26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210196121 | Patient Monitoring System and Method With Automated Patient Monitor Transfer - A method of monitoring a patient includes operating a first wireless sensing device to measure at least first physiological parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a first parameter data based on the first physiological measurements. The first parameter data is received at a first patient monitor from the wireless sensing devices. First physiological information is then displayed on a first display associated with the first patient monitor, wherein the first physiological information is based on the parameter data. The first wireless sensing device is detected in a predefined area associated with a second patient monitor and identification information of the first wireless sensing devices is then communicated to the second patient monitor. The second patient monitor is then operated to receive the first parameter data from the first wireless sensing device and to display the first physiological information on a second display associated with the second patient monitor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196122 | PATIENT MONITOR SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING A BLUETOOTH PAIRING OF A PATIENT MONITOR SYSTEM - A process, establishing Bluetooth pairing between a patient sensor ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210196123 | DETECTING POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS USING NANOROBOTICS - In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for detecting potential health risks using nanorobotics. For instance, in one example, a device includes a detector, a sensor, and a transceiver. The detector triggers a chemical reaction upon contact with a target substance in a user's body. The sensor detects when the chemical reaction occurs. The transceiver transmits an electronic signal containing a record of the chemical reaction to a user endpoint device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196124 | URODYNAMIC ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Urodynamic assessment systems, intravesical devices, and methods of their use are provided. In one embodiment, an intravesical device includes an elastic body including an elongated tube defining a reservoir lumen, and a sensor disposed at least partially in the reservoir lumen and configured to measure or detect one or more parameters. The intravesical device is deformable between a deployment shape for passage of the intravesical device through the urethra into the bladder and a retention shape for preventing voiding of the intravesical device through the urethra. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196125 | TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE PREDICTION DEVICE AND TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE PREDICTION METHOD - A tomographic image prediction apparatus includes an input unit, a prediction unit, an output unit, and a learning unit. The tomographic image prediction apparatus inputs a tomographic image of a brain of a subject as an input image, and predicts a tomographic image of the brain of the subject after the acquisition of the input tomographic image by a deep neural network in the prediction unit, and outputs the predicted tomographic image as an output image. The tomographic image prediction apparatus is capable of training the deep neural network using a tomographic image database. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196126 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR SUBSURFACE CAPILLARY FLOW IMAGING BY WAVELENGTH-DIVISION-MULTIPLEXING SWEPT-SOURCE OPTICAL DOPPLER TOMOGRAPHY - An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for generating an image(s) of an three-dimensional anatomical flow map(s) can include receiving an optical coherence tomography (“OCT”) signal(s), splitting the OCT signal(s) into a plurality of subspectra, averaging the plurality of subspectra, and generating the image(s) of the three-dimensional anatomical flow map(s) based on the averaged subspectra. The OCT signal(s) can be a swept-source OCT signal. The OCT signal(s) can be split into the subspectra based on a Hamming window. The Hamming distance window can be optimized to minimize a nearest side lobe for each of the subspectra. A position of at least one of the subspectra can be shifted prior to averaging the subspectra. The position of all but one of the subspectra can be shifted prior to averaging the subspectra. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196127 | GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT DETECTION METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates to gastrointestinal (GI) tract detection methods, devices and systems. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196128 | Core Temperature Sensor with Thermal Conductivity Compensation - In one embodiment, a temperature sensor system includes a sensor assembly with a temperature sensing portion configured to generate a first signal based upon a temperature of body proximate a surface portion of the temperature sensing portion, and a thermoelectric generator portion configured to receive heat flow from the body through the temperature sensing portion and to generate a second signal based upon the heat flow. A control unit is operably connected to the sensor assembly and a memory and configured to execute program instructions stored in the memory to calculate and output a corrected temperature based upon the first signal, the second signal, and at least one correction factor stored in the memory. The at least one correcting factor is determined based upon at least one of a thermal conductivity of the sensor assembly, a size of the sensor assembly, and an aspect ratio of the sensor assembly. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196129 | TRANSMISSIVE IMAGING AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods are described that include ultrasound imaging devices, which may operate in a transmissive ultrasound imaging modality, and which may be used to detect properties of interest of a subject such as index of refraction, density and/or speed of sound. Devices suitable for performing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), as well as HIFU and ultrasound imaging, are also described. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196130 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF A PERSON - The invention relates to a method for estimating the physical condition of a person by evaluating several parameters of the cardiovascular system by means of measurement signals in order to estimate the functionality of control of the cardiovascular system by the autonomous nervous system. Only one measurement signal, which contains information about the heart beat sequence and the force of contraction of the heart, is used to evaluate the parameters. The measurement signal is preferably the photoplethysmographic signal (PPG signal), which is used to detect the pulse rate and oxygen saturation of the tissue. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196131 | MOBILE DEVICE-BASED CONGESTION PREDICTION FOR REDUCING HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATIONS - A method is presented for predicting onset of pulmonary congestion symptoms. The overall idea is to track rising left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) in heart failure patients by exploiting significant changes in a pulsatile arterial waveform obtained with a mobile device and thereby avert hospitalizations. The stimulus for the changes may be metronomic deep breathing performed by the patient or a natural occurring arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation or premature beats. For either stimulus, the extent of the amplitude variations depends on where the patient is on the Starling curve. If the patient is on the steep part of the curve, the variations will be large and LVFP will be low. If the patient is on the flatter part of the curve, the variations will be smaller and LFVP will be higher. These variations can be normalized in various ways to arrive at a congestion prediction index (CPI). When the CPI is below some threshold or is declining over time within a patient, then the patient may be on the verge of congestion symptoms. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196132 | MODEL-BASED THERAPY PARAMETERS FOR HEART FAILURE - A method includes determining that a patient has heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF); configuring a cardiovascular (CV) model using patient characterization data; determining one or more therapy parameters using output data of the CV model; and administering HFpEF therapy based on the one or more therapy parameters. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196133 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING A MOVEMENT EXERCISE OF A PERSON WITH AN OBJECT, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The present disclosure relates to a system for supporting a movement of a person with an object. The system comprises a detection device configured to detect an actual state of the object. The system also comprises a sensor arrangement, which is configured to record at least one physiological parameter of the person. The system also comprises a determination device configured to determine a target state of the object based on the detected physiological parameter. The system furthermore comprises a display device configured to display an indication when the actual state differs from the target state. The present disclosure further relates to a method and a computer program product. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196134 | PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE EVALUATION DEVICE - A physiological state evaluation apparatus contacts an external auditory pore when mounted in a subject's auricle. The evaluation apparatus: collects sound vibrations generated from a larynx and a pharynx via a cartilage region of the external auditory pore; optically detects a pulsatory motion of blood through blood vessels and measures pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation, on the basis of a change in optical intensity caused by the pulsatory motion; detects brain waves and eye movements using a pair of conductive electrodes for detecting electric potentials of right and left external auditory pore surfaces; detects, sound quality, number of times, tidal volume, and rhythm of the subject's breaths on the basis of the acoustic signal; and evaluates a health condition of the subject while sleeping on the basis of the respiratory condition, the pulse rate and the blood oxygen saturation, and the brain waves and the eye movements. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196135 | BLOOD VESSEL DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method that make it possible to identify a blood vessel location. The apparatus includes a radiation unit, an optical intensity detection unit, and a control unit. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196136 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An electronic device comprises an insertion portion, a sensor, and a controller. The insertion portion is configured to be at least partly inserted in an external ear canal of a user. The sensor is configured to detect a signal relating to an organism of the user, in a state in which at least part of the insertion portion is inserted in the external ear canal of the user. The controller is configured to perform a predetermined process, based on a signal that satisfies a predetermined condition from among the signal relating to the organism of the user detected by the sensor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196137 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BLOOD PRESSURE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least two pairs of electrodes, and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to generate a signal and output the signal by using a first pair of electrodes, measure a voltage response signal by using a second pair of electrodes, detect a differential electrocardiogram from the measured voltage response signal, detect a local impedance cardiogram from the measured voltage response signal, calculate a pulse arrival time by using the detected differential electrocardiogram and local impedance cardiogram, and calculate blood pressure by using the calculated pulse arrival time. It is possible to provide various other embodiments. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196138 | Hermetically Sealed Implant Sensors With Vertical Stacking Architecture - The present invention describes vertically stacked and hermetically sealed implantable pressure sensor devices for measuring a physiological signal. The implantable device comprises multiple layers, including a first wafer having a pressure sensor configured to measure the physiological signal and a second wafer having at least a digitizing integrated circuit. The first wafer is vertically stacked or disposed over the second wafer so as to form a hermetic seal. The device may include one or more additional layers adapted for energy storage and transfer, such as a third layer having a super-capacitor and a fourth layer having a thin film battery. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196139 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATION OF RESIDUAL ECG NOISE LEVEL AND ADAPTIVE NOISE THRESHOLD - A system including a means for estimating the residual noise level in electrocardiogram (ECG) signals is disclosed. The disclosed system and methods may be used in an electrocardiograph devices. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of electrodes positioned in proximity to a cardiac structure may measure an electrical signal of the cardiac structure to produce the ECG signal. The system may segment the ECG signal into a plurality of segments. For each of the plurality of segments, the linear trend energy and/or direct current (DC) energy may be removed from the segment, and the estimated noise energy of the segment may be calculated. A subset of the plurality of segments with a minimum estimated noise energy may be selected. The residual noise energy of the ECG signal may be estimated by calculating an average of the estimated noise energy over the subset of segments. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196140 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire, from a biometric potential acquired from a subject, first information representing a feeling of the subject and second information representing a movement of a body that the subject consciously takes, and output, in an associated form, the first information and the feeling of the subject pre-associated with the second information. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196141 | WEARABLE SENSING DEVICE - A wearable sensing device is disclosed. The wearable sensing device includes a plurality of electrodes. A corresponding group of microprobes associated to each of the plurality of electrodes is provided. Each of the microprobes includes a plurality of piercers configured to penetrate the skin of the user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196142 | BODY MOLD, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MAIN MAGNETIC FIELD AND GRADIENT FIELD EVALUATION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided in embodiments of the present invention are a body mold, a magnetic resonance imaging system, and a main magnetic field evaluation method and a gradient field evaluation method therefor. The body mold comprises a plurality of substrates, wherein the plurality of substrates are sequentially arranged to form a multi-layer structure in a three-dimensional space. Each substrate is provided with a plurality of first accommodation bodies for accommodating first resonant volumes and a plurality of second accommodation bodies for accommodating second resonant volumes. The plurality of first accommodation bodies and the plurality of second accommodation bodies are arranged at intervals. The first resonant volumes and the second resonant volumes have different longitudinal relaxation times T1. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196143 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-VIVO, AND NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF METABOLITE LEVELS - Embodiments of a compact portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) device are described which generally include a housing that provides a magnetic shield; an axisymmetric permanent magnet assembly in the housing and having a bore, a plurality of magnetic elements that together provide a well confined axisymmetric magnetization for generating a near-homogenous magnetic dipole field B | 2021-07-01 |
20210196144 | Impedance Measurement Device - A medical device and a method for diagnosing a diseased condition of tissue of a subject using a plurality of laterally spaced apart electrodes, the method including initiating an impedance measurement session including passing an electrical current through the electrodes to obtain values of skin impedance of a target tissue region, and applying a trained evaluation procedure for diagnosis of the diseased condition in the target tissue region on the basis of the measured data set of impedance values. The trained evaluation procedure extracts impedance data from the impedance spectra from obtained data sets of impedance values reflecting tissue characteristics of a lesion; evaluates the obtained data set of impedance to provide a first outcome indicating a probability of a diseased condition; and re-evaluates the first outcome based on the extracted impedance data and data related to underlying structure to provide a second outcome indicating a probability of a diseased condition. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196145 | LOCATION PAD FOR NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES - A location pad includes multiple field-generators and a frame. The multiple field-generators are configured to generate respective magnetic fields in a region-of-interest of a patient organ, so as to measure a position of a medical instrument in the region-of-interest. The frame is transparent to an X-ray radiation, and is configured to fix the multiple field-generators at respective positions surrounding the region-of-interest. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196146 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SENSOR FOR USE IN A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATION - A medical instrument includes a sensor, a surface, at least one non-conductive material, and at least one pair of contacts. The sensor has at least one coil formed on a conductive material. The surface is suitable for receiving the sensor and can be placed in an EM field. The at least one non-conductive material covers the at least one coil of the sensor. The at least one pair of contacts are electrically connected to the at least one coil and connectable to a measurement device, which senses an induced electrical signal based on a magnetic flux change of the EM field. The location of the medical instrument in a coordinate system of the EM filed is identified based on the induced electrical signal in the sensor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196147 | USE OF CO VALUES IN SMOKING CESSATION - Use of co values in smoking cessation are described where an apparatus may be configured to encourage smoking cessation in a user. The apparatus may include a sampling unit which receives a sample breath and determines a level of exhaled carbon monoxide from the sample breath. The sampling unit may be programmed to initiate a first timer for tracking a cumulative time upon a determination that the level of exhaled carbon monoxide is below a predetermined threshold. The sampling unit may also be programmed to initiate a second timer for tracking a countdown time upon a determination that the level of exhaled carbon monoxide is above the predetermined threshold, wherein the countdown time corresponds to a second length of time until the carbon monoxide level within the body of the user is expected to dissipate below the predetermined threshold. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196148 | BREATH SENSOR MEASUREMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS - Breath sensor measurement methods and apparatus are described. One variation may generally comprise a sampling unit having a breath sampling port, at least one pressure sensor located within the sampling unit and in communication with the breath sampling port, and a processor in communication with the at least one pressure sensor. The processor may be configured to prompt a user with instructions to exhale a sample breath for a first predetermined period of time into the breath sampling port and to inhale for a second predetermined period of time through the breath sampling port. The processor may be configured to measure a pressure change via the pressure sensor over the first and second predetermined periods of time such that the processor determines a total volume of air corresponding to lung capacity of the user based on the pressure change over the first and second predetermined periods of time. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196149 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE AUSCULTATION AND DETECTING SONIC ENERGY MEASUREMENTS - Active auscultation may be used to determine organ (e.g., lung or heart) characteristics of users. An acoustic or piezo-electric signal (e.g., a pulse, a tone, and/or a broadband pulse) may be projected into an animal (typically human) body or thorax. The signal interacts with the body, or lungs, and in some cases may induce resonance within the body/lungs. A resultant signal may be emitted from the body which may be analyzed to determine, for example, a lung's resonant frequency or frequencies and/or how the sound is otherwise absorbed, reflected, or modified by the body. This information may be indicative of lung characteristics such as lung capacity, a volume of air trapped in the lungs, and/or the presence of COPD. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196150 | Methods for Calibrating a Motion and Ground Reaction Force Analysis System - A method of calibration of the motion and force processing system designed to analyze user's feet motion in relation to the ground reaction forces wherein the system comprises multiplicity of motion and force sensors embedded in the insole of a footwear and wherein the calibration is intended to compensate for errors in fabrication and assembly of the sensors, insoles, footwear and for the user's natural pronation, in a single procedure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196151 | MINIATURIZED ELECTRONIC UNIT FOR INTEGRATION IN ANY SOLE - The invention relates to a system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait, characterized in that it includes a pair | 2021-07-01 |
20210196152 | GESTURE CONTROL USING AN INTRAORAL SCANNER - Apparatuses (e.g., systems, devices, etc.) and method for scanning both a subject's intraoral cavity as well as detecting, using the same scanner, e.g., wand, finger gestures and executing command controls based on these detected finger gestures. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196153 | MONITORING ACTIVITY OF A SUBJECT - A concept for monitoring a subject employs: a first sensor output signal representative of detected air pressure; and a second sensor output signal representative of a detected property of at least one of: the subject; and the environment. A dressing activity of the subject is determined based on the first sensor output signal and the second sensor output signal. Information about a dressing activity of the subject may, for example, be useful for the purpose of assessing the subject's physical and/or mental abilities. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196154 | BODY PART CONSISTENCY PATTERN GENERATION USING MOTION ANALYSIS - Disclosed embodiments describe techniques for body part biomarker and consistency pattern generation using motion analysis. Sensors are attached to a body part of an individual, where the sensors enable collection of motion data of the body part, and where the sensors include at least one inertial measurement unit (IMU) and at least one sensor determining muscle activation. Data is collected from the sensors, where the sensors provide electrical information based on a microexpression of movement of the body part during a movement performance protocol. Processors are used to analyze the electrical information from the sensors. Biomarker information for the individual is generated using the analyzing of the electrical information from the movement performance protocol. Additional data is collected from a subsequent attaching of sensors to the body part of the individual and the additional data is analyzed. Consistency pattern information is generated from the biomarkers. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196155 | Method and Apparatus for Light-Weight, Non-Invasive, Point of Care Diabetes Screening Device - A multi-channel measurement device for measuring properties of human tissue, may comprise a microcontroller and first and second source/sensor complexes. The first source/sensor complex may include a first housing having a first measurement portion, a first light sensor coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the first measurement portion, and a first plurality of light sources coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the first measurement portion. The second source/sensor complex may include a second housing having a second measurement portion, a second light sensor coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the second measurement portion, and a second plurality of light sources coupled to the microcontroller and exposed to the second measurement portion. The first and second source/sensor complexes are coupled to each other such that the first measurement portion is opposite the second measurement portion and human tissue may be placed between the the first and second measurement portions. The microprocessor is configured with instructions stored in non-volatile memory to individually activate each of the light sources of the first and second pluralities of light sources and to record light intensity detected by the first and second light sources while an individual light source is activated. Each combination of an individually activated light source and one of the first and second light sensors provides a distinct measurement channel for measuring the absorption spectra of human blood and tissue. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196156 | Mitigating Single Point Failure of Devices in an Analyte Monitoring System and Methods Thereof - Methods, devices, and kits are provided for mitigating single point failure of at least one device in an analyte monitoring system. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196157 | Chemically Fused Membrane for Analyte Sensing - The invention disclosed herein is a device having an analyte sensor, having a working electrode and a membrane disposed over the electrode and methods of using the device. The multilayered membrane is formed by chemically fusing an inner layer of a polyelectrolyte with an outer layer of an ethylenically unsaturated prepolymer through a chain-growth polymerization reaction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196158 | SELF-REFERENCE POINT SETTING TYPE BLOOD COMPONENT MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS - This application relates to a self-reference point setting type blood component measuring method and apparatus using light. In one aspect, the method includes applying light to a skin of a subject to be measured and setting a reference point on a surface of the skin adjacent to a point at which the light is applied. The method further includes calculating a concentration of a blood component from a light intensity measured at the reference point and a light intensity measured at another point. According to some embodiments, the accuracy and precision of measurement are increased in measuring blood in a non-invasive manner. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196159 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD SUGAR BASED ON HETEROGENEOUS SPECTRUMS - An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a memory, a second type spectrum measurer, and a processor. The memory stores an individualized blood sugar estimation model. The second type spectrum measurer measures second type spectrum data for a skin of a user. The processor calculates blood sugar of the user based on the measured second type spectrum data and the individualized blood sugar model. The blood sugar model is generated based on blood sugar profile data of the user calculated based on a first type spectrum-blood sugar profile relationship model and training second type spectrum data for the skin of the user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196160 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-VIVO, AND NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF METABOLITE LEVELS - Embodiments of a compact portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) device are described which generally include a housing that provides a magnetic shield; an axisymmetric permanent magnet assembly in the housing and having a bore, a plurality of magnetic elements that together provide a well confined axisymmetric magnetization for generating a near-homogenous magnetic dipole field B | 2021-07-01 |
20210196161 | Calibration Free In-Vivo Measurement of Analytes Using Electrochemical Sensors - Typical electrochemical sensors measure target-induced changes in current output. Such measures of target binding are inconsistent across individual sensors, and furthermore, signal will drift over time when the sensor is deployed for long periods. These shortcomings can be avoided by the novel use of chronoamperometry to measure current decay kinetics as the indicator of target binding. Current decay lifetimes will vary in a concentration dependent manner, but remain stable across individual sensors and over time, allowing for calibration-free operation. By these methods, aptamer based electrochemical sensors and other sensor types may be deployed in vivo for extended periods of time and will provide accurate measurement of target binding without calibration. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196162 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems for applying a transcutaneous monitor to a person can include a telescoping assembly, a sensor, and a base with adhesive to couple the sensor to skin. The sensor can be located within the telescoping assembly while the base protrudes from a distal end of the system. The system can be configured to couple the sensor to the base by compressing the telescoping assembly. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196163 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems for applying a transcutaneous monitor to a person can include a telescoping assembly, a sensor, and a base with adhesive to couple the sensor to skin. The sensor can be located within the telescoping assembly while the base protrudes from a distal end of the system. The system can be configured to couple the sensor to the base by compressing the telescoping assembly. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196164 | Blood Collection Assembly with Vibration Module | 2021-07-01 |
20210196165 | CAPILLARY BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICE - A device is used in combination with a fluid pressure source and a replaceable sampling tube having a pointed cannula section and a hollow for capillary blood collection. The device is provided with: a body defining a bore extending along an axis; a first flow path in fluid communication with the fluid pressure source; a rotor fitting in the bore and being capable of spinning in both directions about the axis; a boss section extending along the axis and so dimensioned as to rotatably support the sampling tube coaxially with the axis and expose the cannula section out of the boss section; and a detachable fastening binding the sampling tube to the rotor so as to set the sampling tube into rotation concentric with the axis and establish fluid communication between the first flow path and the hollow of the sampling tube. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196166 | METHOD AND TOOL SET FOR COLLECTING BODY FLUID OF A PERSON TO BE EXAMINED - A method for collecting a body fluid sample of a person to be examined is provided. The method comprises steps of: providing a body fluid sample collecting device and a body fluid sample inspection device for collecting the body fluid sample according to a test sampling requirement, wherein the body fluid sample collecting device includes a body fluid sample collecting region having an open hydrophilic layer with a specific layer area, and configured for collecting a predetermined amount of the body fluid sample; from a body surface of the person to be examined, causing the body fluid sample to be collected onto the body fluid sample collecting region until the body fluid sample covers the hydrophilic layer completely; and receiving the body fluid sample from the body fluid collecting region to be inspected in the body fluid sample inspection device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196167 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF A BLOOD DRAW SYSTEM - In some embodiments, a system includes a container assembly, a fluid access assembly, and an adapter. The adapter includes a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature. The first engagement feature of the adapter is configured to releasably engage with a cap of the container assembly and the second engagement feature of the adapter is configured to releasably engage with an engagement feature of the fluid access assembly such that, in a first configuration in which the first engagement feature of the adapter is engaged with the cap and the second engagement feature of the adapter is engaged with the engagement feature of the fluid access assembly, the cap of the container assembly is at least partially disposed within the interior of the housing and spaced from a fluid access component of the fluid access assembly. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196168 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A TRANSITORY EMOTIONAL STATE OF A LIVING MAMMAL - A method and apparatus for automated identification of at least one transitory emotional state, such as fear, happiness, disgust, etc, of a living mammal are disclosed. At least one sensor is mounted on or in the vicinity of the living mammal, said sensor being configured to detect at least one metabolite molecule(s), and preferably at least one volatile organic compound(s), emanated by the living mammal. Continuously and in real-time the amount of at least one of the metabolite molecule(s) is then determined with the sensor over a period of time. The determined amount of the metabolite molecule(s) is further analyzed to establish whether the amount or the increase rate of the metabolite molecule(s) exceeds at least one predetermined criterion, and when such a predetermined criterion has been exceeded, identifying that a transitory emotional state associated with the metabolite molecule(s) is present in the living mammal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196169 | Methods and System for Monitoring and Assessing Employee Moods - Methods and system for monitoring and assessing employee moods are disclosed. A proposed enterprise employee monitoring system includes surveillance cameras, a facial recognition module, an emotional analyzer module, and an employee database. The surveillance cameras capture image data including employee individuals within the enterprise. The facial recognition module identifies the individuals in the image data, and the emotional analyzer module determines an emotional state of the individuals based upon the image data. The employee database stores employee information and the emotional state information from the emotional analyzer module, based upon the identification performed by the facial recognition module. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196170 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device is provided with a processor configured to output an evaluation value of stress accumulated in an observation period on a basis of information indicating a first stress feature accumulated up to before the observation period and a second stress feature received during the observation period. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196171 | WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR SENSING STRESS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Wearable devices that track activity and ventilation rates for use on humans or animals that breathe air and methods of use thereof, are provided. The device is generally suitable to be worn around a subject's chest, and typically contains one or more sensors. Generally, one sensor detects respiratory rate and another sensor detects acceleration (i.e. activity). The method and apparatus can be used to determine the minimum ventilation rate for a given degree (intensity) of movement to construct the ‘stress-free’ relationship between ventilation rate and movement. Then measured values of ventilation rate in relation to movement are compared to the predicted, minimum ventilation rates (stress-free values) and the minimum ‘stress-free’ values are subtracted from the measured values. The difference (Ventilation Rate Above Predicted’ (VRAP)) correlates with stress in the subject. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196172 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION, INTENDED TO BE APPLIED TO ESTIMATE A STRESSED STATE OF A PERSON - A method for determining a membership function, the membership functions allowing a stress level of a user to be determined on the basis of a physiological parameter measured on the user, the membership function varying, depending on the physiological parameter, between:
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20210196173 | MODULATION OF MENTAL STATE OF A USER USING A NON-INVASIVE BRAIN INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Brain activity of a user is detected, and a mental state of the user is determined. In one technique, life/work context is automatically presented to the user in a manner that modulates the mental state of the user. In another technique, an entertainment selection is presented to the user, and an entertainment selection list is automatically modified in response to the determined mental state of the user. In still another technique, the mental state that is determined is a negative emotional state, and life/work context is automatically presented to the user in a manner that promotes a cognitive state of the user in response to the determined emotional state of the user. In yet another technique, the wellness of the user is automatically tracked over a time period based on the determined mental state. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196174 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A COGNITIVE STATE OF A USER OF A MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus for determining a cognitive state of a user of a mobile device ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210196175 | DIAGNOSIS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MONITORING ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - A method and a system are provided for taking biomarker measurements of patients who have ADHD. Mathematical analysis (e.g., pattern recognition, machine learning and AI algorithms) of the biomarker measurements is used to create a unique personal prediction model and data set for an individual patient. The unique personal data set is used to diagnose and monitor a particular problem of the individual patient associated with ADHD, or to recommend a treatment for a particular problem of the individual patient associated with ADHD, or to predict an outcome of a treatment for a particular problem of the individual patient associated with ADHD. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196176 | DEFECATORY DISORDER ASSESSMENT METHODS - This document describes methods for assessing defecatory disorders of patients. For example, this document describes methods for assessing evacuation using seated manometry and methods for analyzing rectoanal pressures to diagnose pelvic floor dysfunction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196177 | MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY - A magnetoencephalography apparatus includes: a lead configured to be secured to a user's head; a first magnetic field sensor attached to the lead, the first magnetic field sensor including a substrate, and an electron spin defect layer on the substrate, the electron spin defect layer including at least one lattice defect, in which a first spin energy level of the at least one lattice defect splits upon exposure to a microwave; and cabling, in which the cabling includes a first microwave transmission line arranged to provide a first microwave field to the electron spin defect layer and in which the cabling includes an optical fiber arranged to provide, from a first end of the optical fiber, a first light signal to the electron spin defect layer and to receive, at the first end of the optical fiber, a second light signal emitted by the electron spin defect layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196178 | Bio sensor having piller-typed electrode structure coated non-conductive material - Disclosed herein is a biosensor capable of receiving bioelectric stimulation or bio-signals. The biosensor has a pillar-type electrode structure that is coated with a non-conductive material. The biosensor includes an electrode substrate, and an electrode structure having a plurality of pillar electrodes protruding on the substrate. The pillar-type electrode structure is coated with the non-conductive material in at least one of: a first coating structure in which at least one or more of the plurality of pillar electrodes are coated with the non-conductive material and at least a portion of a side surface of each of the coated pillar electrodes is coated with the non-conductive material; and a second coating structure in which at least one of a top surface of the substrate and bottom surfaces of the at least one or more of the pillar electrodes are coated with the non-conductive material. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196179 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH LEAD WIRE - Disclosed is an electrocardiograph (ECG) lead wire. The left electrode ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210196180 | RANDOM PINOUT CATHETER - A catheter is disclosed comprising: a connector including a plurality of first contacts and one or more second contacts; a shaft including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode being coupled to a different one of the plurality of first contacts; a memory coupled to at least one of the second contacts, wherein the memory is configured to: store a pinout map identifying an order in which the plurality of electrodes is coupled to the plurality of first contacts; and provide the pinout map to an external device via one or more of the second contacts after the connector is coupled to the external device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196181 | SEPARATE PRINTED TRACES FOR ECG AND DEFIBRILLATION CIRCUITS - An electrode pad with a defibrillation circuit and a separate ECG tracing circuit. The electrode pad includes a foam base layer, first and second conductive layers, and a hydrogel layer. The foam base layer has a first side and the first conductive layer is centrally located on the base layer. The first conductive layer has a first circuit configured to provide a defibrillation current. The second conductive layer extends at least partially around the first conductive layer on the first side of the base layer. The second conductive layer has a separate second circuit configured to receive an electrical signal. The hydrogel layer covers the first and second conductive layers on the first side of the base layer. The electrode pad additionally includes an electrical connector attached to the first and second conductive layers. The electrical connector is configured for providing a voltage to the first and second conductive layers. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196182 | QUANTIFYING MOTOR FUNCTION USING EEG SIGNALS - A motor control score is automatically generated for a subject based on electroencephalography (EEG) data represented as a plurality of EEG waveforms obtained from a plurality of EEG electrodes. Each waveform is separated into at least one window, containing a portion of the EEG waveform representative of neural activity corresponding to a movement performed by the subject. At least one or more frequency components and/or signal components are determined from the EEG data in the window, and a motor control score is determined based on these components. The frequency components may correspond to event-related desynchronization (ERD) response frequency band and event-related synchronization (ERS) response frequency band. In other embodiments, the frequency components correspond to a phase response and the signal components correspond to a signal power spectrum density of the window, which are provided to a primary neural network model to determine the motor control score. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196183 | Mobile Apparatus, Method And System For Processing Blood Sugar Affecting Factors - A mobile apparatus adapted to be handheld and configured for electronic processing of blood sugar affecting factors includes a first central processing unit arranged for processing of patient critical information objects, at least one memory comprising a plurality of in advance stored food units and values of at least one related blood sugar affecting parameter, an input unit arranged to provide user input, such as a choice of food units and an amount thereof, a display arranged for visualization of food units for said user input, and for visualization of summed up blood sugar affecting parameters, and a second central processing unit arranged for processing of patient non-critical information objects. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196184 | NON-INVASIVE ESTIMATION OF PROSTATE TISSUE COMPOSITION BASED ON MULTI-PARAMETRIC MRI DATA - A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions readable and executable by at least one electronic processor ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210196185 | SKIN TORSIONOMETER - Skin torsionometers, methods and systems for using such skin torsionometers, and systems including a skin torsionometer, computing device configured to capture images, and an application (app) for determining the tautness of skin are described herein. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196186 | ACNE DETECTION USING IMAGE ANALYSIS - Examples of methodologies and technologies for determining changes in one or more skin conditions of a user over time are described herein. Any changes in skin conditions over time may be used as a diagnosis and/or treatment aid for a physician. Any changes in skin conditions over time may be also used in a computer implemented method that provides diagnosis and/or treatment recommendations. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196187 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO SLEEP MONITORING - A method of monitoring the status of a body of a person during sleep, said method comprising:—retaining in or adjacent the mouth or nose of said person an electronic detector which detects indications of the state of said body,—wirelessly transmitting a first data stream representing said indications to a data receiving means,—transmitting said first data stream from said data receiving means to a data processing means,—processing said first data stream within said data processing means to produce a second data stream representing said indications, or conclusion drawn from said indications, and—displaying a visual representation of said indications or conclusions. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATHERING AND ANALYZING BIOMETRIC USER FEEDBACK FOR USE IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for measuring biologically and behaviorally based responses to social media, locations, or experiences and providing instant and continuous feedback in response thereto are disclosed. An example system includes a first sensor to determine an emotional response of a user exposed to a social media application, a second sensor to determine a current activity of the user, and a third sensor to determine an environment of the user. The example system also establishes a priority schedule based on the emotional response, the current activity, and the environment. The system also correlates, based on the priority schedule, an advertisement with at least one of the emotional response, activity, or the environment. In addition, the example system presents the advertisement based on the priority schedule and the correlation of the advertisement with the at least one of the activity, the environment, or the emotional response. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196189 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR MONITORING A PATIENT DURING HIS SLEEP - A method for monitoring a patient during his sleep, comprising: monitoring the thoracic breath of the patient; monitoring the abdominal breath of the patient; detecting a sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) event ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210196190 | Pain Level Indicator Assembly - A pain level indicator assembly includes an increase control that is holdable by a patient and a decrease control that is holdable by the patient. A display unit is provided and the display unit is positionable in a prominent position in a healthcare environment to be visible to a caregiver. The display unit is in remote communication with each of the increase control and the decrease control. Additionally, the display unit displays gauge indicia comprising a pain meter ranging between a predetermined negative integer and a predetermined positive integer. The display unit is actuated to display a point along the gauge indicia to communicate the patient's pain level to the caregiver. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196191 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PATIENT COMPLIANCE - Disclosed are a joint manipulation device and system for increasing the range of motion of a joint of a user, and monitoring the compliance of the user's operation of the joint manipulation device to standards or guidelines set by a monitoring entity. Certain sensors associated with the joint manipulation device may cause an indicator to transmit an alert to the user based on whether or not the device is sufficiently engaged with a limb or joint of the user to be considered in compliance. Additionally, progress data associated with the range of motion of the user's joint may be obtained by a sensor assembly and transmitted to one or more systems associated with the device system. Progress data obtained during a period of non-compliant use of the device may be excluded from the transmitted data, thereby generating a set of compliant progress data for accurate analysis of device effectiveness. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196192 | Methods and Systems for Monitoring and Delivering Therapy to a Patient including a Detachable Manifold for a Monitor Module - An example system for monitoring and delivering therapy to a patient includes a monitor module with patient monitoring capability, and a manifold that is operable to provide an electrical connection between the monitor module and cables connecting to sensors for collecting physiologic monitoring data of a patient, and to provide a gas connection between the monitor module and tubing for delivering treatment to or collecting additional physiologic monitoring data from the patient. The manifold includes a connector for mechanically connecting the manifold to the monitor module, and the connector also for mechanically disconnecting the manifold from the monitor module while maintaining the cables and the tubing coupled to the patient. In some examples, the system can also include a cot including a second set of monitoring electronics with patient monitoring capability, the cot including a port for coupling with the connector of the manifold. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196193 | ALGORITHMS FOR DIABETES EXERCISE THERAPY - Safe and effective exercise poses a specific set of challenges for subjects diagnosed with diabetes. These challenges include the coordination of exercise with blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration. Failure to coordinate these factors effectively can lead to various pathologies related to aberrant blood glucose levels. Presented herein are methods, systems, algorithms, computer program products, and computer-executable code for exercise guidance and instruction specific to diabetes relief and management. The approaches as disclosed herein can help ameliorate, slow, or reduce a likelihood of developing a diabetic condition. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196194 | UNOBTRUSIVE SYMPTOMS MONITORING FOR ALLERGIC ASTHMA PATIENTS - The invention relates to a system and a method for providing an exacerbation risk score for a respiratory disease of a patient. The system measures a heart signal and/or a blood circulation signal of a patient and detects cough events and sneeze events in the measurement data. The cough events and sneeze events are indicative for an onset of a contagion and/or an allergy, which can rapidly exacerbate a respiratory disease of the patient. Thus, the system is configured for providing unobtrusively an exacerbation risk score to the patient and/or to a physician. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196195 | PRECISION TREATMENT WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY FOR OPTIMAL METABOLIC OUTCOMES - A patient health management platform accesses a metabolic profile for a patient and biosignals recorded for the patient during a current time period comprising sensor data and/or lab test data collected for the patient. The platform encodes the biosignals into a vector representation and inputs the vector representation into a patient-specific metabolic model to determine a metabolic state of the patient at a conclusion of the current time period. The patient-specific metabolic model comprises a set of parameter values determined based on labels assigned to the previous metabolic states and a function representing one or more effects of the plurality of biosignals of the personalized metabolic profile. The platform compares the determined metabolic state of the patient to a threshold metabolic state representing a target metabolism. The platform generates a patient-specific treatment recommendation outlining instructions for the patient to improve the determined metabolic state to the functional metabolic state. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196196 | CAPTURING AND MEASURING TIMELINESS, ACCURACY AND CORRECTNESS OF HEALTH AND PREFERENCE DATA IN A DIGITAL TWIN ENABLED PRECISION TREATMENT PLATFORM - A patient health management platform determines of a metabolic state for a first time period. The platform generates a patient-specific treatment recommendation for a second time period following the first time period that identifies objectives for the patient to complete to improve the metabolic state determined for the first time period. Periodically during the second time period, the platform receives recordings of patient data indicating foods consumed by the patient, medication taken by the patient, and/or symptoms experienced by the patient. The platform compares the received recordings of patient data from the second time period to the generated patient-specific treatment recommendation to determine a number of objectives completed by the patient and updates a score representing n adherence of the patient to the patient-specific treatment recommendation based the number of completed objectives. The platform provides the patient-specific treatment recommendation to the patient device for display to the patient. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196197 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - Numerous aspects of communication devices, methods, and systems are described in this application. One aspect is an apparatus comprising an energy generator comprising a plurality of generator elements operable to output a plurality of different energy types in a signal direction toward the skin. Each generator element of the plurality of generator elements may be independently operable, when the energy generator is positioned relative to skin, to communicate with different nerves associated with the skin by outputting a different portion of an energy signal in the signal direction toward the skin with one energy type of the plurality of different energy types. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196198 | DETACHABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICE - A detachable physiological monitoring device includes a detachable electrode and an electrical coupling unit electrically connected to the detachable electrode. The electrical coupling unit includes a flexible substrate, a fabric, and a conductive wire. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the flexible substrate has a first opening. The fabric is disposed at the first surface of the flexible substrate. The fabric includes a second opening corresponding to the first opening and a conductive region surrounding the second opening. The conductive wire has a first terminal and a second terminal opposite to the first terminal, and the first terminal is connected to the conductive region. The detachable electrode contacts the conductive region, and is connected to the conductive wire. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196199 | 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. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196200 | ADHESIVE LAYER APPLICATION DEVICE FOR WEARABLE HARDWARE - An adhesive layer applicator for a body-mountable device is disclosed. The applicator includes a housing defining a first opening through which a chamber is accessible, and a plurality of adhesive layers and a plurality of adhesive liners alternately stacked on a floor that is movable within the chamber. The size and shape of the opening corresponds to the size and shape of the body-mountable device. The housing is configured to receive at least a portion of the body-mountable device through the opening. A second opening is formed in each adhesive layer in the plurality of adhesive layers and a gel is accommodated within the second openings. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196201 | WEARABLE SENSING DEVICE - A wearable sensing device is disclosed. The wearable sensing device includes a plurality of electrodes. A corresponding group of microprobes associated to each of the plurality of electrodes is provided. Another group of microprobe associated with a trigger circuit is provided and configured to determine attachment of the wearable sensing device to the user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196202 | CATHETER FOR MONITORING PRESSURE - A catheter insertable into a cavity of a patient for monitoring pressure including a first lumen for drainage from the cavity and an expandable balloon. The balloon has a liquid containing chamber to monitor pressure within the cavity of the patient as pressure on the outer wall of the balloon deforms the balloon and compresses the liquid within the balloon. An exit port provides passage of air from an interior of the balloon to outside the catheter. A membrane has plurality of pores dimensioned to enable passage of air but prevent passage of the liquid therethrough. A pressure sensor communicates with the liquid containing chamber for measuring pressure based on compression of liquid caused by deformation of the expanded balloon. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196203 | SENSING DEVICE FOR AMBULATORY URODYNAMICS HAVING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE HOUSING - A sensing device can be used for ambulatory urodynamics. The sensing device can include an elongated outer housing constructed of flexible material that can curve within a patients bladder. At least a portion of the outer housing can be filled with a non-compressible fluid. A flexible printed circuit board can be disposed within the outer housing to curve with the outer housing. The printed circuit board can include a pressure sensor, comprising a diaphragm, to collect pressure data; a microcontroller miming control software; and a wireless transmitter to transmit the pressure data. A battery can be disposed within the outer housing and coupled to the printed circuit board. The flexible material of the outer housing is configured to be displaced by a pressure within the patients bladder, the displacement is transmitted through the non-compressible fluid to the pressure sensor that provides the pressure data based on the displacement. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196204 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PREDICTING SENSOR MEASUREMENT QUALITY - Methods, systems, and method for predicting sensor measurement quality. In some implementations, the method comprises: measuring, using a wearable computing device that includes a processor and a sensor, information indicating motion of the wearable computing device during a current time period; identifying one or more parameters associated with a determination of a likelihood that one or more measurements from the sensor configured within the wearable computing device is of sufficient quality for calculating a physiological metric using the one or more measurements from the sensor, wherein the one or more parameters include contextual parameters associated with the wearable computing device; determining the likelihood that the measurement from the sensor associated with the user device is of sufficient quality at a second time period for calculating the physiological metric using the measurement from the sensor based on the identified one or more parameters and based on the information indicating the motion of the user device during the current time period; in response to determining that the likelihood exceeds a predetermined threshold, activating the processor and the sensor and collecting a measurement from the sensor at the second time period; and updating the identified one or more parameters based on the motion of the user device during the current time period and based on the measurement from the sensor at the second time period. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196205 | BIOPOTENTIAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A biopotential measurement device includes: a branching section that branches a biopotential into plural analog potentials; a first conversion section that converts one of the analog potentials branched by the branching section into a digital potential on the basis of a designated first conversion condition; and a second conversion section that converts the other of the analog potentials branched by the branching section into a digital potential on the basis of a second conversion condition. The amount of data obtained after a conversion with the second conversion condition is smaller than the amount of data obtained after a conversion with the first conversion condition. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196206 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPSIS RISK EVALUATION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to a method for identifying a risk of sepsis in a body of a patient. The method includes measuring lactate concentrations associated with the body over one or more time periods. The method further includes identifying the risk of sepsis based on the lactate concentrations. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196207 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ASSOCIATING DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES WITH A PATIENT MODEL - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for associating dielectric properties with a patient model. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196208 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL SENSING AND COMPENSATION SYSTEM - A physiological signal sensing and compensation system is provided, for contacting an object to be measured and sensing a physiological signal. The physiological signal sensing and compensation system includes a physiological signal sensing module, a compensation module, and a computing unit. The physiological signal sensing module provides an initial sensing signal. The compensation module includes a collecting mechanism for collecting a physiological liquid of the object to be measured. The compensation module provides a compensation signal according to the physiological liquid collected by the collection mechanism. The computing unit is electrically connected to the physiological signal sensing module and the compensation module, and calculates and provides a compensated sensing signal based on the initial sensing signal and the compensation signal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196209 | VOICE CONTROLLED ASSISTANCE FOR MONITORING ADVERSE EVENTS OF A USER AND/OR COORDINATING EMERGENCY ACTIONS SUCH AS CAREGIVER COMMUNICATION - A user, such as an elderly person, may be assisted by an assistance device in his or her caregiving environment that operates in conjunction with one or more server computers. The assistance device may execute a schedule of assistance actions where each assistance action is associated with a time and is executed at that time to assist the user. An assistance action may present an input request to a user, process a voice input of the user, and analyze the voice input to determine that the voice input corresponds to a negative response event, a positive response event, or a non-response event. Based on the categorization of one or more voice inputs as negative response events, positive response events, or non-response events, it may be determined to notify a caregiver of the user, for example where the user has not responded to a number of assistance actions. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196210 | Multi-Directional X-Ray Imaging System - An imaging system and methods including a gantry defining a bore and an imaging axis extending through the bore, and at least one support member that supports the gantry such that the imaging axis has a generally vertical orientation, where the gantry is displaceable with respect to the at least one support member in a generally vertical direction. The imaging system may be configured to obtain a vertical imaging scan (e.g., a helical x-ray CT scan), of a patient in a weight-bearing position. The gantry may be rotatable between a first position, in which the gantry is supported such that the imaging axis has a generally vertical orientation, and a second position, such that the imaging axis has a generally horizontal orientation. The gantry may be displaceable in a horizontal direction and the system may perform a horizontal scan of a patient or object positioned within the bore. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196211 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE IMAGE RESOLUTION AND SENSITIVITY OF WHOLE-BODY POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) IMAGING - A positron emission tomography (PET) technique that can enhance the image resolution and system sensitivity of a clinical PET/CT scanner for imaging a whole body or a target region of a subject is provided. The system includes a detector array and a detector panel. The detector array includes an array of gamma ray detectors defining a field of view of a scanner and configured to detect at least one coincidence event. The detector panel includes an array of gamma ray detectors having a higher intrinsic spatial resolution than the detector array and positioned in closer proximity to a patient table than the detector array. The detector panel is positioned outside the field of view defined by the detector array during at least a portion of scanning by the PET system. The detector panel is configured to detect at least one coincidence event in cooperation with the detector array. The control unit is configured to control the detector array, the detector panel, and the patient bed to operate in cooperation with each other. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMISSION GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY - An apparatus comprising a radiation source, coincident positron emission detectors configured to detect coincident positron annihilation emissions originating within a coordinate system, and a controller coupled to the radiation source and the coincident positron emission detectors, the controller configured to identify coincident positron annihilation emission paths intersecting one or more volumes in the coordinate system and align the radiation source along an identified coincident positron annihilation emission path. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196213 | DENTAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DENTAL IMAGING SYSTEM, DENTAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In an image processing device ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210196214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY VISUALIZING ROOT CANAL CURVATURE OF TOOTH - Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for 3D visualization of the root canal curvature of a tooth. The method includes (a) displaying a CT image of one or more teeth on the basis of CT image data, (b) three-dimensionally rendering at least a portion of the root canal of a target tooth when a dental practitioner selects the target tooth from the CT image, and (c) visualizing a curvature in a region of the root canal that is three-dimensionally rendered using a visual factor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196215 | MULTI-MOTION COMPENSATION FOR HIGH-QUALITY CONE-BEAM CT OF THE HEAD - The present invention is directed to a method of multi-motion compensation for high-quality cone-beam CT of the head. A multi-stage approach is incorporated that includes a pre-conditioning stage in which an initial estimation of the motion trajectory is obtained with 3D-2D registration using the motion-contaminated CBCT and projection data. In the present invention, the motion-contaminated CBCT is used as a basis for 3D-2D registration in the pre-conditioning stage to capture large amplitude, rapid movements of the head and provide better initialization of the autofocus solution. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196216 | Cantilevered X-Ray CT System For Multi-Axis Imaging - A multi-axis imaging system comprising an imaging gantry with an imaging axis extending through a bore of the imaging gantry, a support column that supports the imaging gantry on one side of the gantry in a cantilevered manner, and a base that supports the imaging gantry and the support column. The imaging system including a first drive mechanism that translates the gantry in a vertical direction relative to the support column and the base, a second drive mechanism that rotates the gantry with respect to the support column between a first orientation where the imaging axis of the imaging gantry extends in a vertical direction parallel to the support column and a second orientation where the imaging axis of the gantry extends in a horizontal direction parallel with the base, and a third drive mechanism that translates the support column and the gantry in a horizontal direction along the base. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196217 | DYNAMIC 3-D ANATOMICAL MAPPING AND VISUALIZATION - A system and method for providing dynamic 3-D anatomical visualizations generates a 3D visualization of a patient's airway that may be dynamically transformed to characterize changes to the airway (e.g., as the patient breathes, when patient performs a Mueller's manoeuvre, and/or in response to mandibular repositioning). The 3D visualization is generated based on an integration of static 3D image data and acoustic reflection measurements of the airway determined and provided by an acoustic reflection measurement device. The movements or changes to the region of interest may be determined based on real-time dynamic readings taken by the acoustic reflection measurement device, and the 3D visualization may be transformed in real-time or near real-time stream based on the dynamic readings. The transformation of the 3D visualization provides an animated visualization of the airway. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING DEVICE - The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for controlling an imaging device. The system may include an imaging device, a voice processing device, and a terminal. The imaging device may be configured to image a subject. The voice processing device may be configured to receive a first voice signal from or transmit a second voice signal to the subject when the subject is positioned within the imaging device. The terminal may be configured to receive a third voice signal from or transmit a fourth voice signal to a user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196219 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOTION DETECTION IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY - Methods and systems are provided for medical imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method for a medical imaging system comprises acquiring emission data during a positron emission tomography (PET) scan of a patient, reconstructing a series of live PET images while acquiring the emission data, and tracking motion of the patient during the acquiring based on the series of live PET images. In this way, patient motion during the scan may be identified and compensated for via scan acquisition and/or data processing adjustments, thereby producing a diagnostic PET image with reduced motion artifacts and increased diagnostic quality. | 2021-07-01 |
20210196220 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide an analysis method capable of analyzing time-series images by a method simpler than ever. A computer program that is an application example of the present invention is a computer program for an image processing device including a storage unit that stores therein image data including time-series computed tomography (CT) images in a plurality of frames, of an organ of a subject captured after a contrast medium has been administered causes the image processing device to execute: a first step of determining a change-over-time of a CT value on the basis of image data including CT images in the plurality of frames; a second step of determining a predetermined slope that is a slope of the CT value with respect to a predetermined time on the basis of a change-over-time of the CT value determined in the first step; and a third step of approximating a change-over-time of the CT value with a predetermined function on the basis of the predetermined slope determined in the second step. | 2021-07-01 |