40th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170281012 | OPPORTUNISTIC MEASUREMENTS AND PROCESSING OF USER'S CONTEXT - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an apparatus for opportunistic measurements and processing of a user's context. In one instance, the apparatus may include a processing block, a first sensor having first and second electrodes disposed on a work surface of the apparatus, to provide first readings of a user's physiological context in response to a contact between the electrodes and respective hands of a user, and a second sensor coupled with the processing block and having a sensitive surface embedded in one of the first or second electrode. The second sensor may provide second readings of the user's physiological context and a wake-up signal to the processing block in response to proximity of one of the hands to the sensitive surface. The processing block may facilitate process the user's physiological context in response to a receipt of the wake-up signal. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281013 | COMPRESSIVE SENSING SPARSE SAMPLING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM (PPG) MEASUREMENT - A photoplethysmogram (PPG) measurement includes the use of compressive sensing based on samples generated in accordance with a fixed pattern. A pulse oximeter circuit can drive an LED according to the fixed pattern to create a compressive sensing sample matrix of sparse measurements. The fixed pattern can be a binary progression. The PPG signal reconstruction can include zero padding the sample matrix. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281014 | Biosignal acquisition device and system, method for acquisition of biosignals - Disclosed is a biosignal acquisition device for the acquisition, in particular the concurrent or simultaneous acquisition, of optical and electrical biosignals. The optical and electrical biosignals are both received by an analog front end device for biosignals, with an opto-electric converter for converting the optical biosignals into electrical signals. Also disclosed are a system of a plurality of biosignal acquisition devices and a biosignal acquisition method. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281015 | MEDICAL RADAR SYSTEM FOR GUIDING CARDIAC RESUSCITATION - Medical radar devices, including ultra-wideband (UWB) devices, for use in assisting and/or guiding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by indicating one or more of: compression depth, compression frequency, and a return to spontaneous circulation. The devices and methods described herein may use reflected energy applied to a patient's chest to determine cardiac motion and/or chest compression and provide feedback to the person applying the CPR. In some variations the device is incorporated as a part of another resuscitation device, such as a defibrillator or automatic compression device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281016 | RESCUE SCENE VIDEO TRANSMISSION - A defibrillator or monitoring system may comprise a defibrillator, at least one video camera configured to acquire a video of a subject being treated by the defibrillator, a data collection unit configured to collect data associated with the subject, a communications unit configured to establish a communication channel between the defibrillator system and an emergency response center; and a processing unit configured to cause transmission to the emergency response center of at least one of the video of the subject and the data associated with the subject. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281017 | MONITORING A CONDITION OF A SUBJECT - Apparatus for monitoring a clinical condition of a subject is described. At least one motion sensor detects motion of the subject and generates a sensed motion signal responsive to the sensed motion. A signal analyzer is adapted to determine a heartbeat-related signal from the sensed motion signal, to determine a first breathing-rate-related signal from the heartbeat-related signal, and to determine a second breathing-rate-related signal directly from the sensed motion signal. The signal analyzer determines the validity of the heartbeat-related signal by comparing the first breathing-rate-related signal with the second breathing-rate-related signal. Other applications are also described. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281018 | DETERMINING ARTERIAL WALL PROPERTY WITH BLOOD FLOW MODEL - An estimation of arterial wall properties is provided. A method for determining a wall property of an artery such as an aorta includes acquiring patient data and extracting physical data from the patient data. The physical data is applied to a blood flow model of the aorta to obtain an individual blood flow model. The wall property of the artery is directly or indirectly determined from the individual blood flow model. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281019 | DIAGNOSING DISORDERS OF MICROVASCULAR TONE REGULATION MECHANISMS - The invention relates to registering changes in vascular tone during and after a functional load, and processing data using spectral analysis methods within the frequency ranges of endothelial (0.0095-0.02 Hz), neurogenic (0.02-0.05 Hz), and myogenic (0.05-0.14 Hz) regulation mechanisms. Furthermore, the temperature of an area of a patient's skin is continuously registered. During the first 1-2 minutes, the temperature of the examined skin surface is increased to 38-42° C., and the heating power is fixed. Temperature fluctuations are registered over the course of 10 minutes The heater is shut-off. Over the course of 10 minutes following the shut-off and a decrease in temperature to 30-32° C., temperature fluctuations continue to be registered, and the obtained values are compared, with coefficients being calculated for the relative change in the amplitudes of the temperature fluctuations, which are then used for determining the existence of a disorder in a vascular tone regulation mechanism. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281020 | Rapid Detection of Bleeding Following Injury - Novel tools and techniques are provided for assessing, predicting and/or estimating a probability that a patient is bleeding, in some cases, noninvasively. In various embodiments, tools and techniques are provided for implementing rapid detection of bleeding of the patient or implementing assessment, prediction, or estimation of a probability of bleeding of the patient following injury, in some instances, in real-time before, during, and after fluid resuscitation. According to some embodiments, one or more sensors might monitor physiological data of the patient before, during, and after resuscitation following injury. A computer system might receive and analyze the physiological data, and might estimate a probability that the patient is bleeding, based at least in part on the analyzed physiological data. An indication of at least one of an assessment, prediction, or estimate of a probability that the patient is bleeding may then be displayed on a display device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281021 | HEARTBEAT DETECTION METHOD AND HEARTBEAT DETECTION DEVICE - A heartbeat detection device includes a difference value calculation unit ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170281022 | DETECTION DEVICE, FIRST DETECTION SYSTEM, AND SECOND DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection device is a detection device for estimating the occurrence of an allergic reaction, and includes a detection section which noninvasively acquires information of an internal skin or a skin surface as detection data for estimating the allergic reaction. The detection section includes a skin temperature detection section which detects a skin temperature, and at least one detection section which acquires the detection data other than the skin temperature. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281023 | Non-Invasive Blood Flow Measurement - A system for determining blood flow to and from the brain of a patient includes a plurality of magnetic elements configured to be positioned adjacent to the neck of the patient and apply at least one magnetic field to the neck of the patient. The system includes a plurality of electrodes configured to be in electrical contact with the neck of the patient, the electrodes configured to detect a voltage induced across the neck of the patient responsive to the applied magnetic field and blood flow through the neck of the patient. The system includes a support component for holding the plurality of magnetic elements and the plurality of electrodes at the neck of the patient. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281024 | WRIST WORN ACCELEROMETER FOR PULSE TRANSIT TIME (PTT) MEASUREMENTS OF BLOOD PRESSURE - Wrist-worn devices and related methods measure a pulse transit time non-invasively and calculate a blood pressure value using the pulse transit time. A wrist-worn device includes an accelerometer, a photo-plethysmogram (PPG) or a pulse pressure sensor, and a controller. The PPG or the pulse pressure sensor coupled to the wrist-worn device for detecting an arrival of a blood pressure pulse at the user's wrist. The controller is configured to process output signals from the accelerometer to detect when the blood pressure pulse is propagated from the left ventricle of the user's heart, process a signal from the PPG or the pulse pressure sensor to detect when the blood pressure pulse arrives at the wrist, calculate a pulse transit time (PTT) for propagation of the blood pressure pulse from the left ventricle to the wrist, and generate one or more blood pressure values for the user based on the PTT. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281025 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS COMPRISING A MULTI-SENSOR CATHETER FOR RIGHT HEART AND PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETERIZATION - A system and apparatus comprising a multi-sensor catheter for right heart and pulmonary artery catheterization is disclosed. The multi-sensor catheter comprises multi-lumen catheter tubing into which at least three optical pressure sensors, and their respective optical fibers, are inserted. The three optical pressure sensors are arranged within a distal end portion of the catheter, spaced apart lengthwise within the distal end portion for measuring pressure concurrently at each sensor location. The sensor locations are configured for placement of at least one sensor in each of the right atrium, the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, for concurrent measurement of pressure at each sensor location. The sensor arrangement may further comprise an optical thermo-dilution sensor, and another lumen is provided for fluid injection for thermo-dilution measurements. The catheter may comprise an inflatable balloon tip and a guidewire lumen, and preferably has an outside diameter of 6 French or less. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281026 | BIOMETRIC SENSOR FOR DETERMINING HEART RATE USING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPH - A wearable computing device includes a display device for displaying augmented reality (AR) images and a biometric sensor for obtaining a heartrate of a user wearing the wearable computing device. The biometric sensor includes a photosensor that emits a light into the surface of a body part of the user. Using photoplethysmography, the photosensor measures voltages from the light reflected from or transmitted through the user's body part at a sampling rate of at least 100 Hz. The measured voltages are then filtered and normalized. Slopes for the resulting set of voltages are then determined on a sliding window basis of approximately 90 milliseconds (ms). Interpulse intervals are then determined for consecutive local minima within each set of sliding windows. The biometric sensor then computes a real-time heartrate for the user from the interpulse intervals, which may then be displayed on the display device of the wearable computing device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281027 | Optical Arrangement For Power-Efficient, Low Noise Photoplethysmographic Sensor Module - According to one embodiment, a power-efficient, low noise photoplethysmographic (PPG) sensor module is provided herein comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED) and at least one photodetector. The LED is generally configured for emitting light, and is positioned on the PPG sensor module for transmitting the emitted light into biological tissue. The photodetector is generally configured for detecting a portion of the light that is transmitted by the LED into the biological tissue and reflected back to the photodetector. The photodetector is an elongated photodetector having a longer dimension that is at least 1.5 times larger than a shorter dimension of the elongated photodetector. By positioning the elongated photodetector on the PPG sensor module, such that the longer dimension is facing towards the first LED, the elongated photodetector is configured to collect substantially more of the reflected light, thereby increasing the signal-to-noise ratio of the detected signal. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281028 | PULSE WAVE SENSOR UNIT - A pulse wave sensor unit includes a pressure sensor, and an adhesive tape to attach the pressure sensor to a measurement portion to be measured. The pressure sensor includes a diaphragm part, and an annular support part which supports the diaphragm part and has an aperture for allowing the diaphragm part to face the measurement portion, and a closed space is able to be formed between the diaphragm part and the measurement portion by attaching the pressure sensor to the measurement portion using the adhesive tape. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281029 | Integrated System for Intravascular Placement of a Catheter - A catheter placement system for positioning a catheter in a vasculature of a patient using at least two different modalities. The catheter placement system includes a console with a display, a stylet removably positionable within a lumen of the catheter, a tip location sensor, and an external electrode. The stylet may include an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor assembly for detecting ECG signals of a node of a heart of the patient, and a first connector in communication with the ECG sensor assembly. The tip location sensor may be configured to detect the stylet when the catheter is disposed within the vasculature of the patient, and to communicate information of the stylet to the console. The console may be configured to receive at least one aspect of the ECG signal detected by the ECG sensor assembly indicative of proximity of the ECG sensor assembly to the node. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281030 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING MENTAL DISORDERS USING NEUROMETRICS - Described are novel methods for the diagnosis of specific mental disorders using neurometrics. EEG parameters are compared to thresholds to determine if a person is suffering from autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, depression, or schizophrenia. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281031 | MAPPING OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - Electroanatomic mapping is carried out by inserting a multi-electrode probe into a heart of a living subject, recording electrograms from the electrodes concurrently at respective locations in the heart, delimiting respective activation time intervals in the electrograms, generating a map of electrical propagation waves from the activation time intervals, maximizing coherence of the waves by adjusting local activation times within the activation time intervals of the electrograms, and reporting the adjusted local activation times. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281032 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DISCRIMINATE RHYTHM PATTERNS IN CARDIAC ACTIVITY - Methods and systems are provided for discriminating rhythm patterns in cardiac activity. The method and system obtain cardiac activity data for multiple cardiac beats over a predetermined period of time. Multi-beat segments within the cardiac activity data exhibit different rhythm patterns of interest including fast and slow rhythm patterns. The method and system calculate a cardiac beats timing relation representative of intervals between the cardiac beats within a measurement window, wherein the measurement window is configured to overlap the corresponding multi-beat segment. The method and system designate the cardiac beats timing relation to have one of the rhythm patterns of interest based on a rate threshold, identifies when successive multi-beat segments exhibit rhythm patterns that transition between the fast and slow irregular rhythm patterns and records the irregular rhythm pattern transition in connection with the cardiac activity data. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281033 | ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA EPISODE DETECTION IN A CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device is configured to detect an atrial tachyarrhythmia episode. The device senses a cardiac signal, identifies R-waves in the cardiac signal attendant ventricular depolarizations and determines classification factors from the R-waves identified over a predetermined time period. The device classifies the predetermined time period as one of unclassified, atrial tachyarrhythmia and non-atrial tachyarrhythmia by comparing the determined classification factors to classification criteria. A classification criterion is adjusted from a first classification criterion to a second classification criterion after at least one time period being classified as atrial tachyarrhythmia. An atrial tachyarrhythmia episode is detected by the device in response to at least one subsequent time period being classified as atrial tachyarrhythmia based on the adjusted classification criterion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281034 | ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA EPISODE DETECTION IN A CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device performs a method for detecting an atrial tachyarrhythmia by determining RR intervals between successive R-waves of a cardiac electrical signal and determining classification factors from the R-waves identified over a predetermined time period by determining at least a first classification factor correlated to variability of the RR intervals and a second classification factor indicating a presence of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia. The device classifies the cardiac electrical signal of the predetermined time period as unclassified, atrial tachyarrhythmia or non-atrial tachyarrhythmia by comparing the determined classification factors to classification criteria. The predetermined time period is classified as unclassified when the second classification factor indicates the presence of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281035 | SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING MENTAL DISORDERS USING NEUROMETRICS - Described are novel systems for the diagnosis of specific mental disorders using neurometrics. EEG parameters are compared to thresholds to determine if a person is suffering from autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, depression, or schizophrenia. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281036 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODE PLACEMENT AND TRACKING - An electrode carrier system includes one or more electrode assemblies having an electrode body. One or more tubular members extend from the electrode body and define a lumen terminating in a distal opening. The electrode assemblies carry a reservoir containing a conductive fluid or gel. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the lumens in the tubular members, and the electrode assemblies are typically supported on a backing which may optionally be configured as a headband. Systems are for tracking patient movement may be used in combination with the electrode carrier system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281037 | ACTIVE ELECTRODE HAVING A CLOSED-LOOP UNIT-GAIN AMPLIFIER WITH CHOPPER MODULATION - An active electrode has an electrode for sensing an electric potential and generating an input signal, and a shield placed near the electrode but being electric insulated from the electrode. An integrated amplifier ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170281038 | WIRELESS ECG ACQUISITION AND MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A wearable device that wirelessly automatically acquires and processes signals indicative of a condition of subject's health. The device is adapted to wirelessly transmit the processed signals and other information to a suitable analytic and/or storage device where the subject's condition can be analyzed and/or stored. The signals could be ECG signals and the condition could be the health of the subject's heart. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281039 | METHOD OF USING A SURGICAL TISSUE RETRACTOR - A method of performing an operation, e.g. a spinal operation, on a patient using a retractor comprising a pair of blade assemblies which are adapted to open about a set of axes that are not parallel to a third spatial axis, and further comprising a pair of arms, which are adapted to move the pair of blade assemblies apart from one another in the third spatial axis. In the method, the blade assemblies are closed to assume a low profile, inserted into a relatively small incision, and stretched apart from each other, thereby stretching the skin about the incision to form an aperture longer than the incision. The blade assemblies are then opened by rotating the blades about the set of axes, stretching the skin around the incision in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction (i.e. the direction of the incision.) | 2017-10-05 |
20170281040 | LEAD CABLE FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH SYSTEMS - An electrocardiogram system is provided. The system includes an array of sensors configured to generate electrical signals relating to cardiac activity. The system further includes a plurality of lead cables. Each lead cable includes a sensor terminal, an opposing sensor terminal, and an intermediate segment. The intermediate segment is interposed between the sensor terminal and the opposing sensor terminal. The array of sensors are electrically coupled to the sensor terminals. The intermediate segment is configured to carry the electrical signals from the sensor terminal to the opposing sensor terminal. The intermediate segment is enclosed by a non-conductive enclosure. The non-conductive enclosure having opposing linear surfaces and opposing lateral surfaces extending from the opposing linear surfaces. The opposing linear surfaces are parallel with respect to each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281041 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided a technique for DWI measurement, in which MPG application is performed in many directions, that enables detection of presence or absence of body motion during imaging without prolongation of imaging time. A plurality of image groups each comprising 6 or more diffusion-weighted images selected from a plurality of diffusion-weighted images are created so the groups differ from one anther in one or more diffusion-weighted images included in each of the groups. Value of a predetermined diffusion index representing a characteristic amount of diffusion-weighted image is calculated for each image group from the diffusion-weighted images included in each image group. Value of a predetermined body motion index relating to body motion information is calculated from the value of the diffusion index for each image group. Presence or absence of body motion is determined for each image group on the basis of the value of the body motion index. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281042 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY USING BALANCED STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION - Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for magnetic resonance thermometry. In one embodiment, a preliminary balanced steady state free precession (bSSFP) magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequence is applied to an area of interest of a subject. Based on bSSFP image phases, a relationship between frequency and image phase associated with the area of interest can be determined and a bSSFP magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequence applied for temperature change measurement during and/or after focused energy is applied to the subject. Based on image phase change associated with temperature change and using the determined relationship between frequency and image phase, a change in the resonance frequency associated with the target area due to the application of the focused energy can be determined, and the temperature change can be determined based on the determined change in the resonance frequency. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIOTHERAPY WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Systems and methods for delivery of radiotherapy in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging in which various conductors, shields and shims may be used to solve issues occurring when radiation therapy equipment is placed in the vicinity of an magnetic resonance imaging system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281044 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a terminal body having a metal case and defining an appearance of the mobile terminal; a display disposed on one surface of the terminal body; an antenna having a radiator provided on a functional area of the metal case, the antenna unit configured to execute wireless communication; a plurality of electrodes provided on one portion of the functional area and configured to generate current; and a controller configured to in response to a user grasping the mobile terminal such that the electrodes are in contact with the user, measure a body fat of the user based on voltages sensed by the electrodes, and display screen information on the display related to the determined body fat measurement. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281045 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes: a light source for emitting pulsed light; an endoscope device having an image sensor for capturing images of an inside of a subject in accordance with timing for generating the pulsed light; a processing device for controlling the light source and the endoscope device; first and second microphones configured to collect sound and connected to the processing device; a holding member for holding the first and second microphones at a location separated from the subject; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional relationships between the first microphone, the second microphone, and the subject. The processing device is configured to: extract a vibrational frequency of first sound emitted by the subject from the sound collected by the first and second microphones, based on the positional relationships; and control the light source to generate the pulsed light in accordance with the vibrational frequency of the first sound. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281046 | INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING METHOD - A supporting apparatus for supporting insertion of a flexible insertion member into a subject and removal of the insertion member includes a tangential direction acquisition unit, a moving direction acquisition unit and a determination unit. The tangential direction acquisition unit acquires a tangential direction at at least one point of a predetermined portion in a longitudinal direction of the insertion member, based on a shape of the insertion member. The moving direction acquisition unit acquires a moving direction of the point. The determination unit determines states of the insertion member and the subject, based on the tangential direction and the moving direction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281047 | INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING METHOD - A supporting apparatus for supporting insertion of a flexible insertion member is provided. In the supporting apparatus, an attention point acquisition unit specifies a first attention point specified by a shape of the insertion member. A first displacement acquisition unit acquires a first displacement, which is a positional change of the first attention point. A second displacement acquisition unit acquires a second displacement of a second attention point. A displacement information calculation unit compares the first displacement of the first attention point and the second displacement of the second attention point with each other and calculates displacement information. A determination unit determines state of the insertion member or the subject, based on the displacement information. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281048 | INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING METHOD - A supporting apparatus for supporting insertion of a flexible insertion member into a subject and removal of the insertion member includes a self-following property evaluation unit and a determination unit. The self-following property evaluation unit evaluates self-following property or lateral movement during insertion of the insertion member. The determination unit which determines a state of the insertion member or the subject, based on the self-following property or the lateral movement. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281049 | INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND INSERTION/REMOVAL SUPPORTING METHOD - A supporting apparatus for supporting insertion of a flexible insertion member into a subject and removal of the insertion member includes a position acquisition unit, an interrelation calculation unit and a determination unit. The position acquisition unit acquires information on displacements at at least two attention points located at positions that are different in the longitudinal direction of the insertion member. The interrelation calculation unit calculates a degree of interrelation of the displacements acquired at the at least two attention points. The determination unit determines a state of the insertion member or a state of a predetermined target portion of the subject, based on the degree of interrelation. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281050 | RESPIRATORY STATE ESTIMATING DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE, WEARABLE DEVICE, MEDIUM, RESPIRATORY STATE ESTIMATING METHOD AND RESPIRATORY STATE ESTIMATOR - Provided is a respiratory state estimating device including a pulse wave signal acquiring unit that acquires a pulse wave signal from a portion of a living subject, a pulse rate calculating unit that calculates a pulse rate of the living subject based on the pulse wave signal, and a respiratory state estimating unit that estimates a respiratory state of the living subject based on the pulse rate. Also, provided is a respiratory state estimating method including optically acquiring a pulse wave signal from a portion of a living subject, calculating a pulse rate of the living subject based on the pulse wave signal, estimating a respiratory state of the living subject from the pulse rate. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281051 | EXHALED GAS MEASUREMENT COMPENSATION DURING HIGH FLOW RESPIRATORY THERAPY - The present disclosure relates to determining a corrected exhaled gas measurement during high flow respiratory therapy. Measuring exhaled gas concentration during high flow respiratory therapy is difficult and inaccurate due to a phenomenon known as flushing. The high flows delivered to the patient flush the dead space in the conducting airways, which causes a dilution effect that results in underestimated or overestimated exhaled gas measurement depending on the gas composition delivered by the high flow system. This can lead to incorrect clinical measurements and diagnoses. Various algorithms are disclosed herein to account for the dilution effect caused by flushing, allowing for the method of measuring gas concentrations to still be used accurately for clinical measurements. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING VITAL CAPACITY - The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for testing vital capacity. The method comprises: measuring a static pressure P | 2017-10-05 |
20170281053 | METHOD OF FINGERPRINTING WITH USING CARBOGENIC NANOPARTICLE - The present invention relates to a powder composition, in particular a fingerprint powder composition for the visualisation of latent fingerprints. Such fingerprint powder compositions comprise carbogenic nanoparticles which, when mixed with a suitable diluent (including any existing or future fingerprint powders), exhibits excitation-dependent emission properties which enable the fingerprint powder compositions and imagable fingerprint impression patterns formed thereform to be imaged in a variety of different colours by simply varying the wavelength(s) of any excitation radiation. As certain backgrounds can render visualisation of fingerprint impression patterns very difficult, having the flexibility to judiciously tune the foreground colour of the fingerprint impression patterns is a significant advantage since it permits instantaneous improvements in visualisation without needing to resort to using a different fingerprint powder. The invention also relates inter alia to corresponding methods and specialised apparatus for fingerprinting. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281054 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRACKING PATIENT MOVEMENT - An ambulatory medical device is provided. The ambulatory medical device includes at least one sensor configured to acquire sensor data descriptive of patient motion and at least one processor coupled to the at least one sensor. The at least one processor is configured to detect the patient motion from the sensor data, and to classify the patient motion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281055 | GARMENT SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The disclosure provides a wireless biometric monitoring system that may be capable of acquiring, compiling, analyzing, and transmitting biometric data in near real time/real time. The system may utilize either the most up-to-date Bluetooth protocol (currently Bluetooth Smart) or a similar wireless protocol. The system may further integrate through this wireless protocol with peripheral devices to expand the measurement capacity of the system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281056 | FALL DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - Detection of a fall of a user wearing the device. A processor is configured to time sample and to input multiple values over time of: the acceleration vector, the angular velocity and the point-to-point distance. The processor is configured to determine over time the direction of gravity from the acceleration vector. The processor is configured to integrate over time the angular velocity to produce an orientation angle of the protection device relative to the direction of gravity. The processor, responsive to the point-to-point distance and the orientational angle, is configured to determine heights over time of the distance sensor from the ground. The processor is configured to indicate initiation of a potential fall event by a change in downward acceleration measured by the accelerometer or a rapid decrease in the determined heights of the distance sensor from the ground. The processor is configured, responsive to the point-to-point distance and the orientation angle, to determine at least one height before the initiation of the potential fall event and at least one height after the initiation of the potential fall event of the distance sensor from the ground. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281057 | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WORKOUT MONITOR - The present disclosure relates to devices and processes for monitoring attributes of a user's physical activity (e.g., workout) or inactivity, and to user interfaces (e.g., an activity indicator) for displaying the same. In some examples, a device determines whether physical activity corresponds to a first type based on a first set of criteria, and whether physical activity corresponds to a second type based on a second set of criteria. In some examples, the device controls an inactivity timer that measures user's inactivity. In some examples, the device displays a first visual representation of an attribute or amount of a first type of physical activity, and a second visual representation of an attribute or amount of a second type. In some examples, the device displays a third visual representation of an attribute or amount of a third type of activity. In some examples, the third visual representation corresponds to user's inactivity. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281058 | RESPIRATORY MONITORING APPARATUS, METHOD AND DEVICE - A respiratory monitoring apparatus comprises at least one motion sensor and a processing device. The at least one motion sensor senses an angular motion of a measured part capable of indicating a respiratory motion, and outputs an angular velocity vector of the measured part; the processing device, connected to the motion sensor, extracts a respiratory angular velocity from the angular velocity vector, and acquires a respiratory wave according to the respiratory angular velocity. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281059 | INTRINSIC RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - The present invention relates to systems and methods for the measurement of analytes such as glucose. Raman and reflectance spectroscopy are used to measure a volume, of material such as a blood sample or tissue within a subject and determine a concentration of a blood analyte based thereon. The present invention further relates to a calibration method, constrained regularization (CR), and demonstrates its use for analyzing spectra including, for example, the measurement glucose concentrations using transcutaneous Raman spectroscopy. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281060 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND SENSOR ELECTRONICS UNIT COMMUNICATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for communication among display devices and sensor electronics unit in an analyte monitoring system. The analyte monitoring system may include a sensor that is configured to perform measurements indicative of analyte levels. The sensor may be communicatively coupled to the sensor electronics unit. The sensor electronics unit may be configured to transmit data indicative of analyte levels to the display devices using one or more communication protocols. Furthermore, the sensor electronics unit may be configured to operate in multiple modes, and switch between the modes in response to commands received from the display devices. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281061 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTACT INFORMATION BETWEEN APPLICATIONS - A method and system for distributing contacting information between applications is provided. The system preferably uses an ENUM-type protocol and a middleware tool kit to associate telephone numbers to other identifying information, such as e-mail addresses or URLs for web sites. The system enables the associated contacting information to be shared across multiple applications that may be implemented on a computer or a mobile telephony device. Information is shared only after verification that a requester is authorized to receive the requested contacting information. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281062 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ANALYTE SENSING IN POTENTIAL SPACES - Use of the peritoneal space provides a more direct tracking of blood glucose, capturing faster glucose kinetics, avoiding membrane/encapsulation effects, having less lag time and lag time variability, and eliminating the effect of variations in skin temperature, cardiac output, and body position during sleep. A peritoneal sensor system may be implanted within the peritoneal space and may generally include a sensor/sampler portion, which is implanted in the peritoneal space, and a control portion/controller, which may be implanted elsewhere, such as subcutaneously, or may be external to the patient. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281063 | EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION DEVICE HAVING IT - An extracorporeal blood circulation management device having an oxygenator accurately determines oxygen consumption by the target person and oxygen delivery by the oxygenator. Oxygenation-related parameter values in the blood are determined at regular intervals. An in-body passing time (a cycle time for a particular volume of blood to pass from input sensors to output sensors) is determined. Parameter values separated by the in-body passing time are selected as comparison targets to evaluate oxygenation consumption of the target person. An oxygenator unit passing time is determined. Parameter values separated by the oxygenator unit passing time are selected as comparison targets to evaluate oxygenation delivery of the oxygenation unit. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF POST-SURGERY INFECTION - In-vivo systems and methods for the detection of early signs of post-surgery infection are described. The in-vivo systems include a drain system with a tube configured to drain fluids from a surgery site, at least one sensor unit for sensing the presence of at least one infection biomarker, a processor for processing a signal generated by the at least one sensor unit, a transmitter for transmitting the signal, and a notification system for receiving the signal, analyzing the signal by comparing it to a threshold, determining presence of infection, and generating an indication on the presence of infection. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281065 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING NITRIC OXIDE LEVELS USING A NON-INVASIVE, MULTI-BAND BIOSENSOR - A biosensor includes a PPG circuit that emits light directed at living tissue at a plurality of wavelengths. A first and second spectral response of light reflected from the tissue is obtained around a first wavelength and a second wavelength. Using absorption coefficients for substances at the plurality of wavelengths, concentration levels of a plurality of substances such as Nitric Oxide may then be determined from the spectral responses. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281066 | AUTOMATIC POWER REDUCTION IN PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY AND PULSE OXIMETRY SYSTEMS - Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for a transmit circuit including a light source and a receive circuit including a photodetector and a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) coupled to the photodetector. Additionally, a calibration circuit may be coupled to the transmit circuit and the receive circuit, wherein the calibration circuit includes a current controller to set an operational current of the light source to a minimum value that results in a target output voltage of the receive circuit. In one example, the gain of the TIA remains substantially constant during calibration of the receive circuit. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281067 | MODIFICATION OF BEHAVIOR OR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THROUGH VISUAL STIMULATION - A system and a process are provided for evaluating subliminal pixel patterns and identifying trigger patterns, which are pixel patterns that trigger a response in subjects exposed to the pattern. Each pixel pattern is embedded in a digital video or a digital still image. Pixel patterns that are found to induce reactions in subjects are identified as trigger patterns and are flagged for re-testing. Re-tested trigger patterns that repeatably induce reactions are identified as positive trigger patterns and are studied further. Variations are made to a positive trigger pattern to determine whether small changes can affect how a subject responds when exposed to that positive trigger pattern. A positive trigger pattern is evaluated to determine whether it can induce an emotional, a physical, and/or a behavioral change in the subjects and, if so, the positive trigger pattern is applied to a real-world situation. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281068 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING FATIGUED DRIVING - A method and device for monitoring fatigued driving. The device comprises a processor, a monitoring unit an alarm unit and an inflating unit connected to the processor. The processor is used to obtain a monitor result, transmit, according to the monitor result, an alarm instruction to the alarm unit, and transmit an air inflation instruction to inflating unit upon obtaining the monitor result again after transmitting the alarm instruction. The monitor unit is used to monitor, in real time, a driving state of the driver, and transmit data indicating the driving state of the driver; the alarm unit ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170281069 | Methods and Systems for Determining Sensory Motor Performance Based on Non-Postural Information - Methods and systems relate to determining sensory motor performance based on user non-postural movements within a generated dynamic virtual environment. The generated environment requires users to: (i) utilize primary sensor inputs (e.g., vision, vestibular sensation and somatosensation); (ii) assess the dynamic virtual environment; and (iii) integrate and translate those inputs into movement to control the dynamic virtual environment. The methods may include receiving non-postural user input with respect to a state of one or more attributes of a dynamic virtual environment provided on a user interface for one or more sessions, the one or more attributes including a control object and a target which moves with respect to the control object; determining performance information based on the user input and the state of the one or more attributes for the one or more sessions; and determining sensory motor performance information from the performance information. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281070 | BRAIN ACTIVITY ESTIMATION DEVICE - A brain activity estimation device includes a facial skin temperature acquisition element and a brain activity estimation element. The acquisition element detects a skin temperature of at least part of a human face, and acquires facial skin temperature data including detected temperature data and location data of a detection region in a time series manner. The estimation element estimates human brain activity based on the facial skin temperature data acquired. The estimation element decomposes the facial skin temperature data into a plurality of components, extracts a component as a determination component, and determines whether the determination component is related to the human brain activity based on a presence or absence of a temperature change in a prescribed region of the human face. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281071 | METHODS AND MAGNETIC IMAGING DEVICES TO INVENTORY HUMAN BRAIN CORTICAL FUNCTION - Techniques are described for determining cognitive impairment, an example of which includes accessing a set of epochs of magnetoencephalography (MEG) data of responses of a brain of a test patient to a plurality of auditory stimulus events; processing the set of epochs to identify parameter values one or more of which is based on information from the individual epochs without averaging or otherwise collapsing the epoch data. The parameter values are input into a model that is trained based on the parameters to determine whether the test patient is cognitively impaired. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281073 | WIRELESS PRESSURE ULCER ALERT DRESSING SYSTEM - A wireless pressure ulcer alert dressing system for warning a patient or caregiver that soft tissue pressure or health condition has exceeded some predetermined level that over time would necessitate moving the patient to prevent or at least reduce a risk of soft tissue damage. The dressing assembly is adapted to be applied to or near a surface of the patient's body and generate electrical outputs corresponding to soft tissue pressure and other health characteristics sensed at the surface. The dressing assembly generates output signals based on the electrical outputs and corresponding to whether or not the soft tissue pressure has exceeded a predetermined pressure level during the preselected time period. The dressing assembly includes a pocket formed therein for removable, secured and protected insertion of a variety of different sensors such as multiple pressure sensors. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281074 | Shoulder Monitoring and Treatment System - A system and method is used to monitor, control, and/or provide feedback relative to one or more factors related to a patient's body, such as a shoulder, pursuant to a treatment process. The system monitors, controls, and/or provides feedback relative to shoulder factors including shoulder motion, shoulder muscle contraction, and external pressure on the shoulder. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281075 | SENSOR-BASED CONDITION MONITOR - A sensor-based system that measures at least one parameter relating to an individual and provides feedback to the individual when any of the measured parameters exceed a threshold value for that parameter. In some instances, the system can be used to monitor an individual recovering from a condition, for example, mild Traumatic Brain Injury. The system can include a wearable sensor that measures parameters, which may relate to the individual's movement, physiological function, and/or environment. The system can include a controller that receives the parameter measurements and determines whether such measurements are acceptable by comparison to a threshold value. The system can also include a feedback device that alerts the individual when a measured parameter is unacceptable, for example, with a visual, audible, and/or haptic cue, as well as the capability to receive input from the user when an otherwise acceptable parameter level is causing discomfort. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281076 | SLEEP STATE MONITORING SYSTEM BASED ON PULSE WAVE MEASUREMENT - A sleep state monitoring system is provided a pressure sensor, an optical sensor, and a controller. The pressure sensor detects a change in pressure of a pulse wave propagating through a blood vessel to measure a voltage value as a first voltage value of arterial pressure, and the optical sensor detects a change in pressure of a pulse wave propagating through the blood vessel by use of an optical signal to measure a voltage value as a second voltage value of a vascular pulse wave signal. The controller determines a sleep state of the human body, based on the first voltage value and the second voltage value. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281077 | SYSTEM WITH DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND SKIN AGE MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONS AND HANDPIECE USED THEREWITH - An aesthetic or medical system is provided. The aesthetic or medical system includes: a laser irradiation device configured to generate a laser and project the laser onto body tissue; a probe configured to collect light which is generated when the laser is projected onto the body tissue; and an analysis unit configured to diagnose a disease by analyzing a spectrum of the light collected by the probe, and the probe is detachably connected to the laser irradiation device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281078 | CIRCADIAN RHYTHM EXAMINING DEVICE, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM EXAMINING SYSTEM AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHM EXAMINING METHOD - There are provided an image acquiring unit ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170281079 | TRACKING CALORIC EXPENDITURE USING SENSOR DRIVEN FINGERPRINTS - System and techniques for tracking caloric expenditure using sensor driven fingerprints are described herein. A set of outputs may be obtained from a plurality of sensors. A fingerprint may be generated using the set of outputs. The fingerprint may correspond to an activity observed by the plurality of sensors. The generated fingerprint may be compared to a set of fingerprints stored in a database. Each fingerprint of the set of fingerprints may correspond to a respective caloric expenditure. A caloric expenditure may be calculated for the activity based on the comparison. An exercise profile of a user may be updated using the caloric expenditure | 2017-10-05 |
20170281080 | Measurement Device and Method for Measuring Psychology Stress Index and Blood Pressure - A measurement device and method for measuring psychology stress index and blood pressure is disclosed. When the measurement device is in the psychology stress measurement mode and a pressurizing motor unit is pressurizing an airbag unit with a variable speed, the micro-processor unit may control the pressurizing motor unit to stop pressurizing the airbag unit after the pressure signal is determined as a pulse signal, and the micro-processor unit may measure the pulse signal to determine the psychology stress index. The psychology stress index is a ratio of SDNN and RMSSD according to interval data of the pulse signal within a period of time. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281081 | A PORTABLE BIOMETRIC WRIST DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A portable biometric wrist device having an optical sensor and including at least one light source and at least one light detector installed onto a circuit board, a casing having at least one aperture for said at least one light source and at least one aperture for said at least one light detector, wherein each of said at least one light source and at least one light detector are optically isolated from each other inside said casing with a sealing plate between said casing and said circuit board, said sealing plate having at least one aperture for said at least one light source and at least one aperture for at said least one light detector. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing said portable biometric wrist device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281082 | VITAL SIGNS MONITOR - An apparatus comprising a wearable device comprising a supporting structure, a sensor and an electronics module, wherein the supporting structure is configured to press the sensor against a skin surface of a subject, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a biological metric of the subject, and wherein the electronics module is configured to quantify and/or transmit one or more signal(s) corresponding to the biological metric. Some aspects relate to a method of monitoring a biological metric in a subject comprising: adorning a subject with the wearable device; and detecting the biological metric over a period of time in the subject with the wearable device. Other aspects relate to a method of treating a disease in a subject comprising: monitoring a biological metric in the subject over a period of time, and treating the subject with a therapeutic protocol, and monitoring the biological metric in the subject to assess treatment efficacy. Method are provided for estimating a central aortic pressure waveform in a subject comprising: measuring a radial artery pressure waveform in the subject and transforming the radial artery pressure waveform to a central aortic pressure waveform using a transfer function. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281083 | SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR SYSTEM - There are provided a sensor device and a sensor system that consume less power, can be miniaturized, and are excellent in productivity. The sensor device has: a unit | 2017-10-05 |
20170281084 | SYSTEMS FOR TREATING SKIN LAXITY - A system and method for ultrasound treatment of skin laxity are provided. Systems and methods can include ultrasound imaging of the region of interest for localization of the treatment area, delivering ultrasound energy at a depth and pattern to achieve the desired therapeutic effects, and/or monitoring the treatment area to assess the results and/or provide feedback. In an embodiment, a treatment system and method can be configured for producing arrays of sub-millimeter and larger zones of thermal ablation to treat the epidermal, superficial dermal, mid-dermal or deep dermal components of tissue. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281085 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRAINING PROPER GAIT OF A USER - A method and system for training proper gait of a user, the system including at least one inertial sensor, a memory, a controller, and an output interface. The memory is for storing information for an ideal walking or running gait, the information including information for an ideal bounce or acceleration over time. The method can be implemented by the controller and includes displaying an animation of an ideal walking or running gait and an actual gait of the user, both simultaneously with cadence synchronized, and also providing to the output interface a comparison of an actual bounce of the user with the ideal bounce. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281086 | SENSORS TO DETERMINE NEURONAL ACTIVITY OF AN ORGANISM TO FACILITATE A HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE - Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an interface between an organism and other computing machine-based entities, and, more specifically, to sensors that facilitate determination of a state of neural activity with which to associate data representing, for example, an intent and/or a command; to implementations of sensors under control to, for example, modify sensing characteristics to interpolate response signals spatially or temporally, or both, to facilitate determination of a state of neural activity; to the formation or implementation of a data model that includes, for example, data arrangements representative of at least neuronal activity to facilitate determination of a state of neural activity; and to mobile human-machine interface to facilitate control based on neuronal activity of an organism. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281087 | FETAL HEALTH DATA MONITORING - A system for monitoring fetal health data and mother health data comprises a belly-covering garment that is configured to at least partially cover a belly and to hold one or more sensor modules directly adjacent to the belly. One or more sensor modules disposed within the belly-covering garment. The one or more sensor modules comprise a pulse-oximeter sensor that gathers pulse oximetry data from the mother through contact with the belly. The one or more sensor modules also comprise an accelerometer sensor that gathers movement data from the mother. Additionally, the one or more sensor modules comprise a fetal sensor that gathers health data from a fetus within the belly. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281088 | VITAL SIGN MONITORING DEVICE - The present disclosure describes a vital sign monitoring device configured for monitoring one or more patient vital signs. The device includes a disposable patch assembly attachable to a reusable electronics package. The patch assembly includes an adhesive layer for adhering to a patient's skin. A vital sign sensor is embedded within the adhesive layer. A flexible circuit connects to the sensor on an upper side of the adhesive layer, and provides electrical contact between the sensor and the electronics package. The electronics package includes a battery and microcontroller for powering and controlling the sensor. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281089 | ACOUSTIC SENSORS FOR ABDOMINAL FETAL CARDIAC ACTIVITY DETECTION - The invention provides systems and methods for monitoring the wellbeing of a fetus by the non-invasive detection and analysis of fetal cardiac activity data. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281090 | CONTROL HANDLE WITH ROTATIONAL CAM MECHANISM FOR CONTRACTION/DEFLECTION OF MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device has a distal member with a configuration that can be changed by means of a control handle with a control assembly employing a rotational cam, a shaft, and a pulley, where the rotational cam is rotationally mounted on a portion of the control handle for rotation by a user. The rotational cam operates on the shaft to move it proximally or distally depending on the direction of rotation which in turn rotates the pulley to draw or release a puller wire to change the configuration of the distal member of the medical device. The shaft is oriented along a diameter of the control handle. The shaft has two ends which extends through two axial guide slots in the portion of the control handle to sit two opposing helical tracks formed on inner surface of the rotational cam. The guide slots are parallel with the longitudinal axis of the control hande and therefore maintain the shaft's diametrical orientation as the rotational cam is rotated to move the shaft proximal or distally. Actuation of the puller wire by means of the control assembly can result in a change of the distal member's configuration, including deflection, contraction and/or expansion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281091 | CAPSULE DEVICE AND METHODOLOGY FOR DISCOVERY OF GUT MICROBE ROLES IN DISEASES WITH ORIGIN IN GUT - This special gut microbe and chemical substance sampling technology, utilizing swallowable capsules, is for purpose of determining roles gut contents play in some 52 of most costly, in lives and dollars, of diseases with their known origin in the human gut. Gut microbes and substances are collected, analyzed, medicinal substances and objects deployed, and special provisions for attracting, capturing and preserving certain strains of microbes, and means for perturbing the gut environment and immune system are all intended to research, discover, and ultimately find both the causes and cures for the most devastating human diseases, and in the process, create gut microbiome profiles. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281092 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for detecting changes or fluctuations in an analyte concentration signal that are abnormal, e.g., exceed a predetermined threshold, current trend of analyte concentration measurements, etc. Signals indicative of an analyte concentration in a host may be received from an analyte sensor. The signals may be monitored, and a determination can be made as to whether there is a change in the signal. Upon detecting such a change, the change can be compensated for such that a representation of the signal indicates the analyte concentration. Optionally, the cause of the detected changes or fluctuations can also be determined and information regarding the detected changes or fluctuations can be recorded and analyzed for subsequent optimization of the systems and methods as well for transmitting alerts, notifications, etc. to a user to take corrective action. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281093 | METHOD FOR DENOISING TIME SERIES IMAGES OF A MOVED STRUCTURE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - Embodiments provide a method for denoising time series images of a moved structure for a medical device. A movement detector detects the moved structure. The movement detector obtains a measurement of the similarity of two images that each represent the same section of the moved structure. The two images originate from two different time series images. A ratio between spatial and temporal denoising is defined for the section as a function of the measurement of the similarity. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281094 | Information Based Machine Learning Approach to Elasticity Imaging - Systems and methods are provided for employing informational models trained using the Autoprogressive Algorithm to learn the mechanical behavior of biological materials using a sparse sampling of force and displacement measurements. The constitutive matrix normally used to solve the inverse problem is replaced with ANNs. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281095 | MULTI-DISEASE PATIENT MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for monitoring patients with multiple chronic diseases are described. A system may include a health status monitor that receives diagnostic data including physiological signals sensed from a patient. The system may produce at least a first risk indication of the patient developing a first disease and a second risk indication of the patient developing a different second disease. The system may detect the first and second diseases from the physiological signals, and generate a composite health status indicator using the detections of the first and second diseases and the first and second risk indications. An alert of worsening health status may be generated if the composite detection score exceeds an alert threshold. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281096 | DETECTION OF WORSENING HEART FAILURE - Systems and methods for detecting a target cardiac condition such as events indicative of worsening heart failure are described. A system may include sensor circuits for sensing physiological signals and a signal processor for generating a predictor trend indicative of temporal change of the physiological signal. The predictor trend may be transformed into a sequence of transformed indices using a codebook that includes a plurality of threshold pairs each including onset and reset thresholds. The codebook may be constructed and updated using physiological data. The system may detect target cardiac condition using the transformed indices. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281097 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING WORSENING HEART FAILURE - Systems and methods for detecting worsening cardiac conditions such as worsening heart failure events are described. A system may include sensor circuits to sense physiological signals and signal processors to generate from the physiological signals first and second signal metrics. The system may include a risk stratifier circuit to produce a cardiac risk indication. The system may use at least the first signal metric to generate a primary detection indication, and use at least the second signal metric and the risk indication to generate a secondary detection indication. The risk indication may be used to modulate the second signal metric. A detector circuit may detect the worsening cardiac event using the primary and secondary detection indications. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281098 | Insulin Management - A method of managing insulin includes receiving blood glucose measurements on a computing device from a glucometer. The blood glucose measurements are separated by a time interval. The method includes determining, by the computing device, an insulin dose rate based on the blood glucose measurements and determining a blood glucose drop rate based on the blood glucose measurements and the time interval. The method also includes determining a blood glucose percentage drop based on the blood glucose measurements. The method includes decreasing the time interval between blood glucose measurements by the glucometer when the blood glucose drop rate is greater than a threshold drop rate, and decreasing the time interval between blood glucose measurements by the glucometer when the blood glucose percentage drop is greater than a threshold percentage drop. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281099 | ALERT MANAGEMENT FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL EVENT DETECTION - Systems, devices, and methods for managing alerts associated with a target physiological event such as a worsening heart failure event are described. A system may detect one or more alert onsets using an onset threshold, and one or more corresponding alert terminations using a reset threshold. Alerts may be issued corresponding to the detected alert onsets and alert terminations. The system may compare the alerts to a specified alert characteristic, and iteratively adjust the onset or reset threshold until the alerts corresponding to the adjusted onset or reset threshold satisfy the specified alert characteristic. The adjusted onset and reset thresholds may be presented to a user or a process for detecting the target physiological event. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281100 | TABLE AND IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention provide a supporting table and an imaging system including the supporting table. Said supporting table comprises: a supporting table body; a bracket provided on the supporting table body to be supported by the supporting table body and configured to bear a target object, wherein the bracket can move to protrude out of the supporting table body; a supporting roller, which can be detachably mounted between the supporting table body and the bracket to support the bracket relative to the supporting table body when the bracket moves. Accordingly, overhanging deformation of the bracket may be a voided or minimized by the support of the supporting roller. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281101 | X-RAY IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - Disclosed is an X-ray image forming device is disclosed. The device includes an X-ray imaging unit including a rotating member rotatable about a rotating shaft and linearly movable, and an X-ray source and an X-ray sensor disposed at opposite ends of the rotating member to face each other with a region of interest therebetween, a penetration data acquisition unit configured to acquire X-ray penetration data from multiple directions crossing through an image layer in the region of interest by controlling the X-ray imaging unit and an image reconstructor configured to generate projection data in a predetermined angle range at each section of the image layer from the X-ray penetration data, and reconstruct a two-dimensional X-ray panoramic image of the image layer based on the projection data. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281102 | NON-CONTACT ANGLE MEASURING APPARATUS, MISSION CRITICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS, NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR FILTERING MATTER WAVE FROM A COMPOSITE PARTICLE BEAM, NON-INVASIVE MEASURING APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL SPACE-TIME LATTICE, AND FINE ATOMIC CLOCK - A non-contact angle measuring apparatus includes a matter-wave and energy (MWE) particle source and a detector. The MWE particle source is used for generating boson or fermion particles. The detector is used for detecting a plurality peaks or valleys of an interference pattern generated by 1) the boson or fermion particles corresponding to a slit, a bump, or a hole of a first plane and 2) matter waves' wavefront-split associated with the boson or fermion particles reflected by a second plane, wherein angular locations of the plurality peaks or valleys of the interference pattern, a first distance between a joint region of the first plane and the second plane, and a second distance between the detector and the slit are used for deciding an angle between the first plane and the second plane. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281103 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIOGRAPHY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The present invention proposes a radiation detector including a housing, a radiation detection panel accommodated in the housing and converting radiation incident from the outside of the housing into an electric signal, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the radiation detection panel and an intermediate plate that is disposed between the radiation detection panel and the printed circuit board, supports the radiation detection panel, and is electrically connected to the ground line of the printed circuit board, wherein the intermediate plate is transmissive to the radiation. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281104 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLY AND X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a latching mechanism for an x-ray tube assembly comprising a rotary plate, a first spring-loaded latch and a second spring-loaded latch which are disposed diametrically. The rotary plate comprises a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion spaced from each other by 90°. The first spring-loaded latch configured to be pressed removably into the first receiving portion to lock the x-ray tube assembly in a first position and the second spring-loaded latch is configured to be pressed removably into the second receiving portion to lock the x-ray tube assembly in a second position. According to the present invention, it is possible tomake manufacturing tolerance control and assembly of the x-ray imaging system much simpler and easier. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281105 | GANTRY SYSTEM WITH SUPPORT WHEELS - A computed tomography (CT) gantry system is described herein. The CT gantry system includes a frame, a plurality of support wheels rotatably coupled to the frame, and a gantry resting upon the plurality of support wheels. In some embodiments, the gantry includes two gantry rings, and a cross member extending between the two gantry rings. In other embodiments, the gantry includes a first gantry ring, and a second gantry ring spaced apart from the first gantry ring in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the gantry. In some embodiments, the plurality of support wheels includes a plurality of front support wheels and a plurality of back support wheels. In some embodiments, the gantry includes a front gantry ring resting upon the front support wheels, a back gantry ring resting upon the back support wheels, and a cross member coupled between the front and back gantry rings. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281106 | CONTRAST ARRIVAL DETECTION - The present invention relates to detection of contrast agent arrival in X-ray imaging. In order to provide an improved way of detecting contrast agent arrival in X-ray imaging for reducing the delay in the detection, a temporal sequence of X-ray image data is provided ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170281107 | X-RAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING X-RAY APPARATUS - Provided is an X-ray apparatus. The X-ray apparatus includes: an X-ray photographing unit configured to acquire first image information by irradiating an X-ray of a first dose to an object; a control unit configured to determine existence/nonexistence of a density abnormality of the object on the basis of the first image information; and an output unit configured to display information about the existence/nonexistence of the density abnormality. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281108 | MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND MAMMOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - Disclosed are a mammography system and a mammography imaging method that can prevent a subject from being exposed to radiation more than necessary by setting an optimum imaging condition according to a thickness of a subject's breast, and can obtain a high-quality medical image by setting an optimum FOV and correcting projection data according to the thickness of the breast. The mammography system includes: a mammography imaging device including a detector and an X-ray tube, and obtaining X-ray image data of a subject's breast from multiple angles; a thickness obtaining unit obtaining information on a thickness of the breast; and a rotation angle calculator calculating a rotation angle range of the X-ray tube, based on the information of the thickness of the breast, wherein the mammography imaging device obtains the X-ray image data from multiple angles by performing radiography while rotating the X-ray tube within the rotation angle range. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281109 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING A PANORAMIC X-RAY RECORDING - During the generation of a panoramic x-ray recording, the use of semi-transparent x-ray screens allows the patient's x-ray exposure to be reduced when partial x-ray images are created, in spite of relatively large overlapping areas between the partial x-ray images. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281110 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR PROCESSING TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program for generating clinical information. Information indicating at least one clinical aspect of an object is received. Clinical information of interest relating to the at least one clinical aspect is generated from a plurality of projection images. | 2017-10-05 |
20170281111 | DEVICE FOR VISUALIZING A 3D OBJECT - The invention relates to a device ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170281112 | METHOD FOR SEGMENTING SMALL FEATURES IN AN IMAGE VOLUME - According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided comprising determining one or more image locations at which motion occurred within an image volume of an object containing movable anatomical features prior to segmenting the movable anatomical features; estimating motion at each of the one or more image locations; correcting one or more motion artifacts in the image volume at each of the one or more image locations, where motion was estimated resulting in the generation of a final motion compensated image; and segmenting one or more features of interest in the final motion compensated image. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2017-10-05 |