24th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200178752 | Improved Duster Flat Support - This is an improved cleaning tool, called a duster, whose offset hinging can rotate around an axis to shift its footprint outside the position of the cleaning surfaces. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178753 | NOZZLE AND DISHWASHER INCLUDING THE SAME - A dishwasher including a nozzle capable of widening an injection region of washing water includes a main body, a washing tub provided inside the main body, and a nozzle configured to inject washing water into the inside of the washing tub, wherein the nozzle includes an injection port through which the washing water is injected, a guide portion configured to spirally guide the washing water injected through the injection port, and a leg portion configured to connect the guide portion and the injection port. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178754 | STATIONARY SEALING GASKET - The stationary gasket used in all kinds of dishwashers and similar household appliances, characterized in that; it ensures the sealing not by being compressed but by stretching and ensures sealing in both ways with a single part. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178755 | HOUSEHOLD DISHWASHER MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD DISHWASHER MACHINE - A household dishwasher includes a washing chamber, a controller apparatus configured to perform a wash program from a number of wash programs for washing items to be washed arranged in the washing chamber, an optical sensor configured to capture an optical sensor signal of the washing chamber during performance of the wash program, and an evaluating unit configured to ascertain a subsequent loading of items to be washed by a user as a function of the captured optical sensor signal of the washing chamber, to determine a point in time of the subsequent loading in the wash program, and to perform a predetermined action as a function of the ascertained subsequent loading and the determined point in time. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178756 | MULTIPLE USE DETERGENT DISPENSER - A detergent dispenser may be positioned to dispense detergent into a wash tub of a household appliance, and may include: a detergent carrier with a plurality of detergent units, each of the detergent units including one or more walls defining a cavity with a dispensing opening, and a door movable between an open and closed position; a housing for receiving the detergent carrier, the housing including a dispensing outlet; a carrier driver for moving the detergent carrier between a plurality of positions, each position orienting one of the dispensing units proximate the dispensing outlet, where when one of the dispensing units is proximate the dispensing outlet the door of the one of the plurality of dispensing units is open, otherwise the door is closed. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178757 | RETRACTING DISHWASHER RACK SYSTEM - A retracting rack for an appliance such as a dish washing appliance. The rack may be positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. A spring may drive the rack towards the stowed position. A locking mechanism may be used to secure the rack in one or more positions. A release mechanism and/or a reset mechanism may be used to control the retracting cycle of the rack. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178758 | RETRACTING DISHWASHER RACK SYSTEM - A retracting rack for an appliance such as a dish washing appliance. The rack may be positionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. A spring may drive the rack towards the stowed position. A locking mechanism may be used to secure the rack in one or more positions. A release mechanism and/or a reset mechanism may be used to control the retracting cycle of the rack. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178759 | NESTING, DISH DRYING RACK - Drying racks that can be nested during shipment and/or storage are described. One drying rack includes an upper portion having a first and second drying areas. The drying areas define a gap between their lower extents. The drying rack also includes a baseboard portion to catch liquid draining through the first drying area and a baseboard extension configured to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the baseboard extension extends beneath the second drying area so as to catch liquid draining through the second drying area and, in the second position, the baseboard extension overlaps the baseboard portion exposing the gap between the first drying area and the second drying area so as to enable nesting of the drying rack with other like-designed drying racks. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178760 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD OF MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Control of expansion of a depth of field using a birefringent mask is realized in a more preferred aspect. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178761 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE - An optical module for endoscope includes an optical element including an external terminal, a housing in which an insertion hole into which an optical fiber is inserted is present and has a bottom and a bottom surface made of a transparent material, and a sealing plate that is bonded to the housing. The optical element is stored in an upper recess of the housing, the external terminal and a bonding electrode are connected using a bonding wire, and a wire recess in which a part of the bonding wire is stored is present in a bottom surface of the upper recess. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178762 | INSERTION DEVICE - An endoscope includes an active bending portion that is configured to be bent in a first direction according to a bending operation of an operator, a passive bending portion that is provided on a proximal end side of the active bending portion and is passively bent by receiving an external force without being bent according to the bending operation of the operator, and a flexible tube. The passive bending portion includes a first area including two coupling portions that couple two adjacent bending pieces rotatably around two rotation axes crossing at a first angle around a central axis of an insertion portion with respect to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and a second area including two coupling portions that couple another two adjacent bending pieces rotatably around two second rotation axes crossing at a second angle larger than the first angle with respect to the second direction. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178763 | DYNAMICALLY RIGIDIZING OVERTUBE - A rigidizing overtube includes an elongate flexible tube, one or more mounting elements attached to the flexible tube, and a plurality of engagers connected to the one or more mounting elements. The rigidizing overtube has a flexible configuration in which the plurality of engagers are configured to move relative to other engagers to accommodate bending of the flexible tube. The rigidizing overtube also has a rigid configuration in which the plurality of engagers are fixed relative to other engagers to prevent the flexible tube from bending. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178764 | VISUALIZATION AND SPACEMAKING DEVICES - Medical devices are disclosed. An example surgical spacemaking device may include an elongate element configured for insertion into a patient's body and including a distal end portion and an internal lumen, an inner element disposed generally coaxially within the internal lumen of the elongate element, an expandable element disposed generally circumferentially about a distal end portion of the inner element, and an actuator operable to reposition the expandable element between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. In the contracted configuration, the expandable element may have a relatively small diameter and, in the expanded configuration, the expandable element may have a relatively large diameter. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178765 | LENS UNIT - The present invention provides a lens unit having a cover member which does not cause deviation in precision and capable of being manufactured efficiently at low cost. In a lens unit | 2020-06-11 |
20200178766 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an observation through hole which is formed in a distal end portion body, an opening shape of the observation through hole being defined by a pair of long sides which face each other and a pair of short sides which face each other; grooves for cutting machining clearance, the grooves being formed at four corners where the long sides and the short sides respectively intersect with each other during machining the observation through hole; an observation lens being inserted into the observation through hole; and an adhesive material which is circumferentially disposed between the observation through hole and the observation lens. In such an endoscope, each groove is formed in contact with the short sides, and projects toward the outside of the observation through hole from the long sides. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178767 | ENDOSCOPE ACCESSORY AND MEDICAL DEVICE KIT - A coupler device for a forward viewing endoscope comprises a main body having a proximal end configured to attach to the distal end portion of the endoscope and a distal end portion that at least partially seals the distal end portion of the scope and allows for viewing of the surgical site. The coupler device may include a flexible working channel extension for attachment to the working channel of the endoscope. The coupler device provides a protective cover to reduce the ingress of debris, fluid, bacteria, or other unwanted matter from the working end of the endoscope which could lead to infection and decreased performance of the scope. A kit for use in an endoscopic procedure on a patient comprises the coupler device and an end viewing endoscope having a working channel, a light and a camera lens. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178768 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes an insertion portion; a first projecting portion; a second projecting portion; an illumination window disposed on an outer peripheral surface side of the first projecting portion, the illumination window being disposed about an axis along a longitudinal axis direction of the insertion portion, the illumination window having a light emitting surface from which an illumination light for illuminating an inside of a subject is emitted in a direction which includes a sideward direction of the insertion portion; and a mask configured to restrict sideward emission of the illumination light from the illumination window, wherein the mask has a shape inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis direction so as to increase a quantity of the illumination light emitted toward the second projecting portion from a distal end side toward a proximal end side of a distal end portion of the insertion portion. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178769 | VIEWING TROCAR WITH INTEGRATED PRISM FOR USE WITH ANGLED ENDOSCOPE - Endoscopic light refraction imaging techniques are described for configuring a viewing trocar and/or angled endoscope with a light refracting element, such as glass and/or plastic prism for instance. The light refracting element can be utilized in and/or with the viewing trocar to refract (i.e., bend) light passing into the trocar through the trocar's window. As a result, the angled endoscope's field of view can be substantially aligned with the field of view of the trocar's window, thus allowing the angled endoscope and viewing trocar to be used together to create ports in a patient, including initial ports of endoscopic surgical procedures. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178770 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING AN ENDOSCOPE HEAD AND AN ALBARRAN LEVER THAT IN INSERTABLE ON AND DETACHABLE FROM THE ENDOSCOPE HEAD - The invention relates to an endoscope having an endoscope head with a working channel for guiding microtools, and an Albarran lever that is insertable on and detachable from the endoscope head, and having a tool guide surface with which a tool that is guidable through the working channel may come into contact in order to be deflected in the lateral direction of the endoscope head. An Albarran lever arrangement space is delimited by two flank sections of the endoscope head that extend in the distal direction. An Albarran lever pivot shaft, from which a shaft section protrudes with respect to the Albarran lever arrangement space with a length, is supported in one of the flank sections. The Albarran lever has a shaft insertion hole for inserting the shaft section, and has a width in a direction that is parallel to the shaft insertion hole. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178771 | ENDOSCOPE HEAD, ENDOSCOPE AND ALBARRAN LEVER HOLDING MEMBER - The invention refers to an endoscope head comprising an endoscope head body, in which at least one working channel is formed, wherein an Albarran lever capable of being pivoted is provided at the distal working channel end portion. The Albarran lever can be attached at and removed from the endoscope head body. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178772 | DISTAL END PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE HAVING THE SAME - A distal end portion of an endoscope including a holding portion; a prism holding frame; a cam; a traction member that applies, to the prism holing frame, a first moment of causing the prism holding frame to rotate in one direction through traction; and an elastic member including a secured portion and a pressing portion, the elastic member being configured to generate a second moment in a direction opposite to a direction of the first moment in the prism holding frame using a force applied to the prism holding frame through the pressing of the pressing portion to cause the prism holding frame to rotate in another direction. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178773 | MEDICAL DEVICE KIT WITH ENDOSCOPE ACCESSORY - A kit for use in an endoscopic procedure on a patient comprises a device for use in the endoscopic procedure, such as an external accessory device for an endoscope or an endoscopic device configured for advancement through an opening into a patient. The kit further includes a coupler device for an endoscope that comprises a main body having a proximal end configured to attach to the distal end portion of the endoscope, and a mechanism for articulating an instrument passing through the endoscope so that instruments can exit the endoscope at various angles. The coupler device also provides a protective cover to reduce the ingress of debris, fluid, bacteria, or other unwanted matter from the working end of the endoscope which could lead to infection and decreased performance of the scope. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF A SURGICAL SITE - A system for generating a 3D model of a surgical site includes a 3D endoscope and a computing device coupled to the 3D endoscope. The 3D endoscope includes a scanner for scanning a surface of a surgical site and a camera source for generating images of the surgical site. A 3D model of the surgical site, including objects therein, is generated using scan data and image data. The 3D model is updated by detecting a change in the surgical site, isolating a region of the surgical site where the change is detected, generating second scan data by scanning the surface of the isolated region, and updating the 3D model generated using the second scan data of the surface of the isolated region. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178775 | INSTRUMENT WITH INTEGRAL IMAGING AND IRRIGATION FEATURES - A surgical instrument and related method includes an instrument body, a guide shaft distally projecting from the instrument body, and a first surgical tool. The guide shaft has a guide sidewall, a guide lumen, and a clearance opening radially extending through the guide sidewall in communication with the guide lumen. The first surgical tool has an elongate body and a distal head configured to deflect relative to the elongate body from a first position to a second position. The distal head in the first position is positioned within the guide lumen along the central axis. The distal head in the second position is deflected from the central axis and extends at least partially through the clearance opening thereby vacating at least a portion of the guide lumen for introducing a second surgical tool through the guide lumen. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178776 | NEW PRODUCT - The invention relates to a device comprising a digital camera, a speculum and an attachment means for attaching the camera to the speculum, wherein the speculum defines a first end with a first opening, and a second end with a second opening; and wherein the attachment means is attached to the first end of the speculum and the camera is has a first position substantially in the plane of the first opening such that it can view a region beyond the second opening. The device may be an otoscope and may be used in the visualization and treatment of the ear canal. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178777 | COMPACT ENDOSCOPE TIP AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING SAME - This application presents to an endoscope having a compact distal tip, and to a method for constructing same. In some embodiments one or more optical and sensing elements are mounted directly on an internal surface of a lumen within an external housing, which housing comprises an outer wall of the endoscope tip. Space saved by eliminating intervening containing elements can be used to enhance endoscope performance and/or reduce endoscope size. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178778 | INSERTION PORTION OF ENDOSCOPE - An insertion portion of an endoscope includes: an image pickup unit having an observation unit and an image pickup cable; and a distal end frame member having a first hole and a second hole and having a contact surface with which a proximal end portion is brought into contact when the image pickup cable is provided in the second hole. The second hole has a shape in which the image pickup cable is rotatable together with the observation unit in a state where the image pickup cable is provided in the second hole. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178779 | ENDOSCOPE - Provided is an endoscope. The endoscope includes an objective lens provided at a distal end portion of an insertion portion, an image sensor in which a light receiving area is formed on a surface facing the objective lens, and a drive circuit substrate that is disposed on a back side of the image sensor and includes a drive circuit to drive the image sensor, the endoscope further including an electromagnetic shield that houses the image sensor and the drive circuit substrate, in which the electromagnetic shield includes: a first shield member including a cylinder that covers a side portion of the image sensor, a structure that is disposed between the image sensor and the objective lens and that has an opening that allows entrance of light from the objective lens, and a wiring pattern that is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and the structure. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178780 | Video Laryngoscope Systems - Video laryngoscope system including a video laryngoscope having a laryngoscope handle and a laryngoscope blade. The video laryngoscope system includes an image capture module with at least two stationary imaging units spaced apart along the laryngoscope blade for providing real-time video streams of a patient's airway passage during an intubation and a controller for enabling a clinician performing the intubation to select one or more of the real-time video streams for real-time display on a display screen to assist intubation of a patient. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178781 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes: a light source that is configured to emit primary light; plural illuminators that are configured to be irradiated with the primary light to emit plural respective illumination light generated based on the radiated primary light toward an observation object so that at least part of the plural illumination light overlap on the observation object; and an adjuster that is configured to desirably adjust a ratio of light quantities of the primary light that travels from the light source to the respective illuminators, so as to distribute the primary light to the respective illuminators. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178782 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH OLED ILLUMINATION LIGHT SOURCE - A medical device such as a catheter or endoscope device includes an illumination light source having one or more organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). The OLEDs are energized to produce illumination light that is received by an image sensor or camera to produce images of tissue within a patient's body. A heat conductive polymer conducts heat away from the illumination light source. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178783 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A CLEANING IMPLEMENT AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An apparatus and a system for guiding a cleaning implement and a method of use thereof are provided. The apparatus comprises a body and a guide. The body comprises a surface configured to be received by a valve port of a medical device. The guide comprises a first guide port, a second guide port, and a conduit. The first guide port is disposed at a first position on the surface of the body and the second guide port is disposed at a second position on the surface of the body that is different from the first position. The second position is configured to align the second guide port with a lumen of the medical device. The conduit extends through the body from the first guide port to the second guide port. The conduit comprises a contour configured to guide the cleaning implement between the first guide port and the lumen. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178784 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE USING THERMALLY CONDUCTING LENS CRADLE - Various embodiments comprise endoscopes (e.g., arthroscopes) for viewing inside a cavity of a body. The endoscopes may include at least one solid state emitter such as a light emitting diode (LED) located at the distal end of the endoscope. The endoscope may comprise a thermally conductive cradle attached to the distal end of the endoscope. The thermally conductive cradle may be configured to dissipate heat generated by the solid state emitter away from the distal end of the endoscope. The thermally conductive cradle may also be electrically conductive. Further, the thermally conductive cradle may also function as a support structure for a plurality of lenses. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178785 | VIRTUAL DENTAL OPERATORY - Embodiments of the present invention include methods, devices, and systems that light and magnify a treatment site within the oral cavity without interfering with a dental treatment procedure. In particular, example embodiments of the present invention provide a virtual operatory system that includes an image capture subsystem connected to an image display subsystem. For example, the image capture subsystem can capture and communicate a live image of a treatment site to the image display subsystem for the dental professional to view while performing a dental treatment procedure. In at least one example embodiment, the virtual operatory system can also include an image rendering subsystem that can render the live image of the treatment site in one or more ways to provide an improved visual to the dental professional of the treatment site. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178786 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR IMAGE-GUIDED LARYNGOSCOPY - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for intubation. The present disclosure relates to an image-guided laryngoscope comprising a housing having a translational assembly, a primary blade coupled to a distal end of the housing and having a channel, a camera assembly having an image capture device, a display holder coupled to a proximal end of the housing and configured to hold a display, and an endotracheal tube configured to translate within the channel of the primary blade. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178787 | Side Loading Articulating Laryngeal Access System - A laryngeal access system includes a laryngeal blade with a proximal portion and a distal portion, an inner channel extending longitudinally through the laryngeal blade, wherein an outer wall of the laryngeal blade has an opening therethrough extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion of the blade through which an object can pass through the outer wall into the inner channel, an articulating member provided at the distal portion of the blade, and an actuator provided at the proximal portion of the blade and coupled to the articulating member, wherein the actuator moves the articulating member from a first position, in which the articulating member has a first longitudinal axis, to a second position, in which the articulating member extends at an angle relative to the first longitudinal axis. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178788 | ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING - An endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscope is configured as a single-use (e.g., disposable) device. The bronchoscope includes an insertion tube having a proximal section adjacent the handle and a distal tip. An ultrasound transducer assembly is located at the distal tip. The ultrasound transducer assembly includes an ultrasound transducer array, transmit-and-receive circuitry for the ultrasound transducer array, and a flexible interconnection between the ultrasound transducer array and the transmit-and-receive circuitry. The insertion tube further includes an imaging lumen including one or more power cables and one or more communication wires that extend from the ultrasound transducer assembly through the proximal section and a working channel that is separate from the imaging lumen. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178789 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A VISUAL FIELD TEST - A method and apparatus are provided for measuring a sensitivity level across a visual field of a subject defined by a set of locations. The method comprises: presenting a sequence of visual stimuli on a display, wherein each stimulus in the sequence has a respective intensity level and is positioned on the display to correspond to a respective location from the set of locations; obtaining from the subject, for each stimulus, a respective binary response indicating whether or not the stimulus was seen by the subject; and after receiving the response from the subject for a given stimulus in the sequence, using a statistical model to estimate, for each location in the set of locations, the sensitivity level at that location; wherein the statistical model incorporates information about correlations in responses between different locations from the set of locations and takes as input, the respective binary response, intensity level and location for multiple stimuli presented in said sequence up to and including the given stimulus. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178790 | FIELD OF VISION QUANTIFICATION - A field of vision assessment is performed by reported positional feedback of visual markers at an outer circumference of a subject's field of vision. An array of visual markers arranged in a grid is rendered near a peripheral vision limit of the subject. The visual markers are disposed at known locations relative to an origin of the field of vision of the subject. Based on reported visual markers, a mapping of the visual markers to the location denotes a point on a periphery of limit of the visual field. The mapped points define vertices of a polyhedron having edges denoted by the vertices and the origin. The volume of the resulting polyhedron correlates to the field of vision of the subject, since as the periphery of the field of vision increases, the computed volume also increases. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178791 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmic apparatus may include: a wavelength sweeping light source; a reference optical system; a calibration optical system; a light receiving element configured to receive calibration interference light which is a combination of calibration light and reference light; and a signal processor configured to sample a calibration interference signal outputted from the light receiving element when it receives the calibration interference light. The signal processor may sample the calibration interference light in at least first and second frequency bands, which are different and used for measuring a specific region of a subject eye. The ophthalmic apparatus calculates a difference between first and second waveforms, the first waveform being a waveform of the calibration interference signal that is sampled in the first frequency band and Fourier transformed, the second waveform being a waveform of the calibration interference signal that is sampled in the second frequency band and Fourier transformed. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178792 | REFRACTION DEVICES - A refraction device includes a main body, a spherical power lens coupled to the main body, an astigmatic power lens movably coupled to the main body, and a visual display coupled to the main body and oriented toward an optical pathway extending through the spherical power lens and the astigmatic power lens. The visual display is configured to display an image for testing visual acuity. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178793 | Refraction Measurement of the Human Eye with a Reverse Wavefront Sensor - A wavefront sensor measures the phase distribution of a beam of light perpendicular to its axis of propagation. The Shack-Hartmann (S-H) wavefront sensor is based on segmentation of the incident light beam into small, spatially distributed, parts. Each of these parts is then incident on a lens, and the deviation of the focal spot from the lens optical axis is measured in two dimensions, usually by a camera or detector array. An array of lenses is used to characterize the wavefront of the entire beam. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178794 | SEGMENTATION OF RETINAL BLOOD VESSELS IN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY IMAGES - Methods for automated segmentation system for retinal blood vessels from optical coherence tomography angiography images include a preprocessing stage, an initial segmentation stage, and a refining stage. Application of machine-learning techniques to segmented images allow for automated diagnosis of retinovascular diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178795 | APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM - Provided is a microscope apparatus including: a microscope section configured to image a subject's eye with an image sensor for performing magnified observation of the subject's eye; a holding section configured to hold the microscope section; a front lens insertion/removal unit configured to insert/remove a front lens for observing a posterior eye of the subject's eye onto an optical axis of the microscope section; and a control apparatus configured to execute an AF control that focuses the microscope section on an image-forming position of an image of the posterior eye by the front lens when the front lens is inserted onto the optical axis of the microscope section by the front lens insertion/removal unit. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178796 | Digital 3D Infrared Slit lamp with Pupil measurement - A device and method of ophthalmic diagnosis of lesions on retina utilizing a slit lamp apparatus with a pupil reader and at least one visible LED and one Infrared LED to detect a lesion on the retina of an eye. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-SCALE RETINAL IMAGING - The multi-scale scanning imaging system ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178798 | Systems and Methods for Displaying Sensor-Based User Orientation Information - A user-wearable sensor device may be configured to be directly or indirectly secured to a user or to an article worn by the user. The user-wearable sensor device may include at least one sensor configured to collect sensor data associated with an orientation of the user, a display unit including at least one LED or other visual indicator, a battery configured to provide power to at least the display unit, and a control system. The control system may be configured to determine the orientation of the user based on sensor data collected by the at least one sensor, maintain the display unit in a deactivated state in the absence of a defined activation input, detect a defined activation input, activate the deactivated display unit in response to detecting the defined activation input, and control the activated display unit based on the determined orientation of the user. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178799 | MULTIPLE MODES OF TRANSCEIVER OPERATION IN ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM - An analyte monitoring system may include an analyte sensor, a transceiver, and a display device. The transceiver may be configured to operate in two or more modes of operation. The display device may be configured to communicate with the transceiver. The two or more modes of operation may include a clinical mode in which the transceiver receives first sensor data from the analyte sensor and calculates one or more first analyte levels using at least the received first sensor data but does not convey the one or more first analyte levels to the display device. The two or more modes of operation may include an unblinded mode in which the transceiver receives second sensor data from the analyte sensor, calculates one or more second analyte levels using at least the received second sensor data, and conveys the one or more second analyte levels to the display device. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178800 | System and Method for Animal Location Tracking and Health Monitoring Using Long Range RFID and Temperature Monitoring - The invention includes a location tracking device in an RFID environment, a system and method for tracking tag objects. Preferred embodiments include location tracking for livestock and a system and method for categorizing animal health. The location tracking device is an active or passive RFID device having a low power, long range transceiver for tracking the location and movement of the tag animal. The RFID device further includes a temperature reader circuit that induces an activation voltage on an inductive coupled temperature sensor having an LC circuit. The activation voltage is selectively cycled on and off to measure the decay of the LC circuit by its resonant frequency. Changes in capacitance of the LC circuit are converted to temperature readings thereby providing temperature monitoring of the animal. The system and method includes logic in the form of predetermined movement categories which indicate whether an animal may be potentially sick or healthy. The movement categories include frequency of movement and distances traveled by a monitored animal. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178801 | WIRELESS SENSING PLATFORM FOR MULTI-ANALYTE SENSING - Monitoring of one or more key indicators can provide powerful insights into the operation and state of different physical systems. For example, continuous monitoring of multiple analytes in a subject allows for detailed insights into personal health as well as allowing for the implementation of preventative health measures. Herein are described design and processing methods for a small wireless multi-analyte sensing platform that can be used to monitor multiple analytes such as glucose, lactate, Urea and other physicochemical quantities. The design techniques and processing methods presented herein can be used for a multitude of other applications and are not limited to those described here. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178802 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WRITING INTO THE MEMORY OF AN ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTABLE BY TELEMETRY - The present invention relates to a system and a method for improving the security of an operation for writing the memory of an active implantable medical device by long distance telemetry, in particular via network connection with a writing main device. The system and method according to the present invention comprise an intermediate proximity device allowing communication between the active implantable medical device and the main writing device and at least one unlocking tool allowing access to the active implantable medical device. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178803 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENSURING COHERENCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAYS - A system for maintaining coherence of ultrasound waves emitted by multiple transducer arrays includes multiple retention arms, each for receiving one of the transducer arrays; a connecting frame for receiving and mechanically retaining the arms in fixed angular relation to each other; and a processor configured to determine relative locations of the transducer arrays with respect to one another and the connecting frame; determine a location of the connecting frame relative to an anatomic region of interest; determine a spatial arrangement of the transducer elements in each transducer array with respect to the anatomic region of interest; and adjust a transmission configuration of the transducer elements in the transducer arrays to achieve a desired focusing property with respect to the anatomic region of interest while maintaining coherence therebetween. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178804 | BRAIN IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, BRAIN IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND BRAIN IMAGE DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - An object of the present disclosure is to improve setting accuracy of site regions in brain image data. A brain image data processing apparatus TOO includes: a brain image data reading unit for reading brain image data in which the site regions for identifying each site are set at positions corresponding to each site of a brain; a probability calculation unit for calculating a probability that each pixel is included in each site region based on a distance between each pixel and each site region for each pixel not included in any site region in the brain image data read by the brain image data reading unit; and a determination unit for determining which site region each pixel belongs to, based on the probability calculated by the probability calculation unit. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED BRAIN STIMULATION - Systems, methods, and devices for mapping brain activity to identify therapeutic targets in a patient are disclosed. A set of stimuli is applied to the patient, which includes stimulus that are at least one of provocative, soothing, or neutral with respect to a condition of a patient, for example addiction, phobia, disorder, etc. The patient focuses on one of the stimuli, in some embodiments suppressing the patient's mental or emotional response to the stimuli. As the patient responds to the stimuli, the patient's brain activity is monitored, for example by fMRI. After presenting a series of sets of stimuli to the patient and monitoring the patient's brain activity responsive to the stimuli, the brain activity is mapped to the condition based on the type of stimuli corresponding to the brain activity. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178806 | THERAPUTIC PELVIC REGION ANALYZER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A therapeutic pelvic region analyzer and method of use thereof that includes an expandable device sized and shaped for insertion into an opening in a pelvic region of a user and a collapsible reservoir fluidly coupled to the expandable device. The collapsible reservoir is configured to temporarily retain and expel an amount of fluid. A tube defining a fluid-flow path for the amount of fluid is between the expandable device and the collapsible reservoir. The therapeutic pelvic region analyzer also includes fluid-flow control valve disposed between the expandable device and the collapsible reservoir. The fluid-flow control valve is operable to provide a selectively variable level of resistance as the amount fluid passes from the expandable device to the collapsible reservoir. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178807 | Smart Body Analyzer with 3D Body Scanner and Vital Parameter Sensors - A smart body analyzer apparatus includes a rotatable plate for supporting and turning a body, a control unit for rotating the rotatable plate, and at least one group of touch-less sensors for scanning the body. Examples of touch-less sensors include a far infrared temperature sensor and a depth sensor. The depth sensor can employ a time-of-flight imaging method, a stereoscopic imaging method, a microwave imaging method and/or a laser ranging method based on trigonometric principles. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178808 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR CALCULATING ABSORPTION SPECTRUM OF BLOOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing method configured to further accurately calculate an absorption spectrum of blood based on light applied to a living body such as a human finger. The information processing method includes the steps of: irradiating a living body with near-infrared light having a plurality of wavelengths; measuring, based on the near-infrared light received from the living body, a pulsating signal corresponding to each of the plurality of wavelengths; performing a principal component analysis on multi-wavelength time-series data including the measured pulsating signal corresponding to each of the wavelengths so as to remove noise from the pulsating signal; and calculating an absorption spectrum based on a variation width of the pulsating signal that is removed noise. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178809 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A SUBJECT - The application relates to camera-based vital signs monitoring using remote PPG. A Device ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178810 | Device for Detecting and Illuminating the Vasculature Using an FPGA - A laser based vascular illumination system utilizing a FPGA for detecting vascular positions, processing an image of such vasculature positions, and projecting the image thereof onto the body of a patient. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178811 | PERIODONTAL DISEASE EXAMINATION APPARATUS, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ARRAY, AND MOUTHPIECE - Loss of light is reduced in an examination for periodontal disease. A plurality of optical fibers are each held by holder so as to be freely movable independently along the direction of the optical axis. Since the optical fibers are each freely movable independently along the direction of the optical axis, light-emitting end faces of the optical fibers can be brought into close contact with a tooth or gum. Light reflected from the tooth and gum can be made to impinge on the optical fibers with reduced loss. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178812 | PULSE PRESSURE CONDUCTING STRUCTURE, PORTABLE BLOOD PRESSURE DETECTION MODULE, AND SMART WEARABLE DEVICE - A pulse pressure conducting structure comprises a housing and a pulse pressure transmission member, the pulse pressure transmission member joining with the housing to form a cavity for inflation, and at least a part of the pulse pressure transmitting member can, during inflation, directly or indirectly act on a body part to be measured of a subject to be detected. The pulse pressure transmitting member of such structure does not need to be wrapped around a limb, and the parts of the body at which it can be used are not limited. A portable blood pressure detection module and a smart wearable device are also disclosed. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178813 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF VENOUS POOLING - A monitoring system ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178814 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ALARMS/ALERTS BASED ON A PATIENT'S POSTURE AND VITAL SIGNS - The invention provides a body-worn monitor that measures a patient's vital signs (e.g. blood pressure, SpO2, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature) while simultaneously characterizing their activity state (e.g. resting, walking, convulsing, falling). The body-worn monitor processes this information to minimize corruption of the vital signs by motion-related artifacts. A software framework generates alarms/alerts based on threshold values that are either preset or determined in real time. The framework additionally includes a series of ‘heuristic’ rules that take the patient's activity state and motion into account, and process the vital signs accordingly. These rules, for example, indicate that a walking patient is likely breathing and has a regular heart rate, even if their motion-corrupted vital signs suggest otherwise. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178815 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING TISSUE VIABILITY DEFICITS FROM PHYSIOLOGICAL, ANATOMICAL, AND PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS - Systems and methods are disclosed for using patient-specific anatomical models and physiological parameters to predict viability of a target tissue or vessel to guide diagnosis or treatment of cardiovascular disease. One method includes: receiving a patient-specific vessel model and a patient-specific tissue model of a patient anatomy; receiving one or more patient-specific physiological parameters (e.g. blood flow, anatomical characteristics, etc.) for one or more physiological states; estimating a viability characteristic of the patient-specific tissue or vessel model (e.g., via a trained machine learning algorithm), using the patient-specific physiological parameters; and outputting the viability characteristic to an electronic storage medium or display. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178816 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CORONARY PULSE WAVE VELOCITY - An apparatus for determining coronary pulse wave velocity uses proximal and distal pressure sensors that are separated by a known distance to collect waveforms with rising and falling edges and to use times between those edges together with the known distance to determine coronary pulse wave velocity. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178817 | Wearable Device with Mechanical Spring to Detect Pulse Transit Time - A wearable electronic device comprises a base for mounting a plurality of sensors, where the sensors acquiring physiological data of a user wearing the device. By providing multiple sensors on a single device, additional physiological data, such as pulse transit time, can be provided. To ensure quality data is collected, the device includes a spring mechanism for applying a compressive force on the sensor to force it into the skin of a user. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178818 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME HEARTBEAT EVENTS DETECTION USING LOW-POWER MOTION SENSOR - As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide embodiments of real-time heartbeat events detection using low-power, low-noise motion sensor. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178819 | AUTONOMOUS FULL SPECTRUM BIOMETRIC MONITORING - A device may obtain raw heartbeat data associated with a plurality of wavelength channels. The device may generate, based on a feature vector transformation, a plurality of feature vectors, each corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of wavelength channels. The device may identify a set of selected feature vectors, from the plurality of feature vectors, based on a plurality of squares of correlation coefficients, each associated with a respective pair of the plurality of feature vectors. The device may generate, based on a principal component analysis, an average feature vector of the set of selected feature vectors. The device may determine initial heartbeat cycle data based on the average feature vector. The device may correct heartbeat cycle gaps in the initial heartbeat cycle data in order to determine final heartbeat cycle data. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178820 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTINUOUSLY ESTIMATING BLOOD PRESSURE - Disclosed is a method and an arrangement implementing the method for continuously estimating blood pressure. The method includes receiving an electrocardiography signal and a first photoplethysmography signal measured from the person, extracting values of a timing parameter set based on timings of the electrocardiography signal and the photoplethysmography signal, and calculating at least two intermediate estimates of the blood pressure of the person with linear regression models that model are based on different timing parameter subsets of the timing parameter set. At least one final estimate is then calculated on the basis of the intermediate estimates. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178821 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA BASED ON PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SIGNAL - A method for detecting cardiac arrhythmia based on a photoplethysmographic (PPG) signal is provided. The method includes: receiving a PPG signal and a motion signal corresponding to a motion made by a user; extracting PPG signal segments and motion signal segments corresponding to a time period from the PPG signal and the motion signal, respectively, at every time period; filtering out motion artifact noise in the PPG signal segments according to the PPG signal segments and the motion signal segments, and converting the PPG signal segments and the motion signal segments into PPG spectrum diagrams and motion spectrum diagrams, respectively; obtaining an estimated heart rate according to the PPG spectrum diagrams and the motion spectrum diagrams; and determining whether cardiac arrhythmia is present based on the filtered PPG signal segments and the estimated heart rate. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178822 | FAR-INFRARED EMITTERS WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL DETECTIONAND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A far-infrared emitters with physiological signal detection and method of operating the same is disclosed. A far-infrared beam module is switched on and generates far-infrared beam irradiating to a human body when a control unit starting up a microwave detecting module detecting physiological signal of the human body. The control unit is switched off when the time that the far-infrared beam irradiating on the human body reach a presetting period of time, thereby achieving the purpose of energy conservation. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178823 | NEURAL-SIGNAL AMPLIFIER AND MULTI-CHANNEL NEURAL-SIGNAL AMPLIFYING SYSTEM - A neural-signal amplifier includes an amplifier, a switched-capacitor circuit-input unit, a switched-capacitor feedback-circuit unit, and a switched-capacitor circuit-output unit. Each of the switched-capacitor circuit-input unit, the switched-capacitor feedback-circuit unit, and the switched-capacitor circuit-output unit includes a plurality of differential switches, a plurality of common mode switches, and a plurality of capacitors. By controlling the switches to turn on or performing the switched-capacitor operation, the neural-signal amplifier is controlled to suppress the DC drift and reconstruct the DC input of the common-mode power supply. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178824 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC FOCUSING ON THE HEART AND/OR LUNGS BY FREQUENCY TUNING AND ANALYSIS OF IMPEDANCE PHASE AN/OR MAGNITUDE VARIATIONS - A vital sign monitoring device ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS WITH DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS - A system for identifying arrhythmias based on cardiac waveforms includes a storage system storing a trained deep neural network system, wherein the trained deep neural system includes a trained representation neural network and a trained classifier neural network. A processing system is communicatively connected to the storage system and configured to receive cardiac waveform data for a patient, identify a time segment in the cardiac waveform data, and transform the time segment into a spectrum image. The processing system is further configured to generate, with the representation neural network, a latent representation from the spectrum image, and then to generate, with the classifier neural network, an arrhythmia classifier from the latent representation. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178826 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ARRHYTHMIAS - Systems and methods for detecting cardiac arrhythmia are discussed. An exemplary arrhythmia detection system can receive physiologic information of the patient, measure a first signal metric using a first portion of the received physiologic information, and determine an arrhythmia detection duration using a comparison between the measured first signal metric and a reference signal metric value. The system includes an arrhythmia detector to detect an AT episode using a second portion of the physiologic information corresponding to the determined arrhythmia detection duration. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178827 | NOISE REMOVAL IN MAGNETOMETER FOR MEDICAL USE - A method of using a magnetometer system to analyse the magnetic field of a region of a subject's body is disclosed. The method comprises using one or more detectors to detect the time varying magnetic field of a region of a subject's body, filtering a signal or signals from the one or more detectors using a filter or filters, and using the filtered signal or signals to analyse the magnetic field generated by the region of a subject's body. The filter or filters is configured to attenuate noise in the signal or signals that is synchronised with motion of the region of the subject's body such as ballistocardiographic noise. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178828 | PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a physiological monitoring device. Some embodiments of the invention allow for long-term monitoring of physiological signals. Further embodiments may also allow for the monitoring of secondary signals such as motion. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178829 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ARRHYTHMIAS - Systems and methods for detecting cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) are discussed. An exemplary system includes a ventricular beat analyzer circuit to detect ventricular beats and assess ventricular activity, such as to evaluate a ventricular rate stability. The system includes an arrhythmia detector circuit to detect respective AT indications in distinct time periods using portions of received physiologic information during the distinct time periods. A control circuit can monitor the ventricular beats on a beat-by-beat basis, in response to the detected ventricular beats satisfying an instability condition, trigger AT detections during the distinct time periods and withhold AT detection in a subsequent time period if no AT is detected in the present time period. An AT characteristic may be generated using the detected AT indications. A therapy may be delivered in accordance with the AT characteristic. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178830 | CARDIAC ELECTRICAL SIGNAL GROSS MORPHOLOGY-BASED NOISE DETECTION FOR REJECTION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION - A medical device system, such as an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICD, senses R-waves from a first cardiac electrical signal by a first sensing channel and stores a time segment of a second cardiac electrical signal in response to each sensed R-wave. The medical device system determines a morphology parameter correlated to signal noise from time segments of the second cardiac electrical signal, detects a noisy signal segment based on the signal morphology parameter; and withholds detection of a tachyarrhythmia episode in response to detecting a threshold number of noisy signal segments. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178831 | DISPLAY OF ARRHYTHMIA TYPE - One embodiment includes a medical system including electrodes configured for application to a body of a subject and configured to output signals in response to electrical activity of a heart of the subject, a display, and a processor configured to store a set of templates corresponding to different types of arrhythmia of the heart, apply the templates to the signals so as to associate one or more different temporal sections of the signals with respective ones of the types of arrhythmia, and render to the display a user interface screen including at least a part of the signals and graphical identifiers identifying the different temporal sections of at least the part of the signals with the respective ones of the types of arrhythmia with which they are associated. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178832 | SEIZURE ONSET ZONE LOCALIZATION - This specification discloses systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for determining the location of a seizure-generating region of the brain of a mammal. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178833 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS WITH REAL TIME ADJUSTMENT OF SIZE, ELECTRODE POSITIONING, AND SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF A HEADSET - A system for measuring electrophysiological signals from a human brain. The system includes a head set unit which has a adjustable strap attached to atop base and a circular base. A peripheral rack around the circular base allowing for strips containing electroencephalograph (EEG) sensors to be moved. Furthermore, the position of the EEG sensors may be changed on the straps and their height may be changed so that all EEG sensors are in contact with a human head. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178834 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING POSSIBILITY/LIKELIHOOD OF MENTAL DISORDER - An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for generating diagnostic data associated with a likelihood a patient(s) developing a mental disease(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, providing a visual patterns to the patient(s), receiving electroencephalogram (EEG) information from the patient(s) that can be based on the visual pattern(s); and generating the diagnostic data based on the EEG information. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178835 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE INFORMATION BASED ON CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION - A method, a device, and a system for measuring physiological state information based on channel state information are provided. The method includes: respectively transmitting, by at least two transmitting antennas of a transmitter, a measurement signal. Respectively receiving, by at least two receiving antennas of a receiver, a reflected signal reflected the measurement signal through a target object. Obtaining, by the receiver, channel state information (CSI) between the transmitting antennas and the receiving antennas according to the reflected signals. Receiving, by a computing device, the CSI transmitted by the receiver and obtaining physiological state information of the target object according to the CSI. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178836 | SENSOR DEVICE | 2020-06-11 |
20200178837 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THORACIC TISSUE FLUID - A method for monitoring thoracic tissue. The method comprises intercepting reflections of electromagnetic (EM) radiation reflected from thoracic tissue of a patient in radiation sessions during a period of at least 24 hours, detecting a change of a dielectric coefficient of the thoracic tissue by analyzing respective the reflections, and outputting a notification indicating the change. The reflections are changed as an outcome of thoracic movements which occur during the period. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178838 | SENSORS FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE - A portable sensing system device and method for providing microwave or RF (radio-frequency) sensing functionality for a portable device, the device comprising: a portable device housing configured to be carried by a user; and a sensing unit within said housing con-figured to characterize an object located in proximity to the portable system, said sensing unit comprising: a wideband electromagnetic transducer array said array comprising a plurality of electromagnetic transducers; a transmitter unit for applying RF signals to said electromagnetic transducer array; and a receiver unit for receiving coupled RF signals from said electromagnetic transducers array. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178839 | INTELLIGENT MODEL BASED PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A subject support ( | 2020-06-11 |
20200178840 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MARKING ADVENTITIOUS SOUNDS - A method for marking adventitious sounds is provided. The method includes: receiving a lung sound signal generated by a sensor from a chest cavity sound signal; capturing a lung sound signal segment from the lung sound signal every sampling time interval; converting the lung sound signal segments into spectrograms; inputting the spectrograms into a recognition model to determine whether the spectrograms include adventitious sounds; obtaining time points of occurrence corresponding to the adventitious sounds according to abnormal spectrograms including the adventitious sounds, and the number of occurrences of the adventitious sounds corresponding to the time points; and marking an adventitious sound signal segment having the highest probability of occurrence of the adventitious sound in the lung sound signal according to the time points and the number of occurrences. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178841 | WORK OF BREATHING DISPLAY FOR A VENTILATION SYSTEM - A breathing support system is provided. The system may include a breathing support device configured to deliver gas to a patient and a display device associated with the breathing support device. The display device may be configured to display a work of breathing graphic indicating one or more work of breathing measures regarding the patient's breathing. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178842 | BREATH ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ASTHMA, TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTICS AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems are disclosed for the detecting of whether a subject has a lung disorder such as asthma, tuberculosis or lung cancer. Monitoring the subject's health and prognosis is also disclosed. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178843 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ACQUIRE OSCILLOMETRY MEASUREMENTS - A method for acquiring oscillometry measurements with an oscillometry measuring system comprises receiving oscillometry measurements, using at least one processor of the oscillometry measuring system, the oscillometry measurements being from at least one oscillometry recording. Parameters are identified in the oscillometry measurements. An objective function(s) is calculated from the parameters of the oscillometry measurements. The objective function(s) is evaluated as a function of at least one predetermined threshold. The oscillometry measurements are accepted or rejected from the evaluating. Oscillometry data is output using the oscillometry measurements if accepted from the evaluating. A system for acquiring oscillometry measurements is also provided. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178844 | CONDITION CHANGE DETERMINATION METHOD, CONDITION CHANGE DETERMINATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A condition change determination method and condition change determination apparatus that, when a medical person uses a method for determining a condition change of a patient, such as NEWS, can accurately determine the condition of the patient, and a program and computer readable medium that are to be used in the apparatus or the method are provided. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a program causes a computer to realize the functions of: acquiring at least one of apnea and hypopnea rates of a patient; acquiring vital signs information of the patient other than the apnea and hypopnea rates; and determining a condition change of the patient by a determination method for determining a condition change of a patient based on at least one of the apnea and hypopnea rates, and the vital signs information other than the apnea and hypopnea rates. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178845 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULMONARY VENTILATION FROM IMAGE PROCESSING - A method for processing images of lungs, the method comprising defining an inhale region of interest of the lungs at an inhale position and an exhale region of interest of the lungs at an exhale position, determining a spatial transformation of each voxel within the lungs between the lungs at the inhale position and the lungs at the exhale position to provide displacement vector estimates for each voxel within the lungs, and performing volume change inference operations to determine a volume change between the lungs at the inhale position and the lungs at the exhale position based on the inhale region of interest, the exhale region of interest, and the displacement vector estimates for each voxel within the lungs. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178846 | ACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD OF ACOUSTIC WAVE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An acoustic wave measurement apparatus includes: an image display unit that displays an acoustic wave image; a measurement target designation receiving unit that receives designation of a measurement target; a position designation receiving unit that receives designation of a position of a measurement target on the acoustic wave image displayed on the image display unit; a measurement method information receiving unit that receives measurement method information indicating a measurement method; a detection measurement algorithm setting unit that sets a detection measurement algorithm based on the measurement target received by the measurement target designation receiving unit and the measurement method information received by the measurement method information receiving unit; and a measurement unit that detects the measurement target based on the received position and the detection measurement algorithm and performs measurement for the detected measurement target. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178847 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GESTATIONAL AGE - Described is a device for determining gestational age and methods for determining gestational age at birth by measuring parameters associated with photobiological properties of the skin such as reflectance or reflectivity by measuring diffused or scattered portions of the light beam incident on the skin, as well as the erythema index, along with clinical parameters of the newborn such as gender, the use of phototherapy, birth weight and time spent in incubator. The ability to obtain a realistic estimate of the age of the conceptus quickly, non-invasively and at low cost makes it possible to provide care suited to the needs of the newborn, to assess the chances of survival and to affect the short- and long-term prognosis of the newborn. The correct determination of gestational age at birth also influences clinical follow-up protocols in infancy and vital statistics. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178848 | SYSTEMS TO MONITOR BODY PORTIONS FOR INJURY AFTER IMPACT - Systems are described for monitoring extremities for injury or damage following a physical impact. A device embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a deformable substrate; a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly configured to generate one or more sense signals based on detection of a physical impact to a body portion and based on detection of a physiological parameter; circuitry operably coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to receive the one or more sense signals based on detection of the physical impact and to determine whether the physical impact exceeds a threshold impact value, the circuitry configured to instruct the sensor assembly to detect one or more physiological parameters of the body portion when the physical impact exceeds the threshold impact value; and a reporting device operably coupled to the circuitry. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178849 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HETEROGENEOUS EVENT DETECTION - A method and system for heterogeneous event detection. Sensor data is obtained and divided into discrete data windows. Each data window is defined by and corresponds to a time period of the sensor data. A time-frequency representation over the time period is calculated for each data window. A filter mask is calculated based on the data window corresponding to the time-frequency representation. The filter mask is applied for reverting the time-frequency representation to a time representation, resulting in filtered data. Features, such as extrema or other inflection points, are identified in the filtered data. The features define events, and transforming the time-frequency representation back into the time domain emphasizes differences between more and less prominent frequencies, facilitating identification of heterogeneous events. The method and system may be applied to body movements of people or animals, automaton movement, audio signals, light intensity, or any suitable time-dependent variable. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178850 | HFPEF DETECTION USING EXERTIONAL HEART SOUNDS - This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to determine an indication of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) of a subject using a determined change in cardiac acceleration information of the subject at exertion relative to cardiac acceleration information of the subject at rest. The system can include a signal receiver circuit configured to receive cardiac acceleration information of a subject and exertion information of the subject, and an assessment circuit configured to determine the change in cardiac acceleration information of the subject at exertion relative to cardiac acceleration information of the subject at rest, and to determine an indication of HFpEF of the subject using the determined change in cardiac acceleration information. | 2020-06-11 |
20200178851 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING BODY MOVEMENT - A system for tracking body movement can comprise a first markerless sensor, a second markerless sensor, a processor, and a memory. The first markerless sensor can be configured to generate a first set of data indicative of positions of at least a portion of a body over a period of time. The second markerless sensor can be configured to generate a second set of data indicative of positions of the at least a portion of the body over the period of time. The memory can comprise logical instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate a third set of data based on the first and second sets of data. The third set of data can be indicative of estimates of at least one of joint positions and joint angles of the at least a portion of the body over the period of time. | 2020-06-11 |