34th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220265084 | CONTINUOUS-FLOW ELECTROMAGNETIC-INDUCTION FLUID HEATER IN A BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - A continuous-flow electromagnetic-induction fluid heater in a beverage vending machine. The continuous-flow electromagnetic-induction fluid heater comprises a tubular body internally defining at least one channel and including at least one inlet opening and one outlet opening; a heating element; and an electric winding wound directly in contact around an external surface of the tubular body and which can be electrically powered to generate an electromagnetic induction field and heat, in this manner, the heating element by the effect of the electromagnetic induction field. The continuous-flow electromagnetic-induction fluid heater further comprises an upstream fluid baffle, which is housed within the channel in a position fluidically downstream of the inlet opening and fluidically upstream of the heating element, and is shaped so as to reduce the hydrodynamic drag on said fluid between the inlet opening and the heating element. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265085 | ELECTRIC HEATER, IN PARTICULAR FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FOR PREPARING HOT BEVERAGES - An electric heater ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220265086 | APPARATUS FOR COOKING BACON AND THE LIKE INSIDE MICROWAVE OVENS - The present invention is an apparatus for cooking bacon and the like inside microwave ovens. The apparatus includes a pan, a cover, and at least one support. The apparatus may also include a grease vessel. The apparatus may be placed in an open position and a closed position. In a non-limiting embodiment, the apparatus includes a pan, a cover or lid, and four supports. Preferably, the pan includes a snout and at least one handle. In another non-limiting embodiment, the apparatus includes a pan, a cover or lid, and two supports. Preferably, the pan includes a snout and at least one handle. During use, at least one of the supports is positioned and secured within the pan; the bacon and the like is positioned upon the supports; and the pan and cover or lid are positioned in a closed position with one another. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265087 | Slow Cooker Liner System with Integrated Dividers - A slow cooker liner system with integrated dividers is provided. The system includes an annular support that secures to an upper support opening edge of a slow cooker or similar cooking vessel. A stabilizing member divider extends across the opening of the slow cooker for additional stability. The system further includes a plurality of individual liners. Each individual liner has a closed lower end and an open upper end. The open upper end further includes a locking device. In operation, the user can removably secure liners to the annular support in a desired configuration. The liners can have different shapes and sizes, such that the user can divide the interior of the slow cooker into distinct cooking chambers. After cooking, the liners can be removed from the annular support via the locking device for disposal. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265088 | Food Heating Apparatus - A food heating apparatus includes a housing, a conveyor assembly, a first heating element, a second heating element, a control unit, and a power source. The housing comprises a base portion and a top portion. The base portion forms a first interior space in which the conveyor assembly is located. The top portion forms a second interior space in which the second heating element is located. The top portion further forms a tunnel. The tunnel comprises an entrance and an exit. The conveyor assembly comprises a belt, a motor, a driving pulley, and a driven pulley. The belt comprises an upper food-carrying run and a lower return run. The control unit comprises a control circuit that is configured to control a speed of the motor. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265089 | BARBECUE GRILL INTERFACE ADHESION-PREVENTION COVER - A grill interface cover configured to extend over at least a portion of the upper interior surface of a grill having a base perimeter and a lid perimeter where cold adhesion may occur. The interface cover is positioned between the lid and the base when the lid is closed. The interface cover may be configured for covering only those surfaces where the base perimeter otherwise contacts the lid perimeter. Alternatively, the insert cover may extend over those contact surfaces as well as the interior space between the lid and the base, such as the food support grate, for example. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265090 | HERB GRINDER - The present invention relates to a herb grinder. More particularly it is a compact-pocket size 3 piece or 4 piece grinder chassis including herb grinding compartment, spinning herb chamber floor compartment, nectar/crystal storage area and a rectangular side storage tray which is magnetically inserted into grinder chassis. The herb grinding compartment floor includes static cutting teeth, machined hole opening and central axle socket which runs perpendicular vertically down the center. This grinder further includes a lid and a hand crank embedded in it which when moved, moves all the connected components. The first compartment pulverizes the herbs into small chunks inside the herb grinding compartment, which then flows downward through the hole opening leading the herb to enter spinning chamber floor which then directs the herbs to longitudinal side storage tray. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265091 | FOAMING DEVICE - A device for producing fluid foam includes a container where the fluid can be accommodated, and includes a foaming tool rotatable in the inner volume of the container. The texture and the porosity of the fluid foam obtained are provided by shear energy coming from Couette Flow effect and depend on the dimension of the foaming tool with respect to the inner volume of the container, on the location of the foaming tool from the bottom of the container and on the rotation speed of the foaming tool. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265092 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO APPLIANCES - An appliance comprises a component having a user interface. The appliance is arranged to control a feature of the user interface in dependence on a change in the position (such as a locational or rotational position) of the component. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265093 | Roasting Tool - A portable roasting tool is configured to hold a quantity of sausages or other food items over a campfire or similar fire. The tool has a hollow tubular main handle with an extendible rod that slides out from it and has a meat holder, at its distal end. A swing-down articulated support leg pivots so it can clamp to the handle for travel or storage, and open down to ground to support the tool at its middle. A rotary bearing at allows the main handle and fork to be turned by hand to rotate the meat holder. The tool can be angled up or down to position the meat relative to the campfire or coals. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265094 | FOAM DISPENSERS HAVING TURBINE AIR/LIQUID DISPLACEMENT PUMP COMBINATION - Exemplary embodiments of energy efficient foam pumps and dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary foam dispenser included a housing, a reservoir for holding a foamable liquid, a motor, a motor shaft, and a turbine air pump. The turbine air pump is connected to the motor shaft. A cam is also attached to the motor shaft and is used for driving a liquid pump. Liquid from the liquid pump and air from the turbine air pump are mixed in a mixing chamber and dispensed through an outlet nozzle. The touch-free foam dispenser further includes a sensor for sensing an object, circuitry for receiving a signal from the sensor indicative of an object being present and circuitry for energizing the motor to dispense fluid in the form of a foam. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265095 | FACIAL CLEANSING INSTRUMENT - A facial cleansing instrument of the embodiments of the present disclosure includes a water outlet assembly and a micro-bubble generating assembly, the micro-bubble generating assembly is connected to the water outlet assembly; the micro-bubble generating assembly is configured to generate micro-bubble water when water flows through the micro-bubble generating assembly, and the water outlet assembly is configured to spray the micro-bubble water. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265096 | Personal Cleaning Device - The present invention relates generally to the field of personal cleaning devices having a housing with a front surface with at least one brush and a rear surface with at least one attachment feature for attachment to a surface such as a shower wall. The brush is powered by a motor which causes the brush to spin or move in different directions. The device may also have a soap dispenser that dispenses soap or other liquids which can be applied to the brush before use. The motor may further have a plurality of speeds and can be configured to run for a fixed period of time. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265097 | SEALABLE WET TISSUE CONTAINER - A wet tissue container includes a container body having an opening and a cover structure covering the opening of the container body. The cover structure has a base with a hole, and a lid plate having a plurality of petal members annularly arranged in a way that a mouth is formed among the petal members. The lid plate is coupled to the hole of the base in a way that the lid plate is rotatable relative to the base. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265099 | TOILET SEAT HINGE - The present disclosure provides a toilet seat hinge configured to couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl. The toilet seat hinge including a base configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the toilet bowl, a post defining a pivot axis about which the toilet seat can rotate, the post being slidable onto the base in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl to couple the post to the base, and a cap pivotally coupled to the post. The cap being pivotable about the pivot axis to secure the post on the base. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265100 | TOILET SCRUBBER - A toilet scrubber and toilet scrubber caddy are disclosed where the toilet scrubber is formed as a modified elliptical hoop and made from a soft durometer material. The toilet scrubber is bristle-less, and relies on a series of protruding pins and blades for cleaning. The unique shape of the bristle-less toilet scrubber reduces the tendency for splashing of toilet water. The toilet scrubber is retained by a toilet scrubber caddy when not in use, where the caddy has an insert to retain water that drips from the toilet scrubber after use. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265101 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TOILET MODULE - Disclosed is a toilet module having a toilet bowl and which also has a toilet bowl support mechanism. The toilet bowel support mechanism allows the toilet bowl to be moved to a position in which the person using the toilet to adopt more of a squatting posture when cleansing their bowels. The toilet bowl support mechanism can move the toilet bowl to and between a first position and a second position, the first position is characterised in that the front end of the toilet bowl is lower than the aft end of the toilet bowl, and the second position is characterised in that the front end of the toilet bowl is above the aft end of the toilet bowl. The first position makes it easier for folk with limited mobility to sit on the toilet, and the second position allows the seated person to adopt a squatting posture. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265102 | CLEANING UNIT HAVING AGITATOR - The present invention provides a cleaning unit, comprising: a columnar body part having a rotation guide opening formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; a shaft installed to reciprocate a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction thereof in a hollow formed in the body part; a drive part that protrudes from the shaft in the radial direction thereof; a brush part that has one side installed on the outer circumferential surface of the body part along the longitudinal direction thereof and rotates on the basis of the one side as a rotation axis; and a driven part that extends from the brush part toward the drive part, passes through the rotation guide opening, and is inserted into a rotation guide groove formed in the drive part. The rotation guide groove extends at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the shaft, and as the shaft reciprocates, the driven part is guided to rotate by means of the rotation guide groove, and the brush is rotated by means of the rotation of the driven part. The cleaning unit may include a robot cleaner or a cleaner operated by means of a user's operation. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265103 | DUSTPAN ACCESSORY TOOL FOR VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner, movable over a surface, includes a suction source, a suction port, and a dustpan attachment removably coupled to the suction port. The dustpan attachment includes a housing, a vacuum port, and a recess defined within the housing. The housing includes a top wall and a plurality of walls extending from the top wall to a bottom edge configured to contact the surface. The vacuum port extends through at least the top wall or one of the plurality of walls and is coupled to the suction port. When the bottom edge contacts the surface, the recess cooperates with the surface to form a suction channel having a suction inlet formed in a front of the housing and in communication with the vacuum port. The housing defines first and second ends. The bottom edge includes a sealing material that contacts the surface continuously between the first and second ends. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265104 | INTEGRATED CYCLONIC SEPARATOR IN A WET-DRY VACUUM - A wet-dry vacuum cleaner including a collecting bin and a power head removably coupled to the collecting bin. The power head includes a housing configured to support the power head on the collecting bin, an exhaust outlet, and a cyclonic separator positioned within the housing. The cyclonic separator includes a dirty air inlet, a chamber, and a clean air outlet. The power head further includes a suction motor assembly operable to create a working airflow path from the dirty air inlet to the exhaust outlet, and a filter disposed within a filter housing hanging downwardly from the suction motor assembly. The filter is positioned within the working airflow path adjacent the clean air outlet of the cyclonic separator. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265105 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing method in a server device includes obtaining first information obtained by at least one of one or more sensors installed in a space, detecting the breakage of an article present in the space based on the first information, estimating a situation where the breakage of the article occurred based on the first information, and outputting second information for causing a self-propelled device to perform a predetermine operation in the space according to the estimated situation. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265106 | MOVING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a moving robot including: a travel unit configured to move a body; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a surrounding image of the body; a sensor unit having one or more sensors configured to detect an obstacle while the body moves; a controller configured to: upon detection of an obstacle by the sensor unit, recognize an attribute of the obstacle based on an image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and control driving of the travel unit based on the attribute of the obstacle; and a sound output unit configured to: output preset sound when the recognized attribute of the obstacle indicates a movable obstacle. Accordingly, the moving robot improves stability, user convenience, driving efficiency, and cleaning efficiency. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265107 | VACUUM ACCESSORY TOOL WITH FLUID-POWERED LIGHT SOURCE - A vacuum accessory tool is provided. The vacuum accessory tool includes a body, a turbine, a generator, and a light source. The body defines a suction inlet, a fluid outlet, and a fluid flow path extending from the suction inlet to the fluid outlet. The turbine is rotatably mounted to the body in fluid communication with the fluid flow path to be rotated by fluid passing through the fluid flow path. The generator is coupled to the turbine such that rotation of the turbine rotates the shaft to generate power. The light source is electrically coupled to the generator and configured to receive the power generated by the generator to power the light source by the fluid passing through the fluid flow path. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265108 | STAND-ON FLOOR SCRUBBER - A stand-on floor scrubber is provided to clean floor surfaces and includes a housing, a scrubber head, and drive wheels. The scrubber head may be positioned against a floor to provide scrubbing action during a floor cleaning operation. The housing includes an upright forward housing section and an upright rear housing section that are spaced apart by an operator platform with each of the forward housing section and rear housing section containing operational components of the stand-on floor scrubber, such as batteries and fluid tanks. The operator platform is sloped between the forward and rear housing and provides adjustable support for an operator of the stand-on floor scrubber. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265109 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT CLEANER, ROBOT CLEANER AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This application provides a method for controlling a robot cleaner, a robot cleaner, and a storage medium. The method for controlling the robot cleaner includes the steps of: acquiring a weight of the water tank, comparing the weight of the water tank with a setting value to acquire a comparison result, determining a remaining usable time of the robot cleaner according to the comparison result, and controlling the robot cleaner according to the remaining usable time. Since the weight of the water tank is not easily interfered by other factors, the acquiring of weight has a high accuracy, thereby the remaining usable time determined according to the weight of the water tank has a high accuracy, and then the robot cleaner is controlled according to the remaining usable time with higher accuracy. The control accuracy of the robot cleaner thus can be improved. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SEMI-AUTONOMOUS CLEANING OF SURFACES - A system and method can be provided for detecting the status of one or more components and/or systems of, for example, a manual, semi-autonomous, or fully autonomous cleaning device or the like. Embodiments described herein relate to a system that provides semi-autonomous cleaning of surfaces by a semi-autonomous cleaning device. The system provides for improved reliable obstacle detection and avoidance, improved sensing, improved design, improved failure detection, advanced diagnostics and expandability capabilities. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265111 | CLEANING CONTROL METHOD FOR CLEANING ROBOT, BASE STATION AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The cleaning control method for a cleaning robot includes: the base station performs a round of cleaning on a cleaning component of the cleaning robot according to a set cleaning strategy; the base station detects a dirtiness of the sewage after cleaning after completing a round of cleaning, to obtain a detection result; and the base station performs a next round of cleaning control on the cleaning robot according to the detection result. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265112 | WATERPROOF CLEANING FABRIC FOR DAILY USE AND COMPOSITE PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR - A waterproof cleaning fabric for daily use includes a fabric layer, a middle layer and a waterproof layer. At least one fabric layer and at least one middle layer are provided, and the middle layer is disposed between the fabric layer and the waterproof layer; the middle layer is made of 100% reactive polyurethane hot melt adhesive which is in a solid state at room temperature, and the thermal resistance is greater than 140° C. According to the waterproof cleaning fabric for daily use and a composite production process therefor, a source generated by “waste gas” is fundamentally eradicated to achieve an entire composite production process that is waste gas-free, hot gas-free and noise-free. A high degree of environmental friendliness of said process is guaranteed, while the reduction of composite production costs is promoted, and the quality of the product is overall improved. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265113 | Mop with Interchangeable Head Mechanisms - A mop with interchangeable head mechanism is an apparatus that facilitates the use of multiple mop heads with a single handlebar. The apparatus includes a handle shaft, an adapter neck, a retention bracket, at least one interchangeable head assembly, a first attachment mechanism, and a second attachment mechanism. The handle shaft allows a user to easily maneuver the at least one interchangeable head assembly from a distance. The adapter neck connects the retention bracket and the at least one interchangeable head assembly with the handle shaft. The retention bracket connects the at least one interchangeable head assembly with the adapter neck. The at least one interchangeable head assembly serves as the mop head. The first attachment mechanism locks and unlocks the handle shaft with the adapter neck. The second attachment mechanism locks and unlocks the at least one interchangeable head assembly with the retention bracket. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265114 | HOLDER FOR A MOP COVER, MOP COVER AND CLEANING DEVICE | 2022-08-25 |
20220265115 | GRILL BRUSH - A grill brush includes a grill brush member that includes a material having a surface with properties to scrape residue off a grill and a cellular end member at either end of the grill brush member. The cellular end members include properties that absorb moisture and residue that are scraped off by the grill brush member. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265116 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING CHEMISTRIES IN A DOOR-TYPE DISHMACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a dishmachine that includes at least two tanks and methods of using the tanks to isolate, substantially isolate, or incrementally isolate different chemistries from each other during a cycle. The disclosed dishmachine design and method allows for the use of two different, and potentially incompatible, reactive, or offsetting chemistries to be used in the same dishmachine cycle. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265117 | Dynamic Fluid Heater And Washing Appliance - A heating system for heating a target fluid may include an intermediate liquid circulation path for holding an intermediate liquid and a target fluid flow path for conveying the target fluid, where the target fluid flow path and the circulation path are separate from one another but thermally communicate with one another via a heat exchanger. The intermediate liquid may be heated by a heater and circulated in the intermediate liquid circulation path by a pump. A ratio of the maximum heat output of the heater to the volume of the intermediate liquid circulation path may be at least about 5 Watts/cm | 2022-08-25 |
20220265118 | DOMESTIC DISHWASHER - A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity, a door fastened to the dishwasher cavity and including a panel box, and an operating module provided on the door for operation of the household dishwasher and including a sealing element for sealing the operating module with respect to the panel box. The operating module is pivotable about an axis of rotation from a dismounted state, in which an engagement section of the panel box is not in positive-locking engagement with the operating module into a mounted state, in which the engagement section is in positive-locking engagement with the operating module and the sealing element is pressed between the operating module and the panel box. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265119 | WHEEL SHELF FOR A DISH WASHING APPLIANCE - A shelf for an appliance such as a dish washing appliance. The shelf may include an intermediate wheel shelf. The intermediate wheel shelf may include a biasing member. The intermediate wheel shelf may be pivotable between one or more positions. The intermediate wheel shelf may form a substantially continuous wheel shelf configuration with one or more wheel shelves. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265120 | DEBRIS CAPTURING APPARATUS - A debris capturing device includes a glove including an open end, a plurality of finger extensions including finger slots, and a thumb extension including a thumb slot. An adhesive pad is coupled to the glove. A removable pad cover is disposed on the adhesive pad. The removable pad cover is configured to expose an adhesive surface of the adhesive pad when removed. The adhesive surface faces away from the glove. The adhesive pad is dimensioned, shaped and positioned with respect to the glove to fold a distal end of the adhesive pad to contact a proximal end of the adhesive pad. The glove is dimensioned, shaped and positioned with respect to the adhesive pad to be inverted upon removal of the glove from a user's hand. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL PUMP USING ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO DATA - According to an aspect, video data taken from an endoscopic imaging device can be used to automatically control a surgical pump for purposes of regulating fluid pressure in an internal area of a patient during an endoscopic procedure. Control of the pump can be based in part on one or more features extracted from video data received from an endoscopic imaging device. The features can be extracted from the video data using a combination of machine learning classifiers and other processes configured to determine the presence of various conditions within the images of the internal area of the patient. Using the one or more extracted features, the system can adjust the inflow and outflow settings of the surgical pump to regulate the fluid pressure of the internal area of the patient commensurate with the needs of the surgery and the patient at any given moment in time during the surgical procedure. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265122 | PACKAGED IMAGE SENSOR AND ENDOSCOPE - A packaged image sensor includes a first pipe and a second pipe, wherein the first pipe with a shorter length is initially encapsulated with an image sensor and a light-emitting element to define a relative position between the first pipe and the image sensor. The second pipe is connected to the first pipe and then is encapsulated in a second encapsulation process. The abovementioned packaged image sensor is easy to manufacture. An endoscope including the abovementioned packaged image sensor is also disclosed. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265123 | WIRELESS MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A wireless medical imaging system comprising a head unit is provided. The head unit comprises a head unit case, an integrated light source, an image sensor, a wireless transceiver, a central processing unit, and a user-input component. The head unit case has an external surface defining an external cavity, an internal surface defining an internal cavity, a first aperture, and a second aperture. The integrated light source, the image sensor, the wireless transceiver, and the central processing unit are disposed within the internal cavity. The integrated light source extends from within the internal cavity into the first aperture and is configured to transmit light from the head unit through the first aperture. The image sensor is configured to detect an image trans-nutted into the head unit through the second aperture. The external cavity is configured to receive an external battery. The user-input component is disposed on the external surface. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265124 | MEDICAL BORESCOPES AND RELATED TIP ASSEMBLIES - Medical borescopes, such as laparoscopes. In some embodiments, a medical borescope may comprise a handle and a tube extending from the handle, which tube may be configured to reduce electromagnetic interference within the tube. The borescope may further comprise a tip assembly positioned at a distal end of the tube, which may comprise an image sensor configured to take images through the distal end of the tube. The borescope may further comprise a dongle comprising an image processor configured to receive image data from the image sensor. The dongle may be removably coupleable with the medical borescope such that the dongle can be coupled with a plurality of distinct medical borescopes. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265125 | WIRELESS SWIVEL CAMERA LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT WITH A VIRTUAL MAPPING AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A lighted swivel laparoscopic imaging apparatus has a shaft having a proximal end opposite a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured for attachment to an actuator, wherein a longitudinal axis extends through the shaft, between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end is configured for insertion into patient anatomy and for attachment of one or more laparoscopic tools, wherein at least a first laparoscopic tool at the distal end pivots on a first gimbal apparatus that is actable, from the actuator at the proximal end of the shaft, to rotate the at least the first laparoscopic tool about the longitudinal axis of the shaft and, further, to rotate the at least the first laparoscopic tool about at least a second axis, orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The images from the laparoscopic instrument may be viewed in virtual format with a virtual overlay of where the instruments exist and are moving inside the body from an AR/XR headset or other 3D viewing device. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265126 | OVERTUBE AND MEDICAL DEVICE USING THIS OVERTUBE - An overtube that includes a body, a first duct for housing a first insertion tube of a first endoscope, where the first duct is arranged longitudinally within the body and opens at the distal end, a second duct for housing a second insertion tube of a second endoscope, where the second duct is arranged longitudinally within the body and opens at the distal end, a first orifice for introducing the first insertion tube into the first duct, a second orifice for introducing the second insertion tube into the second duct, a third orifice for introducing a lubricant into the first duct and into the second duct, and where the first duct and the second duct communicate with each other via a communication passage, and the passage opens at the third orifice. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265127 | BIOLOGICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - Biological navigation devices and methods are disclosed. The devices can be used as or to support colonoscopies or endoscopes. The devices can have longitudinally extensible cells that can be selectively inflated. The devices can have articulable links. The devices can be removably attached to elongated elements, such as colonoscopes or other endoscopes. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265128 | MULTIPLE PLANE X-RAY IMAGING CAPSULE - An imaging capsule, including a radiation source; a collimator that blocks the emission of radiation from the radiation source except through two or more output columns; a detector paired to each output column configured to detect particles resulting from X-ray fluorescence and/or Compton backscattering in response to the particles emitted by the output columns; wherein the collimator is configured to rotate around an X axis to scan a partial or full inner circumference of a user's colon with radiation emitted from each output column; and wherein at least two of the two or more output columns are tilted by a distinct angle relative to a Y axis that is perpendicular to the X axis, to scan distinct positions along the user's colon and form images of a slice of the colon in parallel planes. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265129 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes a processor. The processor has a plurality of observation modes including main observation modes and a sub-observation mode, performs main switching processing for switching the plurality of main observation modes in a predetermined order according to a first operation and performs sub-switching processing for performing switching between a specific main observation mode and the sub-observation mode according to a second operation different from the first operation, and controls a display aspect in each observation mode. An observation image displayed in the specific main observation mode and an observation image displayed in the sub-observation mode have the same base color tone. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265130 | IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE AND ENDOSCOPE - An image sensor package includes a first substrate, an image sensor, a second substrate, a light-emitting element, and a first encapsulant. The image sensor is disposed on and electrically connected with the first substrate. The second substrate is disposed on and electrically connected with the first substrate, wherein the second substrate includes an accommodating portion and the image sensor protrudes from the second substrate via the accommodating portion. The light-emitting element is disposed on the second substrate and close to the image sensor, and is electrically connected to the second substrate. The first encapsulant is filled in a space between the image sensor and the light-emitting element. The abovementioned image sensor package can achieve miniaturization and provide better illumination. An endoscope including the abovementioned image sensor package is also disclosed. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265131 | ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END STRUCTURE AND ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope distal end structure includes: an image sensor; a composite cable that is formed by bundling a plurality of signal cables; a substrate that includes a plurality of electrodes for connecting respective core wires of the plurality of signal cables; a cable fixing portion configured to hold the plurality of signal cables that are exposed from an end portion of the composite cable and the end portion of the composite cable; a sealing resin configured to protect connection portions between the core wires of the plurality of signal cables and the plurality of electrodes; and a shrinkable tube. The cable fixing portion includes a first fixing portion that is arranged on a surface of the substrate, and the first fixing portion includes grooves that are divided by wail portions, the grooves being configured to house the respective signal cables. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265132 | PACKAGED IMAGE SENSOR AND ENDOSCOPE - A packaged image sensor includes a substrate, an image sensor, a light-emitting element, and a first encapsulant. The substrate includes a through-hole. The image sensor and the light-emitting element are disposed on the substrate and are electrically connected to the substrate. The first encapsulant is filled between the image sensor and the light emitting element, and keeps the through-hole of the substrate opened. The through-hole of the substrate of the above-mentioned packaged image sensor can define a relative position between a pipe and the image sensor to facilitate the subsequent packaging process. An endoscope including the above-mentioned packaged image sensor is also disclosed. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265133 | SLOTTED IMAGING PROBE - An apparatus includes a slotted tube having a plurality of first slots and a plurality of second slots; an imager disposed in the slotted tube, the imager having a plurality of corners arranged in the plurality of first slots; and a plurality of light guides disposed in the plurality of second slots. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265134 | SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Surgical visualization systems and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for providing visualization during surgical procedures. Systems and methods herein can be used in a wide range of surgical procedures, including spinal surgeries such as minimally-invasive fusion or discectomy procedures. Systems and methods herein can include various features for enhancing end user experience, improving clinical outcomes, or reducing the invasiveness of a surgery. Exemplary features can include access port integration, hands-free operation, active and/or passive lens cleaning, adjustable camera depth, and many others. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265135 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus according to the embodiments includes a search unit, a correction unit, and a display control unit. The search unit is configured to search for filter information for correcting an aberration in complex OCT data of a subject's eye so that a quality of the complex OCT data becomes a predetermined level. The correction unit is configured to correct the aberration in the complex OCT data based on the filter information searched by the search unit. The display control unit is configured to display, on a display means, aberration information on a pupil surface of the subject's eye corresponding to the filter information searched by the search unit. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265136 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus according to the embodiments include a generator, an extractor, and a phase correction unit. The generator is configured to generate a phase difference profile by performing averaging processing in a depth direction on phase differences obtained by calculating for each depth position of A-lines between two adjacent B-frames of complex OCT data of a subject's eye. The extractor is configured to a phase drift from the phase difference profile generated by the generator. The phase correction unit is configured to correct a phase of first complex OCT data of any one of the two B-frames based on the phase drift extracted by the extractor. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265137 | Grading Corneal Fluorescein Staining - The technology described in this document can be embodied in systems and computer-implemented methods for determining a score representing an amount of staining of the cornea. The methods include obtaining a digital image of the cornea stained with a tracer material, receiving a selection of a portion of the image, and processing, by a processing device, the selection to exclude areas with one or more artifacts to define an evaluation area. For each of a plurality of pixels within the evaluation area, a plurality of Cartesian color components are determined and a hue value in a polar coordinate based color space is calculated from the components. An amount of staining of the cornea is then determined as a function of the hue value. The methods also include assigning a score to the evaluation area based on the amount of staining calculated for the plurality of pixels. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265138 | OPHTHALMIC FIXATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - A ophthalmic fixation apparatus includes a case housing with an interior area to hold a power source, the case housing further having a switch to activate a first fixation element and a second fixation element; one or more straps extending from the case housing; a first flexible conduit extending from the case housing and to facilitate direction of the first fixation element; and a second flexible conduit extending from the case housing and to facilitate direction of the second fixation element; the ophthalmic apparatus is for use during an eye exam to keep the patient's attention and maintain a still eye for examination. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265139 | Device and Method for Vision Rehabilitation - An apparatus and a method for vision rehabilitation are provided, wherein the apparatus includes a communication component, a visualization component and a processing component configured to receive, through the communication component, a plurality of data that define a visual field of at least one eye of a patient, generate a therapeutic image on the basis of the plurality of data, and visualized, through the visualization component, the therapeutic image, wherein the therapeutic image has geometric and/or chromatic features which, if perceived by the patient, stimulate a regeneration of tissues comprised in the visual apparatus of the patient. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265140 | MINIATURIZED MOBILE, LOW COST OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR HOME BASED OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS - Improved optical coherence tomography systems and methods to measure thickness of the retina are presented. The systems may be compact, handheld, provide in-home monitoring, allow the patient to measure himself or herself, and be robust enough to be dropped while still measuring the retina reliably. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265141 | Methods and Systems for Automatic Measurements of Optical Systems - Disclosed embodiments include means and methods of automatically measuring numerous characteristics of an optical system, such as an eye. Measured or displayed optical properties may include but are not limited to. spherical power, cylinder and axis for astigmatism. Higher order optical aberrations may also be measured. Disclosed embodiments may be used to measure refraction for creating corrective lenses for eyeglasses and contact lenses. Measurements of higher order aberrations of an eye may be used for measuring enhanced correction, accommodation state and range. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265142 | PORTABLE EYE TRACKING DEVICE - A portable eye tracker device is disclosed which includes a frame, at least one optics holding member, and a control unit. The frame may be adapted for wearing by a user. The at least one optics holding member may include at least one illuminator configured to selectively illuminate at least a portion of at least one eye of the user, and at least one image sensor configured to capture image data representing images of at least a portion of at least one eye of the user. The control unit may be configured to control the at least one illuminator for the selective illumination of at least a portion of at least one eye of the user, receive the image data from the at least one image sensor, and calibrate at least one illuminator, at least one image sensor, or an algorithm of the control unit. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265143 | AMBULATORY MEDICAMENT PUMPS WITH SELECTIVE ALARM MUTING - Ambulatory medicament devices that provide therapy to a subject, such as blood glucose control, are disclosed. Disclosed systems and methods can implement one or more features that improve the user experience, by modifying delivery of therapy to a subject after determining that a possible occlusion exists in a medicament delivery system, monitoring the status of an ambulatory medical device and the health condition of a subject that receives therapy from the ambulatory medical device and annunciating alarm condition when necessary, selectively muting alarm annunciations while a Do Not Disturb mode is activated, implementing various power saving modes to save power, controlling operation of the device and medicament delivery based on the user gesture controls, and controlling medicament delivery based on a condition of the ambulatory medicament device. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265144 | DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES MEASURED IN A BODY - A system includes: an aortic pressure sensor configured to measure aortic blood pressure of an individual; a distal sensor configured to measure a parameter in a blood vessel; a receiver configured to receive both (i) a signal representing the measured aortic blood pressure value, and (ii) a signal representing the parameter, the receiver comprising a display configured to display data that is based on at least the measured aortic blood pressure value and the measured parameter; and a communication interface configured to (i) receive a signal representing the measured aortic blood pressure value from the aortic pressure sensor via a wired connection, (ii) provide a signal representing the measured aortic blood pressure value to a monitoring device via a wired connection, and (iii) send a signal representing the measured aortic blood pressure value to the receiver via a wireless connection. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265145 | MEDICAL IMAGING WITH FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURE TRACKING - A pre-event connectome of a subject brain is accessed, the pre-event connectome defining i) first functional nodes in the subject brain and ii) first edges that represent connections between the first functional nodes before the subject has undergone an event. A post-event connectome of the subject brain is accessed, the post-event connectome defining i) second functional nodes in the subject brain and ii) second edges that represent connections between the second functional nodes after the subject has undergone the event. A connectome-difference map data is generated that records the difference between the pre-event connectome and the post-event connectome. An action is taken based on the connectome-difference map data. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265146 | EVALUATION TEST APPARATUS - An evaluation test apparatus is configured to evaluate or test measurement precision of a biological information measurement device configured to measure biological information. The evaluation test apparatus includes: a function generator configured to generate a plurality of input waveform signals by a predetermined operation; an indenter configured to pressure a piezoelectric element of the biological information measurement device; a vibration driver selected from a motor and a solenoid and configured to vibrate the indenter; and a control board configured to control the vibration driver. The control board includes an adder configured to combine the plurality of input waveform signals generated by the function generator. The vibration driver vibrates the indenter based on a composite waveform signal combined by the adder. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265147 | Device for the Discrimination of Biological Tissues - The present invention relates to a device for the discrimination of biological tissues, such that it is capable of carrying out the discrimination of tissue under complicated operating conditions, for example due to the presence of contaminating elements given off by a cutting operation, due to the presence of moisture in the biological tissue, or due to the presence of a non-controlled atmosphere that interferes with the results of the readings. The invention allows building more complex devices, including cutting instruments, such that it is possible to carry out a surgical intervention in a safe manner by preventing cutting into tissues that are to be avoided during said cutting operation. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265148 | PHOTOACOUSTIC REMOTE SENSING (PARS) - A photoacoustic remote sensing system (PARS) for imaging a subsurface structure in a sample has an excitation beam configured to generate ultrasonic signals in the sample at an excitation location; an interrogation beam incident on the sample at the excitation location, a portion of the interrogation beam returning from the sample that is indicative of the generated ultrasonic signals; an optical system that focuses at least one of the excitation beam and the interrogation beam with a focal point that is below the surface of the sample; and a detector that detects the returning portion of the interrogation beam. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265149 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MULTIPLE BIO-SIGNALS USING IMAGE SENSOR, AD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus for measuring bio-signals is provided. According to an example embodiment, the apparatus for measuring bio-signals includes: a light source configured to emit light onto an object; an image sensor including: a pixel array configured to detect the light emitted by the light source and reacted by the object and a pixel binning unit configured to bin data of the light, detected by the pixel array, by using at least two different binning sizes; and a processor configured to acquire a plurality of bio-signals respectively based on data of the at least two different binning sizes, which are output from the image sensor. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265150 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a device, system and method for determining physiological information indicative of at least one vital sign of a subject. The device comprises a pulse signal computation unit ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220265151 | MAPPING SYMPATHETIC NERVE DISTRIBUTION FOR RENAL ABLATION AND CATHETERS FOR SAME - This invention provides methods for mapping and ablating renal nerves to treat disease caused by systemic renal nerve hyperactivity, e.g. hypertension, heart failure, renal failure and diabetes. Also provided are catheters for performing the mapping and ablating functions. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265152 | MICROCATHETER SENSOR DESIGN FOR MOUNTING SENSOR TO MINIMIZE INDUCED STRAIN - A catheter, such as a fractional flow reserve catheter, includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end optionally coupled to a handle or luer fitting and a distal end having a distal opening. A pressure sensing wire extends to the distal portion of the elongate shaft to be coupled to a pressure sensor mounted on the distal end for measuring a pressure of a fluid within lumen of vessel. The pressure sensor wire is disposed within a pocket formed adjacent to the pressure sensor thereby minimizing the profile of the catheter. Bending or flexing stress or strain experienced by a pressure sensor mounted to a fractional flow reserve catheter when tracking the catheter through the vasculature creates a distortion of the sensor resulting in an incorrect pressure reading or bend error. In order to isolate the sensor from bending or flexing stress and strain, the sensor is mounted so that the sensor is spaced apart from the elongate shaft of the catheter. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265153 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION GATHERING SYSTEM AND WEARABLE DEVICE - A biological information collection system is for collecting biological information of a user. The biological information collection system includes: a sensing device that is electrically connected to a member with which the user comes into contact and senses biological information of the user. A wearable device is placed in contact with a part of the user and stores the biological information sensed by the sensing device. A data server collects the biological information stored in the wearable device. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265154 | BODY STATE CLASSIFICATION - A system for determining reference signatures for use in assisting identification of a body state in a biological subject, the system including at least one processing device that obtains reference data for each of a plurality of reference individuals, the reference data including at least one reference impedance indicator obtained by performing at least one impedance measurement on the reference individual, a body state indication indicative of any body states associated with the reference individual and characteristic data indicative of one or more physical characteristics of the reference individual and analyses the reference data to establish one or more reference signatures, each reference signature being indicative of at least one reference impedance indicator associated with a respective body state for respective physical characteristics. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265155 | MULTI-USE ENDOSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED DEVICE-PATIENT MONITORING AND PATIENT-PROVIDER POSITIONING AND DISASSOCIATION SYSTEM - A system having a scope with a longitudinal length extending between a proximal end and a distal end includes a plurality of markers spaced along the longitudinal length. The system also includes a disassociation and positioning device that is configured to enhance unsedated transnasal endoscopic procedures by at least partially occluding the vision of a patient while enabling body cavity access, and optionally record and sense body functions such as temperature, heart rate and oxygenation of the blood stream. The system further includes a sensor integrated into the distraction device, wherein the sensor is configured to detect the markers on the longitudinal length of the scope. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265156 | FLUID ANALYSIS APPARATUS, FLUID ANALYSIS METHOD, AND FLUID ANALYSIS PROGRAM - A processor analyzes an image obtained by imaging a subject including a tubular structure in which a fluid flows, thereby deriving fluid information regarding flow of the fluid at each of pixel positions in the tubular structure. The processor sets a sampling interval for displaying the fluid information in accordance with a size of a region intersecting a center line of the tubular structure included in the image. The processor samples the fluid information at the set sampling interval and causes a display to display the fluid information. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265157 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS MONITORING - Described here are wireless monitoring devices, systems, and methods for estimating one or more physiological parameters of a patient. These devices and systems may measure or receive a signal waveform transmitted through one or more of fluid and a physiological structure of a patient. This measured signal waveform may be processed to generate waveform parameter data used to estimate a physiological parameter such as blood velocity, heart wall thickness, and the like. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265158 | Sphygmomanometer - An embodiment optical blood pressure monitor includes a laser Doppler blood flowmeter, which measures the blood flow velocity in a peripheral blood vessel, a photoplethysmography monitor, which measures the pulse waveform in a peripheral blood vessel, a heart rate monitor, which measures data relating to the pulsation of a heart, a characteristic point extraction portion, which extracts a characteristic point relating to the pulsation from the data relating to the pulsation of the heart, a first calculation portion, which determines the pulse wave velocity from the pulse waveform, and a second calculation portion, which determines the blood pressure based on the pulse wave velocity and the blood flow velocity. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265159 | Wearable Low Power Continuous Perinatal Monitor - A sensing device for sensing perinatal maternal uterine activity and fetal heart activity is provided. The sensing device includes a body with an electromechanical system and a housing, a passive acoustic system with a plurality of microphones and an acoustic waveguide, an attachment component, an accelerometer, a signal analysis system including a microcontroller unit, and a wireless transceiver. The signal analysis system is configured to process biopotential signals and acoustic signals detected by the passive acoustic system and to reduce motion artifacts from the signals using the accelerometer. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265160 | PATIENT CONTROLLED MEDICAL SYSTEM - A medical system ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220265161 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF INTRA-BODY ELECTRICAL READINGS TO ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - In some embodiments, a body cavity shape of a subject is reconstructed based on intrabody measurements of voltages by an intrabody probe (for example, a catheter probe) moving within a plurality of differently-oriented electromagnetic fields crossing the body cavity. In some embodiments, the method uses distances between electrodes as a spatially calibrated ruler. Positions of measurements made with the intrabody probe in different positions are optionally related by using spatial coherence of the measured electromagnetic fields as a constraint. Optionally, reconstruction is performed without using a detailed reference (image or simulation) describing the body cavity shape. Optionally, reconstruction uses further information to refine and/or constrain the reconstruction; for example: images, simulations, additional electromagnetic fields, and/or measurements characteristic of body cavity landmarks. Optionally, reconstruction accounts for time-dependent cavity shape changes, for example, phasic changes (e.g., heartbeat and/or respiration), and/or changes in states such as subject hydration, edema, and/or heart rate. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265162 | ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE BASED DETECTION OF TRANSLOCATION OF AN ELECTRODE LEAD WITHIN A COCHLEA - An illustrative insertion management system may be configured to monitor, during a lead insertion procedure in which an electrode lead having a plurality of electrodes is inserted into a cochlea of a recipient of a cochlear implant, impedance values for a subset of electrodes included in the plurality of electrodes, the subset of electrodes being less than a total number of the plurality of electrodes; detect, during the lead insertion procedure and based on the monitoring, an anomaly in the impedance values; and generate, during the lead insertion procedure and based on the anomaly, translocation log data indicating that a translocation event in which the electrode lead translocates from a first scala of the cochlea to a second scala of the cochlea is about to occur or has occurred during the lead insertion procedure. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265163 | BIOIMPEDANCE SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED POSITIONAL GUIDANCE - A bioimpedance system is used to obtain multi-bioimpedance measurements for guiding a clinical tool into a body. The system includes a medical instrument that is to be inserted into a body and a plurality of electrodes disposed on a surface of the medical instrument, embedded within the instrument, or both. Each electrode is configured to apply electrical current to the immediate surroundings in contact with the electrode in order to obtain multiple bioimpedance measurements. The bio-impedance measurements are used to guide the medical instrument during insertion and determine positioning and composition of the surrounding environment. The electrodes can also be used to direct application of electricity for cauterizing tissue. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265164 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CAPNOGRAPHY - At least one example embodiment is a method of generating a capnographic waveform, the method including: measuring carbon dioxide in exhaled gas flowing in a first flow path, the measuring creates a first set of values indicative of carbon dioxide; measuring, by the controller of the device, carbon dioxide in exhaled gas flowing in a second flow path distinct from the first flow path, the measuring creates a second set of values indicative of carbon dioxide; and creating, by the controller of the device, a capnographic waveform. Creating the capnographic waveform may including using the first set of values indicative of carbon dioxide, the second set of values indicative of carbon dioxide, and/or both the first and second sets of values of carbon dioxide. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265165 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR SCANNING SUBJECTS TO ASCERTAIN BODY MEASUREMENTS - Systems and methods for performing body scans to ascertain body measurements of a subject. A radar based scanner may be used to generate a three dimensional image of a subject as a point cloud map of electromagnetic radiation reflected from a target region. The point cloud may be mapped to a parametric model of a standard human shape. The mapping may be optimized by adjusting parameters of the parametric model. The resulting parameters of the optimized model may be used to indicate the body measurements of the scanned subject. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265166 | SENSING DEVICE - A sensing device including a sensor, a triggering mechanism is provided. The sensing device is attachable to a covering positioned in contact with a body such that the triggering mechanism extends between first and second segments of the body. Movement of at least one of the first and second segments activates the triggering mechanism to provide an input to the sensor, actuating the sensor to generate an output defining at least one measurement of the movement. The measurement may be one or more of rotation, translation, velocity, acceleration, and joint angle. An intermediate mechanism may be interposed between the triggering mechanism and the sensor. The sensing device may include a means to process or record measurements corresponding to movement. A system and method of measuring the movement is also provided. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265167 | SPORTS BRA SHOCK ABSORPTION EFFECT EVALUATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A sports bra shock absorption effect evaluation method includes: allowing a subject to wear a sports bra for an experimental test, adhering a total of 43 infrared reflective mark points on the body, and completing preparation; allowing the subject naturally to stand on a treadmill, and acquiring static coordinate data; starting the treadmill, acquiring dynamic coordinate data for 5 minutes in sports when a speed in sports reaches 6-12 km/h, and immediately asking a subjective perception of the subject after doing sports; converting the dynamic coordinate data into coordinate data in which a thoracic vertebra point is defined as an origin, and calculating a square root index S of displacement amplitude data in the left-right direction and the up-down direction; and numerically sorting the displacement amplitudes according to the square root index S, and corresponding to subjective perceptions one by one to obtain hierarchical definitions for an existing bra. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265168 | REAL-TIME LIMB MOTION TRACKING - Limb motion tracking using a single sensor can include capturing acceleration data. The acceleration data can be captured in real time by an IMU sensor of a wearable device worn on a limb of a user. Orientation data can be captured in real time by the IMU sensor concurrently with the acceleration data. Estimated positions of joints of the limb can be determined based on the acceleration data and the orientation data, the joints positions estimated using a machine learning model and relative to a coordinate system. Motion of the limb can be tracked based on the estimated positions determined at different times as the user moves the limb. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265169 | BLOOD ANALYSIS DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus are provided for non-invasive blood analysis. A blood analysis device ( | 2022-08-25 |
20220265170 | BLOOD COMPONENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, BLOOD COMPONENT MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND BLOOD COMPONENT MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can improve the measurement accuracy of the blood component concentration. A blood component measurement system emits light to a measurement site of a living body while the measurement site is compressed, and calculates a concentration of a predetermined blood component based on a pulse wave signal acquired based on light received from the measurement site. A blood component measurement system includes a processing unit that performs a process of analyzing the pulse wave signal and determining a pressure condition of the measurement site; and a calculation unit that calculates a concentration of the blood component using the pulse wave signal in a period in which the pressure condition is determined. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265171 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA-BASED QUANTIFICATION OF BLOOD BIOMARKERS - Provided are systems and methods for determination of a concentration of one or more blood biomarkers of a human subject. The method including: determining, using a first machine learning model trained with a hemoglobin concentration (HC) changes training set, bit values from a set of bitplanes in a captured image sequence that represent the HC changes of the subject, the set of bitplanes being those that are determined to approximately maximize a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), the HC changes training set including bit values from each bitplane of images captured from a set of subjects for which HC changes are known; determining, using a second machine learning model trained using a blood biomarkers training set, concentration of one or more blood biomarkers, the blood biomarkers training set including previously determined HC change signals from other subjects and one or more blood panels from those subjects as ground truth data. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265172 | ENCLOSED DESORPTION ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION PROBES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention generally relates to enclosed desorption electrospray ionization probes, systems, and methods. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a source of DESI-active spray, in which a distal portion of the source is enclosed within a transfer member such that the DESI-active spray is produced within the transfer member. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265173 | NANOPARTICLE SENSOR HAVING A NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANE SCAFFOLD - Nanoparticle-fibrous membrane composites are provided as tunable interfacial scaffolds for flexible chemical sensors and biosensors by assembling gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) in a fibrous membrane. The gold nanoparticles are functionalized with organic, polymeric and/or biological molecules. The fibrous membranes may include different filter papers, with one example featuring a multilayered fibrous membrane consisting of a cellulose nanofiber (CN) top layer, an electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous midlayer (or alternate material), and a non-woven polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibrous support layer, with the nanoparticles provided on the fibrous membranes through interparticle molecular/polymeric linkages and nanoparticle-nanofibrous interactions. Molecular linkers may be employed to tune hydrogen bonding and electrostatic and/or hydrophobic/hydrophilic interactions to provide sensor specificity to gases or liquids. The sensors act as chemiresistor-type sensors. A preferred implementation is a sweat sensor. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265174 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Calibrating an Optical Measurement Device - An illustrative optical measurement device includes a light source configured to emit light pulses directed at a target of a user. The optical measurement device further includes a detector configured to detect arrival times for photons of the light pulses after the photons are scattered by the target. The optical measurement device further includes a processing unit configured to determine, while the optical measurement device is being worn by the user, an instrument response function (IRF) associated with the optical measurement device. The processing unit is further configured to generate, based on the arrival times of the photons at the detector, histogram data associated with the target. The processing unit is further configured to determine, based on the IRF and the histogram data, a property of the target. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265175 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PREDICTING AND DETECTING POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS - A monitoring device includes an input port attachable for fluid communication with a catheter, the catheter for insertion in a body of a user, for receiving fluid from the body of the user, an output port, generally parallel to the input port, in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir, a fluid channel defining fluid communication between the input port and the output port, and a biosensor for continuously measuring bio-signal data of the fluid in the fluid channel, the biosensor including an electrode pair. The biosensor is in communication with a computing device for determining a condition of the user based at least in part on the bio-signal data. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265176 | A NOVEL, ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP DEVICE FOR ASSESSING TRANS-EPITHELIAL TRANSPORT, AND USES THEREOF - Embodiments of the invention relate to devices and methods for measuring a fluidic flux and a fluidic pressure through a tissue layer. Related devices include: a first micro-patterned layer; a second micro-patterned layer attached to the first micro-patterned layer; a porous membrane disposed between the first micro-patterned layer and the second micro-patterned layer, where the second micro-patterned layer and the porous membrane together define an upper channel across an upper surface of the tissue layer while in use; where the first micro-patterned layer and the porous membrane together define a lower channel across a lower surface of the tissue layer while in use; and a pressure monitor arranged in operative communication with the upper and lower channels. The pressure monitor is configured to measure a fluidic pressure in the upper channel and a fluidic pressure in the lower channel. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265177 | GLUCOSE LEVEL MANAGEMENT BASED ON PROTEIN CONTENT OF MEALS - Techniques for glucose level management are disclosed. In some examples, the techniques may involve obtaining an estimated protein value for a meal and determining an equivalent carbohydrate value for the meal based on the estimated protein value. In some examples, the techniques may involve obtaining an estimated fat value for a meal and determining, based on the estimated fat value, a glucose absorption rate resulting from consumption of the meal. In some examples, the equivalent carbohydrate value and/or the glucose absorption rate may be used to determine an amount of insulin to deliver to a patient to counteract a glucose level increase caused by consumption of the meal. The techniques may further involve generating an output indicative of the amount of insulin to deliver to the patient to counteract the glucose level increase caused by consumption of the meal. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265178 | SMART WATCH - Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring a user by calibrating one or more noninvasive sensors to track a user glucose level at one or more user physical activity conditions; generating a calibration based on the one or more user conditions; and in real time detecting a current user condition and applying the calibration to accurately estimate the user glucose or insulin level. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265179 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING, INTERPRETING, AND ACTING ON CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DATA - Methods and devices include automated coaching for management of glucose states by receiving a user's glucose levels using a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device, determining a time in range (TIR) value, determining a TIR state, receiving a glucose variability (GV) value, determining a GV state, determining a starting state based on the TIR state and the GV state, determining that the starting state corresponds to a non-ideal state, generating an optimized pathway to reach an ideal state based on one or more account vectors such as addressing self-management behavior including food, activity, and medication use. The optimized pathway may further be based on computer detection and classification of significant events of interest over time. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265180 | POTENTIOMETRIC WEARABLE SWEAT SENSOR - A potentiometric sensor that includes a housing and working electrode is provided. The housing includes a reference electrode, a first hydrogel that contains a reference solution, and a salt bridge. The sensor is wearable and can be used for continuous on-body sweat measurements. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265181 | TRANSCUTANEOUS SENSOR WITH DUAL ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF DETECTING AND COMPENSATING FOR WITHDRAWAL OF A TRANSCUTANEOUS SENSOR FROM A PATIENT - A transcutaneous sensor configured to measure one or more physiological conditions of a patient. The transcutaneous sensor includes a substrate and first and second working electrodes on the substrate. The first working electrode includes a first active sensing area and the second working electrode includes a second active sensing area. The first active sensing area of the first working electrode is longitudinally offset along the substrate from the second active sensing area of the second working electrode. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265182 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR PREVENTING LANCET OSCILLATION IN A LANCING DEVICE - A lancing device including a latch that pivots between a non-blocking position allowing a lancet carrier and a lancet to advance and retract through a first forward and reverse lancing stroke and a blocking position preventing further/excess/secondary oscillation of the lancet carrier and lancet. The pivotal latch can pivot about an axis perpendicular (e.g., for an L-shaped latch) or parallel/coaxial (e.g., for a sleeve latch) to the advancement and retraction motion of the lancet carrier and lancet. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265183 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL IMAGES - An image display apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to receive medical image data including a representation of at least one eye of a subject, process the medical image data to determine an eye gaze direction for the at least one eye of the subject, and select a display mode for displaying the medical image data in dependence on the determined eye gaze direction. | 2022-08-25 |
20220265184 | AUTOMATIC DEPRESSION DETECTION METHOD BASED ON AUDIO-VIDEO - Disclosed is an automatic depression detection method using audio-video, including: acquiring original data containing two modalities of long-term audio file and long-term video file from an audio-video file; dividing the long-term audio file into several audio segments, and meanwhile dividing the long-term video file into a plurality of video segments; inputting each audio segment/each video segment into an audio feature extraction network/a video feature extraction network to obtain in-depth audio features/in-depth video features; calculating the in-depth audio features and the in-depth video features by using multi-head attention mechanism so as to obtain attention audio features and attention video features; aggregating the attention audio features and the attention video features into audio-video features; and inputting the audio-video features into a decision network to predict a depression level of an individual in the audio-video file. | 2022-08-25 |