor part. The processor may identify at least one of a material, a type, and a condition of at least one shoe in the upper cabinet, and based on the identification, perform normal treatment on the at least one shoe in the upper cabinet through the electronic component part. The processor may identify at least one of a material, a type, and a condition of at least one shoe in the lower cabinet, and based on the identification, perform intensive treatment on the at least one shoe in the lower cabinet through the electronic component part. A method of operating the shoe treating apparatus is also provided. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401263 | SHOE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A shoe management apparatus includes a first management apparatus, including a first inner space and an electric compartment disposed below the first inner space for dehumidifying air introduced into the electric compartment, and removing foreign matter from the shoes stored in the first inner space; and a second management apparatus disposed above the first management apparatus, including a second inner space for storing a shoe, and for adjusting humidity of the second inner space using air discharged from the electric compartment. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401264 | SHOE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A shoe management apparatus including a cabinet defining an inner space for storing shoes, an exhaust port disposed at a rear surface of the inner space and discharging air into the inner space, and a circulation filter disposed on an inner wall of the cabinet and for filtering air within the inner space of the cabinet, the circulation filter including an upper portion including a first opening and a lower portion including a second opening, the lower portion being disposed below the upper portion. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401265 | SHOE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A shoe management apparatus including a receiving portion defining a receiving space for receiving a shoe therein, a first supply portion for guiding a fluid flow and extending towards the receiving space, and a second supply portion at least partially disposed inside the first supply portion and protruding in a longitudinal direction of the first supply portion to supply a fluid into the shoe. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401266 | SHOE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A shoe management apparatus including a receiving portion defining a receiving space for receiving shoes therein, a first supply portion for guiding flow of a fluid towards the receiving portion, the first supply portion including a stationary duct disposed above the receiving space, a flexible duct connected to the stationary duct and able to rotate to change shape, a rotatable duct connected to the flexible duct and a first driver connected to the rotatable duct and for generating a rotational force to rotate the rotatable duct. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401267 | DISTAL END FRAME OF ENDOSCOPE, DISTAL END UNIT, AND ENDOSCOPE - A distal end frame includes: a first distal end frame member that includes a resin molded product which constitutes a molded interconnect device; a housing chamber that is provided on a distal end side of the first distal end frame member, and is formed of a recessed portion a distal end and one side of which are opened; a second distal end frame member that is composed of the resin molded product constituting the molded interconnect device, and is configured to close the one side of the housing chamber; a signal pattern that is the metal pattern formed in a region including a first joining surface which is a joining surface with the second distal end frame member, on a surface of the first distal end frame member; and a solder material which is configured to join the first distal end frame member and the second distal end frame member. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401268 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, OPERATING METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An endoscope apparatus includes a processor. An image signal includes a first image signal corresponding to first light and a second image signal corresponding to second light. The processor determines at least one of whether or not a submucosa region or a bleeding region is included in an image based on the image signal. In a case where the submucosa region is included, the processor performs conversion processing that increases a combination ratio of the second image signal to the first image signal in an image region including the submucosa region, and allocates a combined image signal to a G-channel. In a case where the bleeding region is included, the processor performs conversion processing that increases a combination ratio of the first image signal to the second image signal in an image region including the bleeding region, and allocates the combined image signal to the G-channel. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401269 | ANTENNA HOLDER AND CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An antenna holder includes: a plurality of antenna holding portions configured to hold reception antennas configured to receive a radio signal transmitted from a capsule endoscope; a main body to which the antenna holding portions are fixed; a stretch portion that is mounted on the main body, the stretch portion being configured to cover all of the antenna holding portions; and a belt portion that is attached to the main body across the stretch portion in a first direction. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401270 | ENDOSCOPE BENDING SECTION - Endoscope systems with bending sections that can bend in four directions independent of the rotatable viewing configuration of the endoscope systems are provided. Methods of using the endoscope systems in a patient's body are further provided. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401271 | DIRECT VIEW OPTICAL CARDIAC CATHETER - A device, a system, and a method for diagnosis and treatment of e.g., mitral valve regurgitation. The system includes a catheter that is configured to deflect and/or steer a distal tip of the catheter inside a patient's body, a guide wire that is configured to guide the catheter in an enclosed in vivo space within the patient's body, a proximal device handle that is configured to allow the non-parallel spiral cable to switch back and forth between flexibility modes, and a treatment device that is independent of, yet still within, an instrument channel of the catheter, wherein the distal tip of the catheter further includes an inflatable balloon which may be an asymmetrical intussuscepted shape, and may be attached within a section of the distal tip of the catheter, wherein the distal tip further includes a visualization device for directly viewing an in vivo space within the patient. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401272 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes two or more imaging modules having a lens barrel containing an optical system, an image sensor, and a sensor holding member that relatively fixes the lens barrel and the image sensor, a sub-frame that relatively fixes each of the two or more imaging modules, and an outer shell portion that accommodates and fixes the sub-frame and the two or more imaging modules. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401273 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THROAT IMAGING - A portable handheld system for imaging of a throat of a patient, including: a mouthpiece including at least one bite guide for stabilizing the mouthpiece with respect to teeth of the patient when the patient bites on the at least one bite guide; intraoral optics operable to collect light from the throat of the patient and to direct the light towards an imaging sensor; and an imaging sensor operable to capture light directed by the intraoral optics to provide an image of the throat; wherein a mechanical connection between the mouthpiece and the intraoral optics constrains a spatial relationship of the intraoral optics with respect to the mouthpiece so that when the patient bites on the at least one bite guide: the intraoral optics is stabilized by the mouthpiece inside a mouth of the patient having a FOV which includes at least part of a tonsil of the patient. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401274 | APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING OR CONFIGURING A TRANS-BRONCHIAL NEEDLE GUIDE - The present invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401275 | ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF USE - An endoscope includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the shaft, and an image sensor is carried on the distal end of the shaft. A channel extends through at least a distal shaft portion and has a channel diameter, and a section of the channel is re-configurable between a constricted shape and a non-constricted shape to accommodate tools introduced therethrough. The combined diagonal dimension and channel diameter is usually greater than the outer shaft diameter. The image sensor may be connected to a connector on the housing by a first slack flex circuit and a lights source on the shaft may be connected to a connector on the housing by a second slack flex circuit. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401276 | PIXEL ARRAY AREA OPTIMIZATION USING STACKING SCHEME FOR HYBRID IMAGE SENSOR WITH MINIMAL VERTICAL INTERCONNECTS - Embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor that optimizes a pixel array area on a substrate using a stacking scheme for placement of related circuitry with minimal vertical interconnects between stacked substrates and associated features are disclosed. Embodiments of maximized pixel array size/die size (area optimization) are disclosed, and an optimized imaging sensor providing improved image quality, improved functionality, and improved form factors for specific applications common to the industry of digital imaging are also disclosed. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401277 | PORTABLE AND ERGONOMIC ENDOSCOPE WITH DISPOSABLE CANNULA - An endoscopic system includes a single-use portion and a multiple-use portion. The two portions can be mated and un-mated. The single-use portion includes an elongated cannula that has a bendable section near its distal end providing a “steerable” distal tip. The imaging system includes at least two separate cameras and two separate light sources. The camera and light sources are configured to simultaneously image a target object. By employing different illuminations, different filters and manipulating the spectral responses, different characteristics of the target object can be captured. According to some embodiments, a system processor can coordinate the cameras, the light sources and combine the resulting images to display to an operator an enhanced combined image the object. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING AN OBJECT FIELD IMAGED BY AN IMAGE SENSOR - An illuminator apparatus and method for illuminating an object field imaged by a rectangular image sensor having a first aspect ratio is disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having a proximal end disposed to receive a plurality of input light beams, each light beam having differing spectral properties, the optical fiber being operable to transmit the light beams along the fiber to a distal end of the optical fiber. The apparatus also includes an integrating element disposed to receive the light beams from the distal end of the fiber and combine the light beams to produce a generally homogenous illumination beam at a rectangular output face of the integrating element. The apparatus further includes an illumination projector operable to project an image of the output face of the integrating element into the object field to produce a generally rectangular illuminated region of the object field substantially corresponding to the portion of the object field imaged by the rectangular image sensor. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401279 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ASYNCHRONOUSLY FILL AND PURGE CHANNELS OF ENDOSCOPE SIMULTANEOUSLY - A method is provided for reprocessing an internal channel of a medical device with a reprocessing system having a valve, a fluid line fluidly coupled with the valve, and at least one sensor coupled with the fluid line. The method includes performing an actuation of the valve to direct liquid through the fluid line and into the internal channel, and detecting with the at least one sensor a predetermined condition within the fluid line while the liquid is being directed into the internal channel. In response to detecting the predetermined condition, a time duration measured from the actuation of the valve is recorded. The method further includes purging the liquid from the internal channel, and directing liquid through the fluid line and into the internal channel for the time duration. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401280 | JOINTED SPECULUM - A speculum having an elongated portion with two hinged jaws. In a first mode, the jaws are positioned adjacent each other and in a second mode, the jaws are spaced apart. The speculum is designed such that another identical speculum can be stacked on the original speculum. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401281 | ARTICULATED DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY KIT - A dental photography kit that includes a support, taking the form of a housing. The support includes a support attachment part. The kit includes a dental retractor that defines a retractor opening and that includes a retractor attachment part that is removably attached to the support attachment part when the retractor is in the mounted position on the support. The kit includes a camera that is removably attached to the support in an operating position in which the camera is oriented to receive an at least partial image of the retractor opening. The retractor attachment part is articulated on the support attachment part. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401282 | SUBJECTIVE REFRACTION EXAM SYSTEM - Methods and systems herein can include displaying at least one image to a test subject, wherein the at least one image has a visual appearance to the test subject based on physical characteristics of the eyes of the test subject, obtaining input from the test subject regarding the visual appearance of the at least one image, and calculating an optical parameter of the test subject based on the input from the test subject. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401283 | DYNAMIC VISUAL ACUITY MEASURING DEVICE AND DYNAMIC VISUAL ACUITY MEASURING METHOD - Provided is a technique with which it is possible to measure a subject's reaction by moving a visual target object in an arbitrarily defined direction as well as a horizontal direction. A dynamic visual acuity measuring device includes a projector projecting an index image pattern, a reflecting mirror reflecting light from the projector, a screen receiving light from the reflecting mirror and displaying the index image pattern, a movable casing holding and maintaining relative positions of the projector, the reflecting mirror, and the screen, a fixed casing supporting the movable casing, and a rotating shaft linking the movable casing rotatably to the fixed casing. In this device, the index image pattern displayed on the screen is moved in one direction by the reflecting mirror being displaced and a direction of movement of the index image pattern is changed in a coordinate system fixed to the fixed casing by the rotating shaft being rotated. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401284 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COLOR ADJUSTING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an optical device, includes obtaining a plurality of test images in each of which spectral intensities of a first color component, a second color component and a third color component are separately changeable, changing the spectral intensity of the first color component in at least a first test image, changing the spectral intensity of the second color component in at least a second test image, obtaining a spectral intensity Rs of the first color component and a spectral intensity Gs of the second color component satisfying a particular test condition when a subject is looking at the first and second test images, and manufacturing the optical device including an optical element configured to adjust spectral intensities of the first color component and the second color component, in light transmitted through the optical element, based on the spectral intensities Rs and Gs. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401285 | CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR EYE EXAMINING INSTRUMENT, EYE EXAMINING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF CONTACTING BETWEEN EYE AND EYE EXAMINING INSTRUMENT - A contact arrangement for an eye examining instrument is located between an eye that is examined and a section of the eye examining instrument, the section is directed toward the eye that is examined. The contact arrangement is disposable, biocompatible with skin and made of biodegradable material. A first side of the contact arrangement is set in contact with the skin around the eye that is examined. A second side of the contact arrangement is attached with a counterpart of the eye examining instrument in a tool-free manner without touching with hands to the contact arrangement, the attachment being releasable, at the section, which is directed toward the eye that is examined. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401286 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY-BASED OPHTHALMIC TESTING METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an optical coherence tomography-based ophthalmic testing center system includes an optical coherence tomography instrument comprising an eyepiece for receiving at least one eye of a user or subject; a light source that outputs light that is directed through the eyepiece into the user's or subject's eye, an interferometer configured to produce optical interference using light reflected from the user's/subject's eye, an optical detector disposed so as to detect said optical interference; and a processing unit coupled to the detector. The ophthalmic testing center system can be configured to perform a multitude of self-administered functional and/or structural ophthalmic tests and output the test data | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401287 | EVALUATION APPARATUS, EVALUATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An evaluation apparatus includes a display; a detecting unit configured to detect a position of a gaze point of a subject; a display controller configured to display an evaluation image including a main target and sub-targets, and instruction information as an image for instructing the subject to gaze at the main target to hide the instruction information; an region setting unit configured to set determination regions for the main target and the sub-targets; a determination unit configured to determine, after hiding the instruction information, whether the gaze point is positioned within the determination regions based on the detected position of the gaze point; an arithmetic unit configured to calculate a movement count by which the gaze point has moved from one of the determination regions to another based on a determination result; and an evaluation unit configured to acquire evaluation data of the subject based on the movement count. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401288 | Non-Invasive Convergent Heating Treatment - The invention relates to medical therapy of detrimental lesions. A system treats with non-invasive arrays of non-ionizing energy-radiation sources. The external sources focus energy dose distribution to a selected volume in a body. Energy output is directed towards a pathologic location and quenched around other sites or healthy tissue. Beam aiming is done without source movement. Targeted, volumetrically discrete energy deposition can beneficially manipulate lesions within the body. The purpose of the focused and enhanced energy deposition is to repair or disable pathologic physiology or structures, nerve pathways, extracellular fluid, and misfolded proteins. Locally augmented energy is used to enhance immunity, release pharmaceutical compounds from energy-sensitive vesicles and reconfigure or eliminate misfolded proteins and their aggregates. Targeted tissue may have enhanced sensitivity to received energy via a non-ionizing-radiation, treatment-localizing agent. This system optimizes delivery of non-ionizing, non-ablating electromagnetic or mechanical energy, degrading or repairing an abnormality upon interaction with it. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401289 | BRAIN FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CORRELATION VALUE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, BRAIN FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CORRELATION VALUE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, BRAIN ACTIVITY CLASSIFIER HARMONIZATION METHOD, BRAIN ACTIVITY CLASSIFIER HARMONIZATION SYSTEM, AND BRAIN ACTIVITY BIOMARKER SYSTEM - A harmonization system for a brain activity classifier harmonizing brain measurement data obtained at a plurality of sites to realize a discrimination process based on brain functional imaging: obtains data, for a plurality of traveling subjects as common objects of measurements at each of the plurality of measurement sites, resulting from measurements of brain activities of a predetermined plurality of brain regions of each of the traveling subjects; calculates, for each of the traveling subjects, prescribed elements of a brain functional connectivity matrix representing the temporal correlation of brain activities of a set of the plurality of brain regions; using a generalized linear mixed model, calculates measurement bias data | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401290 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING THE OPACITY OF AN INFLATABLE MEMBRANE - Verifying the opacity of an inflatable membrane includes tests to measure the contribution of a background to the noise in the fluorescence signal as an inflatable membrane is stretched. For example, if the inflatable membrane fluoresces red and green light in response to illumination with visible blue light, the ratio of red to green fluoresced light is measured when the membrane is not stretched and then stretched while the membrane sits over a background that is half black and half red. When the change in the ratio of intensities of the two wavelengths of fluoresced light increases more for measurements taken over one portion of the background than the other, then the inflatable membrane is considered transparent to the wavelengths of fluoresced light, and if it increases a similar amount for measurements taken no matter which portion of the background the membrane covered, then the inflatable membrane is considered opaque. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401291 | Apparatus and Method for Analyzing a Substance - The invention relates to a device for analyzing a substance, comprising: —a measurement body ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401292 | METHOD FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING TOOTH MINERALIZATION - Described herein is non-grain composition, comprising at least a thermally inhibited or HMT waxy tapioca starch having a post-retort viscosity of less than 1500 centipoise. Such composition can be used for retort food applications, shelf-stable, thermally processed food applications, canned food applications: and/or aseptic packing and ultra-heat treated process food applications. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401293 | Wearable Temperature Indicator - A wearable indicator device includes: a flexible sheet having a first surface with an adhesive covering at least a portion of the first surface and a second surface configured to be positioned proximate to skin of a wearer of the wearable indicator device; and a visual temperature indicator. The visual temperature indicator is configured to be visible to bystander(s) when the wearable indicator device is being worn and changes in appearance when exposed to a temperature corresponding to a temperature exceeding a normal body temperature of the wearer to provide a visual indication when the wearer has an abnormal body temperature. The visual temperature indicator is connected to, embedded in, or integral with the flexible sheet, such that the flexible sheet is configured to hold the visual temperature indicator proximate to the skin of the wearer. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401294 | SENSOR AGNOSTIC TEMPERATURE DETECTION SYSTEM - A temperature detection system and method for detecting a correlation between temperatures on a subject and a temperature reference is provided. One or more calibrated temperature reference devices, such as a Body Temperature Reference blackbody system is used with an emissive source detector, such as a Mid Wave Infrared (MWIR) or Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) thermal camera that is capable of imaging both a subject and the calibrated temperature reference devices. A processor maps each pixel within the image to a specific thermal value based on the mean and median reference temperatures from the calibrated temperature reference devices and identifies any pixel in the image having a temperature greater than the reference temperature. This information can be used to detect an elevated temperature from a subject. The system and method can be used to detect fevers, tumors, infections, parasites, and the like. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401295 | SYSTEM AND METHODS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHMS TO ANALYZE WEARABLE ACTIVITY TRACKER DATA - A system and method are disclosed for monitoring health conditions based on data collected by a wearable device such as an activity tracker or a smart watch. Deep learning algorithms are configured to process an input vector that includes monitored parameter data collected by the wearable device as well as embedding data obtained from health records corresponding to a user account registered to the wearable device. In some embodiments, the input vector can also include social determinants data and/or demographic data. The output of the deep learning algorithms provides classifiers that represent probabilities that the user of the wearable device has an underlying health condition. If any underlying health condition is detected, then the user can be notified directly, via the wearable device or an associated application or technology, or indirectly, via a primary care provider associated with the user. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401296 | DETERMINATION OF CARDIOPULMONARY SIGNALS FOR MULTI-PERSONS USING IN-BODY SIGNALS OBTAINED BY UWB RADAR - The disclosure herein generally relates to the field of determination of cardiopulmonary signals for multi-persons, and, more particularly, to determination of cardiopulmonary signals for multi-persons using in-body signals obtained by ultra-wide band (UWB) radar. The disclosed method determines of cardiopulmonary signals for multi-persons using in-body signals, wherein a UWB radar signals/waves reflected from inside a human body is utilized for efficient determination of cardiopulmonary signals. The disclosed method and system utilize the UWB radar signals to identify a number of persons along with several details about the persons that include a girth of the each identified person and the orientation of the identified person towards the one or more UWB radar. Further a chest wall distance, a breathing rate, a heart wall distance and a heart rate are determined for all the identified persons based on the identified girth and the identified orientation along with the UWB radar signals. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401297 | PATIENT-MONITORING SYSTEM - The invention provides an IV system for monitoring a patient that is positioned on the patient's body. The IV system includes: 1) a catheter that inserts into the patient's venous system; 2) a pressure sensor connected to the catheter that measures physiological signals indicating a pressure in the patient's venous system; 3) a motion sensor that measures motion signals; and 4) a processing system that: i) receives the physiological signals from the pressure sensor; ii) receives the motion signals from the motion sensor; iii) processes the motion signals by comparing them to a pre-determined threshold value to determine when the patient has a relatively low degree of motion; and iv) process the physiological signals to determine a physiological parameter when the processing system determines that the motion signals are below the pre-determined threshold value. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401298 | REMOTE PORTABLE VITAL SIGNS MONITORING - Devices and methods are provided for performing remote physiological monitoring of vital signs from one or more subjects. Camera pairs including an intensity camera and a depth camera are used to obtain intensity image data and depth image data that are then processed using one or more ROIs for extracting heart rate and respiratory waveforms from which the heart rate and respiratory rate may be estimated. In other embodiments, multiple ROIs may be used to obtain several heart rate and respiratory rate values which are then fused together. In some embodiments motion compensation may be used prior to generating the heart rate and respiratory waveforms. In other embodiments, multiple camera pairs may be used to obtain intensity and depth data from multiple fields of view which may be used to obtain several heart rate and respiratory rate values which are then fused together. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401299 | NECKLACE-SHAPED PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR - The invention provides a neck-worn sensor (referred to herein as the ‘necklace’) that is a single, body-worn system that measures the following parameters from an ambulatory patient: heart rate, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, temperature, thoracic fluid levels, stroke volume, cardiac output, and a parameter sensitive to blood pressure called pulse transit time. From stroke volume, a first algorithm employing a linear model can estimate the patient's pulse pressure. And from pulse pressure and pulse transit time, a second algorithm, also employing a linear algorithm, can estimate systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Thus, the necklace can measure all five vital signs along with hemodynamic parameters. It also includes a motion-detecting accelerometer, from which it can determine motion-related parameters such as posture, degree of motion, activity level, respiratory-induced heaving of the chest, and falls. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401300 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE - To provide a biological information measuring device capable of suppressing positional displacement between a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and an opening formed on a light shielding film. A biological information measuring device provided with a plate-shaped lid having translucency, a first light shielding film provided on a first principal surface of the lid and having conductivity, a light emitting element, and a light receiving element, in which the light emitting element and the light receiving element are electrically joined to the first light shielding film, and the first light shielding film includes a first light emitting side opening through which light emitted from the light emitting element passes, and a first light receiving side opening through which light received by the light receiving element passes. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401301 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A medical imaging system is described that comprises an heating element configured to apply at least one heating pattern element to a material to locally heat the material; a sensor configured to capture the position of the heated material a predetermined time after the application of the heating pattern element; and circuitry configured to determine the change of the heating pattern applied to the material based upon the captured position of the heated material after the predetermined time. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401302 | Arterial Compliance Detector - A device which provides a measure of the compliance of a vessel wall based on a change in pressure, which causes the vessel to distend. The device comprises a coil and capacitor, forming a tank circuit. The coil is expandable and positioned along a portion of the vessel so that when the portion of the vessel expands or contracts, the coil will also expand or contract, changing the area in side the coil. This change in area alters the coil inductance, and therefore the resonant frequency of the tank circuit, which can be detected externally. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401303 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A blood pressure measurement device according to an aspect includes a blood pressure measurement unit that measures a blood pressure of a user, a setting unit that sets a measurement scheduled time for a time a predetermined time period before a wake-up scheduled time of the user, and a measurement control unit that causes the blood pressure measurement unit to measure the blood pressure of the user in accordance with the set measurement scheduled time. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401304 | BODY-WORN PULSE OXIMETER - The invention provides a body-worn system that continuously measures pulse oximetry and blood pressure, along with motion, posture, and activity level, from an ambulatory patient. The system features an oximetry probe that comfortably clips to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. Analog versions of these signals pass through a low-profile cable to a wrist-worn transceiver that encloses a processing unit. Also within the wrist-worn transceiver is an accelerometer, a wireless system that sends information through a network to a remote receiver, e.g. a computer located in a central nursing station. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401305 | Wireless Resonant Circuit and Variable Inductance Vascular Monitoring Implants and Anchoring Structures Therefore - Wireless, variable inductance and resonant circuit-based vascular monitoring devices, systems, methodologies, and techniques, including specifically configured anchoring structures for same, are disclosed that can be used to assist healthcare professionals in predicting, preventing, and diagnosing various heart-related and other health conditions. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401306 | Wireless Resonant Circuit and Variable Inductance Vascular Monitoring Implants and Anchoring Structures Therefore - Wireless, variable inductance and resonant circuit-based vascular monitoring devices, systems, methodologies, and techniques, including specifically configured anchoring structures for same, are disclosed that can be used to assist healthcare professionals in predicting, preventing, and diagnosing various heart-related and other health conditions. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401307 | Use of body-worn radar for biometric measurements, contextual awareness and identification - A method for utilizing radar from wireless earpieces includes activating one or more radar sensors of the wireless earpieces, performing radar measurements of a user using the one or more radar sensors of the wireless earpieces, and analyzing the radar measurements to determine pulsatile measurements associated with the user, the analyzing performed using a processor of the wireless earpieces. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401308 | IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAM USING OPTICAL GATING SIGNAL AND STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRODES AND OPTICAL SENSOR - A structure for a plethysmogram and a method for obtaining an optical gating signal using a plethysmogram are disclosed. The structure includes: a backing; a plurality of electrodes mounted on the backing; a reflectance (or transmission) optical sensor mounted on the backing; and a cable that connects the plurality of electrodes and the reflectance optical sensor to a pulse flowmeter. In an embodiment, “look-back” software is employed to obtain an optical gating signal for averaging the impedance waveforms associated with each heartbeat. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401309 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN ARTERIAL PULSE WAVE VELOCITY - A system for determining a pulse velocity wave comprises an interface for receiving a signal indicating the proximal blood pressure in an artery and for receiving a signal indicating distal blood pressure in the artery. A processing device is configured to determine a proximal rising edge between a diastolic pressure and the systolic pressure of the proximal signal; determine a proximal pressure peak prior to the proximal rising edge; determine a distal rising edge between a diastolic pressure and a systolic pressure of the distal signal; determine a distal pressure peak prior to the distal rising edge and to determine whether the distal pressure peak is in phase advance with respect to the proximal pressure peak; and determine a propagation velocity of a regressive pulse wave depending on the phase advance of the distal pressure peak. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401310 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CARDIAC OUTPUT-DEPENDENT PARAMETER - A medical device ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401311 | System and Method for Leak Correction and Normalization of In-Ear Pressure Measurement for Hemodynamic Monitoring - A system and method for leak correction and normalization of in-ear pressure measurement for hemodynamic monitoring are disclosed. The system includes an acoustical assembly and a data analysis system. The acoustical assembly includes an earbud system that forms an earbud seal with an ear canal of an individual, where the earbud system includes an earbud with an in-ear acoustic sensor that detects acoustic signals in the ear canal. The acoustic signals include audible signals and infrasonic signals. The data analysis system receives the acoustic signals from the earbud system, identifies hemodynamic pressure signals from a body of the individual included within the infrasonic signals, and identifies signal characteristics of the pressure signals over time. The data analysis system can then correct the hemodynamic pressure signals for effects caused by leaks in the earbud seal based upon changes to the signal characteristics over time. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401312 | VISCOELASTICITY CHARACTERISTICS ACQUISITION DEVICE, VISCOELASTICITY CHARACTERISTICS ACQUISITION METHOD, VISCOELASTICITY CHARACTERISTICS ACQUISITION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING SAID PROGRAM - A viscoelastic characteristics acquisition device is a device that acquires viscoelastic characteristics of a blood vessel of an inspection target, and includes a pulse wave acquisition unit that acquires a time waveform corresponding to a volume pulse wave of the inspection target, a spectrum acquisition unit that acquires a volume pulse wave spectrum by performing Fourier transform on the time waveform, an input unit to which values corresponding to maximum blood pressure and minimum blood pressure of the inspection target are input, and an analysis unit that acquires the viscoelastic characteristics on the basis of the values corresponding to the maximum blood pressure and the minimum blood pressure and the volume pulse wave spectrum at a frequency equal to or higher than a frequency corresponding to the pulse of the inspection target. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401313 | Optimizing Sensor Pressure in Blood Pressure Measurements Using a Wearable Device - Systems and methods for optimizing sensor pressure in blood pressure (BP) measurements using a wearable device are provided. An example method includes recording photoplethysmogram (PPG) data using a PPG sensor of a wearable device while a pressure applied by the PPG sensor to a blood artery of a user is gradually increasing, monitoring a pulsating parameter associated with the PPG data, determining that the pulsating parameter has passed a critical value, in response to the determination, causing the increase of the pressure to stop, recording further PPG data using the PPG sensor and electrocardiogram (ECG) data using input plates of the wearable device, analyzing the further PPG data and the ECG data to determine a pulse transit time (PTT), a pulse rate (PR), and a diameter parameter, and determining, using a pre-defined model, a BP based on the PTT, the PR, and the diameter parameter. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401314 | Illness Detection Based on Nervous System Metrics - Methods, systems, and devices for illness detection are described. A method may include receiving heart rate variability (HRV) data associated with a user from a wearable device, the HRV data collected via the wearable device throughout a first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The method may include inputting the HRV data into a classifier, and identifying a satisfaction of deviation criteria between a first subset of the HRV data collected throughout the first time interval and a second subset of the HRV data collected throughout the second time interval. The method may include causing a graphical user interface (GUI) of a user device to display an illness risk metric for the user based on the satisfaction of the deviation criteria, the illness risk metric associated with a relative probability that the user will transition from a healthy state to an unhealthy state. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401315 | MATERNAL AND FETAL MONITORING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR MONITORING DEVICE - There are provided a maternal and fetal monitoring device and a display device for monitoring device including fetal heart rate acquisition means configured to acquire a fetal heart rate, labor pain intensity acquisition means configured to acquire a maternal labor pain intensity, fetal bioelectric signal acquisition means configured to acquire a fetal bioelectric signal, and display means capable of simultaneously displaying a cardiotocogram that displays the fetal heart rate and the labor pain intensity side by side on the same time axis over time as a graph and a fetal bioelectric signal diagram displaying the fetal bioelectric signal, and optimizing and displaying, together with the cardiotocogram, the fetal bioelectric signal diagram and the like closely related to these pieces of information. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401316 | Systems and Methods of Analyzing and Displaying Ambulatory ECG Data - This specification describes methods of performing ECG analyses. In one approach, the system receives an ECG recording for a first duration, automatically performs a first analysis of the ECG recording for the first duration to detect events with reference to each of a plurality of arrhythmias, generates a GUI where areas within the GUI are designated for displaying detected events for each of the arrhythmias and enables a user to select at least one ECG segment of a second duration of the ECG recording. In response to the user's selection of the at least one ECG segment, the system presents the user with at least one option, and in response to the user's selection of the option, the system performs a second analysis of the ECG segment of the second duration and displays at least one output corresponding to the second analysis. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401317 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR POTENTIAL AND IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS - A sensor device for potential and/or impedance measurements on a body of a user, including a central electronic unit and at least a first sensor and a second sensor. Each sensor is connected to the central electronic unit by a one-wire connector. Each sensor includes a current electrode and a potential electrode destined to be in contact with a surface of the body. The master includes a master current source configured to circulate a master current in the one-wire connector, the current electrode of the at least first and second sensors and the body, when the sensors are in contact with a surface of the body. Each sensor includes a harvesting device configured to harvest energy from the circulating master current in a powering frequency band. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401318 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO EVALUATE CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION - Methods of determining an index of vessel and heart function are disclosed. The methods determine the maximum volume and rate of change of volume so that an efficiency of the heart can be determined. Conductance readings indicative of the heart can be taken from a variety of locations such as the lumen of a vessel, the lumen of a heart, the pericardial space, and the epicardial surface. Said conductance readings are then used to determine the efficiency of the heart. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401319 | SCREENING APPARATUS USING MULTI-CHANNEL ARRAY ELECTRODE PROBE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SCREENING APPARATUS - Disclosed are a screening apparatus using a multi-channel array electrode probe and a method of operating the screening apparatus, wherein the screening apparatus includes a probe inserted into the inside of the human body and including a plurality of electrodes in contact with any one portion of the inside and an endoscope camera for photographing the portion; a location identifier for identifying a location in contact with the electrodes in an image photographed by the endoscope camera; an electrical property measuring device for measuring the electrical properties of the identified location; a mapping processor for mapping the measured electrical properties to an electrical model for the internal tissue; and a visualization information generator for, based on the mapping results, generating visualization information for visualization of the degree of deformation of the tissue with respect to the measured electrical properties. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401320 | INDICATOR - A method for use in analysing impedance measurements performed on a subject, the method including, in a processing system, determining at least one impedance value, representing the impedance of at least a segment of the subject, determining and indicator indicative of a subject parameter using the at least one impedance value and a reference, and displaying a representation of the indicator | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401321 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING AND/OR CHARACTERIZING INTRAGASTRIC DEVICES - Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of tracking and locating the same are provided. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401322 | Respiration Rate Measurement System - A respiration rate measurement apparatus including a plurality of sensors for concurrently generating temperature, pressure and acoustic data representing one or more successive breaths and a method of generating fusion data from the plurality of data streams as a weighted average based on determined correlation coefficients and calculation of a respiratory rate. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401323 | APPARATUS FOR STATIC ASSESSMENT OF FOOT AND LOWER LIMB ABNORMALITIES - An apparatus for static weight-bearing assessment of foot and lower limb abnormalities, the apparatus comprising: a platform configured to support at least part of a patient's foot; and an actuator arrangement configured to control a displacement of the platform. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401324 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A MOTION PATTERN OF A LIMB - The present application relates to a method for recognizing motion pattern of human lower limb and prostheses, orthoses, or exoskeletons thereof. The method may comprise collecting motion data; inputting the collected motion data and corresponding limb motion patterns into a classifier or pattern recognizer to train the classifier or the pattern recognizer; and inputting the motion data of the limb obtained in real time by the sensor into the trained classifier or the trained pattern recognizer to recognize a motion pattern of the limb. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401325 | GAIT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, GAIT MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A gait measurement system includes: a locus calculation device that detects at least one gait phase from acceleration data measured by an inertial measurement unit, calculates velocity data by subjecting the acceleration data to time integration, calculates correction amounts associated with each of the gait phases using the gait phases and the velocity data, calculates correction velocity data by subtracting the correction amounts from the velocity data associated with each of the gait phases, and calculates locus data by subjecting the calculated correction velocity data to time integration; and an index calculation device that calculates a gait index, using the locus data calculated by the locus calculation device. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401326 | CALIBRATING A SENSING DEVICE FOR IMPROVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER RESOLUTION UTILIZATION - Calibration of a sensing device is provided. The sensing device includes a sensor configured to sense a condition. In the sensing device, a voltage-dividing resistance and a reference voltage of an analog-to-digital converter are set to configure a quantization range of the analog-to-digital converter given characteristics of the sensor. During calibration, a binary search is performed between lower and upper limits of the voltage-dividing resistance, which is a variable resistance, to find the resistance of the voltage-dividing resistance at which the sensing device is operated. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401327 | IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - The present invention is directed to enabling the capturing of an image to facilitate the comparison between affected parts. An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit, and a control unit configured to perform control to, in a case where posture information regarding an object obtained when an image of an affected part of the object has been captured in the past is acquired and the image capturing unit captures an image of the affected part of the object, notify a user of the posture information regarding the object and inclination information regarding the imaging apparatus. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401328 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRAILTY DETECTION - Elderly people suffer from health issues, and timely detection can save lives. State of the art techniques either make certain assumptions or require clinical data in order to perform the frailty detection, which affects the quality as well as cause inconvenience to the users. The disclosure herein generally relates to patient monitoring and, more particularly, to frailty detection using pedometer sensor data, PIR sensor data, and door sensor data. The system determines activity levels of the user being monitored, based on data from the pedometer sensors, PIR sensors, and door sensors, and based on the determined activity levels, further determines whether the user has frailty or not. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401329 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EVALUATING HEARING SENSITIVITY OF INFANTS - A method and device enable the detection of pressures induced by an infant's sucking actions on a mouthpiece. The method and device also enable the detection of head movements of the infant. The method and device transmit the data associated with the detected pressures and/or the data associated with the detected head movements to another device for evaluating the hearing sensitivity of the infant. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401330 | DIABETES PREDICTION USING GLUCOSE MEASUREMENTS AND MACHINE LEARNING - Diabetes prediction using glucose measurements and machine learning is described. In one or more implementations, the observation analysis platform includes a machine learning model trained using historical glucose measurements and historical outcome data of a user population to predict a diabetes classification for an individual user. The historical glucose measurements of the user population may be provided by glucose monitoring devices worn by users of the user population, while the historical outcome data includes one or more diagnostic measurements obtained from sources independent of the glucose monitoring devices. Once trained, the machine learning model predicts a diabetes classification for a user based on glucose measurements collected by a wearable glucose monitoring device during an observation period spanning multiple days. The predicted diabetes classification may then be output, such as by generating one or more notifications or user interfaces based on the classification. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401331 | Glucose Monitoring Smart Watch - The Diabetic Glucose Monitoring Smart Watch, in conjunction with the “Save a Life, Link a Buddy” smart phone application, is designed for any person with Type I or Type II Diabetes. The smart watch will monitor the blood glucose levels of the wearer through a continuous glucose monitor and will alert the user in real-time if glucose levels reach a danger zone designated by the user during set up. If the wearer is unresponsive to the alert for over 60 seconds, the linked application (“Save a Life, Link a Buddy) will then notify the “buddies” assigned by the user. This alert will appear on the “buddies” phone similar to an Amber-Alert that needs to be turned off manually. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401332 | SELF-MONITORING AND CARE ASSISTANT FOR ACHIEVING GLYCEMIC GOALS - A device, a system for the device and a set of methods used to extract pulse wave features and select an optimal combination of these features for calculating and determining the blood glucose level and discriminating between different sources of blood glucose level changes in a subject, wherein the different blood glucose level changes are selected among the type of nutrients, sport activities, stresses and fatigue or a combination thereof. The system is designed for accurately obtaining, measuring, registering and interpreting the pulse to determine the blood glucose level of a subject. By collecting pulse wave features, selecting those that are most significant and developing algorithms, the device and its method calculates the user's blood glucose levels and discriminates between different sources of blood glucose level changes of the subject. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401333 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING, INTERPRETING, AND ACTING ON CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DATA - Methods and devices include automated coaching for management of glucose states by receiving a user's glucose levels using a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device, determining a time in range (TIR) value, determining a TIR state, receiving a glucose variability (GV) value, determining a GV state, determining a starting state based on the TIR state and the GV state, determining that the starting state corresponds to a non-ideal state, generating an optimized pathway to reach an ideal state based on one or more account vectors such as addressing self-management behavior including food, activity, and medication use. The optimized pathway may further be based on computer detection and classification of significant events of interest over time. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401334 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING BLOOD LIPID CONCENTRATION AND METHOD THEREFOR - [Problem] To provide a device for measuring the concentration of lipid by a noninvasive lipid measurement and a method therefor. [Solution] The present invention includes: an irradiation unit that irradiates a living body with light with the angle between the surface of the living body and the optical axis being a predetermined angle of 45 to 175°; a light intensity detection unit that is positioned at a predetermined distance from the irradiation unit and measures light intensity reflected from the living body; and a control unit that calculates the amount of turbulence of blood flow on the basis of the light intensity and calculates lipid concentration on the basis of the amount of turbulence of blood flow. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401335 | CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD - A concentration measurement apparatus includes a light input unit for inputting measurement light to a measurement target portion, a light detection unit for detecting the measurement light propagated inside the measurement target portion, and generating a detection signal according to an intensity of the measurement light, and a calculation unit for obtaining hemoglobin-related information based on the detection signal. The calculation unit performs filter processing of extracting a component derived from respiration among frequency components included in the detection signal, the hemoglobin-related information, or a numerical value appearing in a calculation process of the hemoglobin-related information for obtaining the hemoglobin-related information in a vein of the measurement target portion. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401336 | EVALUATION APPARATUS, EVALUATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An evaluation apparatus includes a display; a gaze point detection unit configured to detect a position of a gaze point of a subject; a display controller configured to display an evaluation image including a main target image, sub target images, and an instruction information to gaze at the main target image; a region setting unit configured to set determination regions for the sub target images; a determination unit configured to determine whether the gaze point is present in the determination regions based on the position of the gaze point; an arithmetic unit configured to measure an arrival time from a predetermined time to a first arrival time of the gaze point at the determination regions based on a result of the determination unit; and an evaluation unit configured to obtain an evaluation data of the subject based on an average or a total value of the arrival times. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401337 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING AND PREDICTING EMOTIONAL STATES AND AFFECTS AND PROVIDING REAL TIME FEEDBACK - Systems and methods for estimating emotional states, moods, affects of an individual and providing feedback to the individual or others are disclosed. Systems and methods that provide real time detection and monitoring of physical aspects of an individual and/or aspects of the individual's activity and means of estimating that person's emotional state or affect and change to those are also disclosed. Real time feedback to the individual about the person's emotional change, change or potential change is provided to the user, helping the user cope, adjust or appropriately act on their emotions. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401338 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING AND PREDICTING EMOTIONAL STATES AND AFFECTS AND PROVIDING REAL TIME FEEDBACK - Systems and methods for estimating emotional states, moods, affects of an individual and providing feedback to the individual or others are disclosed. Systems and methods that provide real time detection and monitoring of physical aspects of an individual and/or aspects of the individual's activity and means of estimating that person's emotional state or affect and change to those are also disclosed. Real time feedback to the individual about the person's emotional change, change or potential change is provided to the user, helping the user cope, adjust or appropriately act on their emotions. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401339 | ADAPTIVE BEHAVIORAL TRAINING, AND TRAINING OF ASSOCIATED PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES, WITH ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONALITY - A computer-implemented method for adaptive behavioral training includes presenting a first visual training area to a user in a visual presentation. The visual presentation is displayed in a coordinate space and the first visual training area is defined by a first set of coordinates in the coordinate space. Measurement data is collected while the first visual training area is presented to the user. This measurement data comprises eye tracking measurement data indicating the user's gaze with respect to the first visual training area. Based on the measurement data, a second visual training area is selected. This second visual training area is defined by a second set of coordinates in the coordinate space that are different than the first set of coordinates. The second visual training area is then presented to the user in the visual presentation. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401340 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC EVOKED RESPONSE MONITORING AND FEEDBACK - In at least one embodiment, a system for performing biometric evoked response monitoring and feedback for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of sensors and at least one controller. The plurality of sensors may be positioned about a main cabin of the vehicle and each sensor is configured to provide a first signal indicative of a measured electromagnetic characteristic of an anatomical feature of a driver for the vehicle in response to an alert being issued to the driver. The at least one controller is configured to receive the first signal and to determine a stimulus response and an attentiveness response of the driver based on the measured electromagnetic characteristic of the anatomical feature of the driver. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401341 | Imaged-Based Uroflowmetry Device - It is a principal goal of the present invention is to provide a uroflowmetry device for calculating uroflowmetry data (flow rate and other data) associated with urination sessions. The invention is an in-toilet uroflowmetry device, which unlike existing stand-alone and in-toilet devices is not touched by the urine stream, and un-like with existing in-toilet devices, the toilet is useable for all normal functions by men and women. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401342 | System and Method for Laparoscopic Nerve Detection - A surgical method aids identification of nerves in a body to help prevent damage to the nerves during surgery to the body proximate the nerves. An electrode introduced to within a body cavity through a catheter is placed proximate a nerve within the body cavity by a laparoscopic or robotic device. An exploratory probe placed in the body cavity is selectively placed along a presumed pathway of the nerve to provide an electrical signal through the nerve to the electrode. An analyzer interfaced with the electrode analyzes the electrical signal received at the electrode to determine the proximity of the exploratory probe to the nerve, allowing mapping of the nerve pathway through the body cavity. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401343 | WEARABLE APPARATUS AND DRY ELECTRODE FOR ACQUIRING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Embodiments provide a wearable apparatus for acquiring electrophysiological signals of a living being. The apparatus includes a textile carrier, at least two dry electrodes attached to an inside of the textile carrier and at least two adjustable straps attached to the textile carrier that allow to adjust the wearable apparatus to a body of the living being and a contact pressure of the at least two dry electrodes to a skin of the living being. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401344 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING ARRHYTHMIC DRIVER SITES - Arrhythmic foci and other driver sites can be mapped using a multi-dimensional catheter. For instance, using a clique of three or more electrodes on the multi-dimensional catheter, an electroanatomical mapping system can identify a maximum bipolar voltage and an average unipolar voltage. The ratio of the average unipolar voltage to the maximum bipolar voltage can be interpreted as an indication of whether a cardiac location is an arrhythmic focus. Alternatively, an evaluation region can be defined about location in the patient's heart. The evaluation includes a plurality of rods, each associated with a respective E-field loop having a respective maximum and minimum amplitude bipole axes, with the rods being defined by the maximum amplitude bipole axes. For a sufficient number of rods within the evaluation region, a focus score for the evaluation region can be computed to reflect rod orientation consistency within the evaluation region. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401345 | CATHETER HAVING CLOSED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH SPINES OF UNIFORM LENGTH - A catheter comprising an elongated catheter body, and an electrode assembly distal of the catheter body, the assembly comprising a plurality of spines, wherein each spine has a distal end that is connected to the distal end of at least one other spine, wherein each spine has an electrode-carrying portion, the electrode-carrying portions of all spines of the assembly being in a single common plane, and wherein all spines of the assembly have a uniform exposed total length. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401346 | SWITCH CIRCUITRY FOR A FLUID MONITORING DEVICE - According to an aspect, there is provided switch circuitry ( | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401347 | MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS FOR ECG-BASED TROPONIN LEVEL DETECTION - Systems and methods for assessing the condition of a heart of an individual. A system obtains electrocardiogram (ECG) data that describes a result of an ECG of the individual. The ECG data can be provided to a machine-learning model, which processes the data and generates an output indicative of the condition of the heart. The output relates to a level of troponin in a bloodstream of the individual. The system can then provide the output of the machine-learning model to a post-processing resource. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401348 | SIGNAL COLOR MORPHOLOGY - The present system allows for the physician to change the relative height of the signal to allow for examination of details of the signals, while maintaining an ability to interpret signal voltage levels absolutely based on color or other secondary mechanism beyond signal height. The disclosed system and method provide for faster and more accurate analysis based upon the color of the signal. The signal height may change, such as to view, display, or examine details of the signal, while the colors of the display do not. The color scale of the signal provides an absolute scaling of the signal regardless of the displayed height. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401349 | TWO-LEAD QT INTERVAL PREDICTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor comprising an electrode assembly comprising electrodes, wherein the electrode assembly senses heart-related signals when in contact with a body of a user, and produces electrical signals representing the sensed heart-related signals. The ECG sensor further comprises a processing device, operatively coupled to the electrode assembly, the processing device to provide the sensed heart-related signals to a machine learning module trained to predict a twelve-lead QT interval (QTc) value from the mobile ECG sensor comprising less than twelve leads. The ECG sensor also comprises a housing containing the electrode assembly and the processing device. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401350 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION - An implantable medical device is configured to determine a first atrial arrhythmia score from ventricular events sensed by a sensing circuit of an implantable medical device and determine a second atrial arrhythmia score from an intraventricular signal comprising atrial mechanical event signals attendant to atrial systole and produced by a sensor of the implantable medical device. An atrial arrhythmia is detected based on the first atrial arrhythmia score and the second atrial arrhythmia score. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401351 | NEURAL SIGNAL FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MICROELECTRODE ARRAY UNIT - Disclosed herein are a neural signal feedback system and method. The neural signal feedback system includes: a microelectrode array unit configured such that a plurality of microelectrodes is disposed on a substrate and such that one microelectrode, which is a reference electrode, and corresponding electrode groups including other microelectrodes located at different same distances from the reference electrode are set; and an analysis and determination unit configured to compare neural signal values, measured in the microelectrode array unit, with a preset reference value, and to determine whether to apply the electrical stimulation of the microelectrode array unit. The analysis and determination unit performs re-measurement after the application of electrical stimulation, and repeats the application of electrical stimulation and measurement until the measured values reach the reference value. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401352 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING TASTE SENSITIVITY - A system for testing a patient's taste recognition and sensitivity. The system includes a sample selector for dispensing taste test samples to the patient, and a test controller configured to determine which taste test sample to dispense to the patient. The test controller is arranged to receive taste test results from the patient associated with the dispensed taste test samples, and determine on the fly which taste test sample to dispense next, based on the received taste test results. Once a plurality of taste test samples have been dispensed to the patient in this manner, the test controller may then determine a taste sensitivity (e.g. threshold) for the patient based on the received taste test results. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401353 | Absence of Suspicion Test - A method of determining that an absence of suspicion of neurological injury is indicated in a subject is disclosed. The method involves prompting the subject to engage in three or more of the following neurological assessments: a) Reading Saccades, b) Near/far accommodation using Hart charts of different font sizes; c) Brock string, d) Maddox rod, e) closed-eye turns, f) Near Point of Convergence, and g) PERRLA with consensual reflex. The data from the neurological assessments is used to determine that an absence of suspicion of neurological injury is indicated in the subject. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401354 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - A biological information acquisition device is provided that enables a cognitive function test to be received as part of routine healthcare management. Cognitive function test information is provided. Subsequently, biological information is acquired as an interference task. After acquiring the biological information, answers from the user to the previously provided cognitive function test information are checked. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401355 | DETECTING, ASSESSING AND MANAGING EPILEPSY USING A MULTI-VARIATE, METRIC BASED CLASSIFICATION ANALYSIS - A method for identifying changes in an epilepsy patient's disease state, comprising: receiving at least one body data stream; determining at least one body index from the at least one body data stream; detecting a plurality of seizure events from the at least one body index; determining at least one seizure metric value for each seizure event; performing a first classification analysis of the plurality of seizure events from the at least one seizure metric value; detecting at least one additional seizure event from the at least one determined index; determining at least one seizure metric value for each additional seizure event, performing a second classification analysis of the plurality of seizure events and the at least one additional seizure event based upon the at least one seizure metric value; comparing the results of the first classification analysis and the second classification analysis; and performing a further action. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401356 | BIOLOGICAL MARKER AND METHODS - Systems, methods, and other techniques for monitoring, including non-invasive monitoring, of biological markers based on the interaction, temporal association, or coincidence of brain activity and periphery activity in a mammal are provided. Systems and methods for generating a behavioral state-independent representation of cardiac activity and for identifying cardiac events and/or brain-periphery, e.g., brain-cardiac, temporal associations useful as biomarkers of disease such as, e.g., neurologic disease, in a mammal are also provided. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401357 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATION - An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first sensor configured to obtain a fingerprint image of a finger of the user; a second sensor configured to measure a force or a pressure applied by the finger; and a processor configured to obtain, based on the fingerprint image, a first feature value related to pulse waves and a second feature value related to skin elasticity; obtain a third feature value based on the force or the pressure; and estimate the bio-information of the user based on the first feature value, the second feature value, and the third feature value. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401358 | HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AUTHORIZATION OF DATA ACQUISITION BY SENSOR ENABLED WOUND DRESSINGS AND DEVICES - In some embodiments, a wound monitoring and/or treatment system includes a dressing and/or housing configured to be placed in or over wound and/or skin of a patient, sensor configured to measure patient data, and controller configured to receive patient data measured by the sensor, selectively store at least some of the patient data in a memory, and communicate, via a transceiver, at least some of the data stored in the memory to an external computing device. The controller can be configured to, in response to determining that the dressing and/or housing is placed in or over the wound and/or skin, communicate, via the transceiver, to the external computing device a confirmation. The controller can be configured to, in response to receiving, via the transceiver, from the external computing device an authorization to collect patient data, store at least some of the patient data measured by the sensor in the memory. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401359 | MOISTURE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WOUND CARE - A wound dressing for wireless communication with a transceiver includes a radio-frequency antenna circuit disposed on a flexible substrate, and an electrochemical moisture sensor circuit disposed on a surface of the flexible substrate. An adhesive is provided to attach the wound dressing skin of a user. The electrochemical moisture sensor is arranged between the adhesive and the flexible substrate. | 2021-12-30 |
| 20210401360 | HAIR ANALYSING DEVICE - Hair analysing device, hair examination system and method for providing hair condition information. In various embodiments, a hair analysing device is provided. The hair analysing device can have a device body provided with an adhesive layer on at least one side of its surface and configured to be releasably fastened in or on a user's hair by employing the adhesive layer, at least one sensor arranged in or on the device body for detecting at least a sensor value, and an electronic circuit device arranged in or on the device body, wherein the electronic circuit device is coupled to the at least one sensor for receiving the at least one sensor value, and wherein the electronic circuit device is configured to provide the received at least one sensor value to the user. | 2021-12-30 |
