A61B5/0075

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CALIBRATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF GLUCOSE SENSORS AND SENSOR OUTPUT
20230000402 · 2023-01-05 ·

A continuous glucose monitoring system may utilize externally sourced information regarding the physiological state and ambient environment of its user for externally calibrating sensor glucose measurements. Externally sourced factory calibration information may be utilized, where the information is generated by comparing metrics obtained from the data used to generate the sensor's glucose sensing algorithm to similar data obtained from each batch of sensors to be used with the algorithm in the future. The output sensor glucose value of a glucose sensor may also be estimated by analytically optimizing input sensor signals to accurately correct for changes in sensitivity, run-in time, glucose current dips, and other variable sensor wear effects. Correction actors, fusion algorithms, EIS, and advanced ASICs may be used to implement the foregoing, thereby achieving the goal of improved accuracy and reliability without the need for blood-glucose calibration, and providing a calibration-free, or near calibration-free, sensor.

PROBE

A system for measuring haemodynamic parameters relating to a subject, the system comprising a DRS probe, a microscope probe, and a cap for use at a respective distal end of each of the probes, one at a time. The cap comprises a rigid flat contact surface for contact with a body surface of a subject, the contact surface comprising an aperture arranged such that, in use, the aperture is optically aligned with the optical probe. A rigid side wall surrounds the contact surface, defining a closed end and an open end, the closed end being formed by the contact surface. The open end is arranged to receive the probe in use. The side wall is arranged such that, in use, the cap is held in abutment against the probe. A securing portion is arranged to removably secure the cap to the probe.

ADAPTIVE DERMAL CARE METHODS AND APPARATUS
20230233871 · 2023-07-27 ·

The invention is broadly directed to a skin care apparatus comprising: a camera; a light device for emitting at least one of a blue, a green, a yellow and a red light; a vibration pad; a heating element; a heat sensor; a skin moisture sensor; an iontophoresis module; and a control processor configured to: operate the camera and the skin moisture sensor to perform a skin quality assessment of a user's skin, and operate any one or more of: the light device, the vibration pad, the heating element, the heat sensor, and the iontophoresis module to provide a bespoke skin treatment for the user's skin based on the skin quality assessment.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERAPEUTIC GASTROINTESTINAL PHOTOBIOMODULATION

Photobiomodulation can be used to treat disorders of the gastrointestinal system. The photobiomodulation can be delivered by an intraluminal device (which can be within the gastrointestinal system) that includes at least one light delivery device configured to provide photobiomodulation; at least one photodetector device to measure reflectance based on the photobiomodulation; a processor to receive a reflectance signal from the at least one photodetector device based on the reflectance measured by the at least one photodetector device and process the reflectance signal; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor to transmit at least a portion of the processed reflectance signal. The wireless transceiver can communicate with an external device that includes a wireless transceiver to receive the at least the portion of the processed reflectance signal.

BLOOD MEASUREMENT DEVICE

Provided is a blood measurement device capable of accurately estimating the amount of a component contained in blood by passing light beams for calculating the amount of the component contained in blood along the same optical axis. A blood measurement device 10 of the present invention includes a light emitting part 11 having a first light emitting part 111 and a second light emitting part 112, a light receiving part 19, an actuator 16, and a computation and control part 17 that estimates a glucose level and controls operation of the actuator 16. When applicating a first light beam from the first light emitting part 111 to a measurement site, the computation and control part 17 causes the actuator 16 to move a light emission point of the first light emitting part 111 onto an optical axis 22 defined to penetrate through the measurement site, and when applicating a second light beam from the second light emitting part 112 to the measurement site, the computation and control part 17 causes the actuator 16 to move a light emission point of the second light emitting part 112 onto the optical axis 22.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS, DIAGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION, DECISION MAKING AND/OR DISEASE TRACKING

The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, perform computational fluid dynamics analysis, facilitate assessment of risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease, enhance drug development, determine a CAD risk factor goal, provide atherosclerosis and vascular morphology characterization, and determine indication of myocardial risk, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters.

VIRTUAL HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE FOR BLOOD HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS

A system for generating hyperspectral imaging data for measuring biochemical compositions is disclosed which includes a spectral imaging device adapted to acquire one or more hyperspectral linescan images, an optical imaging device with a red-green-blue (RGB) sensor adapted to acquire an RGB dataset, a processor adapted to co-locate a plurality of pixels in the RGB dataset vs. a corresponding plurality of pixels of the one or more hyperspectral linescan datasets, establish a transformation matrix utilizing the plurality of co-located pixels, apply the transformation matrix to the RGB dataset to thereby generate the hyperspectral dataset, and analyze the generated hyperspectral image dataset to determine the biochemical compositions.

DIGITAL CONTENT-BASED DEVICE FOR PROVIDING THERAPEUTICS INFORMATION AND METHOD THEREOF
20230000430 · 2023-01-05 ·

The present invention relates to a digital content-based method for providing therapeutics information, the method comprising: a first step of performing stimulation on a brain of a user to obtain fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) data of the user; a second step of extracting a first brain activation area from a plurality of brain areas of the user using the obtained fNIRS data; a third step of determining a first brain state of the user, based on the first brain activation area; a fourth step of providing the user with a content determined corresponding to the first brain state determined in the third step under an XR (Extended Reality) environment; a fifth step in which the user performs a mission corresponding to the content; a sixth step of extracting a second brain activation area from the plurality of brain areas with reference to the fNIRS data of the user following performing the mission; and a seventh step of determining a second brain state of the user, based on the second brain activation area; an eighth step of determining information related to amelioration of the brain state of the user.

Surgical instruments with sensors for detecting tissue properties, and system using such instruments

A system is provided that furnishes expert procedural guidance based upon patient-specific data gained from surgical instruments incorporating sensors on the instrument's working surface, one or more reference sensors placed about the patient, sensors implanted before, during or after the procedure, the patient's personal medical history, and patient status monitoring equipment. Embodiments include a system having a surgical instrument with a sensor for generating a signal indicative of a property of a subject tissue of the patient, which signal is converted into a current dataset and stored. A processor compares the current dataset with other previously stored datasets, and uses the comparison to assess a physical condition of the subject tissue and/or to guide a procedure being performed on the tissue.

Method and device for determining a degree of thermal damage to hair

A method and a device for determining a degree of thermal hair damage are provided. A method for determining a degree of thermal hair damage includes, during exposure of a hair sample of hair to UV or UV/VIS light, recording a spectrum of at least a portion of the UV or UV/VIS light that has interacted with the hair sample. Further, the method includes comparing at least a portion of the spectrum with a spectroscopic calibration model obtained using UV or UV/VIS spectra and degrees of thermal damage of a plurality of calibration hair samples. Also, the method includes determining the degree of thermal hair damage by using the comparison.