Patent classifications
A61B5/14507
WIRELESS VAGINAL CAPSULE AND METHODS FOR MONITORING FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY
The present invention may be embodied as a retrievable device capable of sensing one or more properties of an individual (e.g., chemical or physical parameters). In use, the retrievable device can continuously determine the chemical concentrations within the vaginal tract. An embodiment of the retrievable device comprises a first housing having a light source and an image capture device, a second housing removably connected to the lust housing and having a sensor, and a fitting for retrieving the device. The sensor may be an analyte sensor configured to obtain at least one measurement of a concentration of an analyte in a fluid. The analyte sensor comprises a sensor substance in a sol-gel material so the sensor substance reversibly interacts with an analyte of interest. In addition, the retrievable device can be configured to determine different physical parameters and re-implanted.
In-Line Urinalysis System and Method
Disclosed herein is a system for performing urinalysis of transurethral patients. The system includes a tubing set to receive urine from a urethral catheter. A detector assembly is operatively coupled between the tubing set and a urinalysis module coupled. The system can perform urinalysis of a urine sample disposed within the tubing set and render urinalysis information on a display of the module. Also disclosed is a method of performing urinalysis that can include operations of: (i) placing a urine sample within a cuvette of a urinalysis system, the cuvette including a lumen extending between an inlet and an outlet; (ii) projecting coherent light into the sample; (iii) collecting output light exiting the sample; (iv)extracting urinalysis data from the collected light; and (v) rendering urinalysis results on a display of the system.
AUTOMATED BODY FLUID DRAIN CONTROL APPARATUS WITH ONE OR MORE CAMERAS
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage systems. A system includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end. The conduit receives the CSF from a patient from the proximal end. The system includes a collection chamber coupled to the distal end. The collection chamber collects the CSF. The system includes a valve positioned on the conduit. The valve controls CSF flow into the collection chamber. The system includes a camera that captures an image of the CSF within the collection chamber. The system includes a processor coupled to the camera. The processor measures a flow rate of the CSF based on the image and controls the first valve to open for a first predetermined period and close for a second predetermined period until a determination of a predetermined amount of the CSF being drained from the patient is made by the processor based on the flow rate.
Contact lens, system and method for monitoring glucose
A contact lens includes a contact lens body and a glucose detection sheet disposed on the contact lens body. The glucose detection sheet includes a glucose recognition layer, a photonic crystal array is provided in the glucose recognition layer, and the glucose recognition layer is configured to recognize glucose.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MENSTRUALOME ANALYSIS
Samples, systems for collecting samples, and methods of preserving samples from menstrual fluid are provided.
URINE COLOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF THE SAME
A urine color and concentration assessment system includes a housing, a color chart supported by the housing, and a urine collection container supported by the housing and positioned adjacent the color chart. The urine collection container configured to receive a urine sample for comparing a color of the urine sample to a color of the color chart.
Discrete volume dispensing system flow rate and analyte sensor
A device for determining the amount or concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample and a flow rate of the fluid sample in a channel is provided. The device includes a chamber including a channel and an opening the channel in fluid communication with the opening. The device further includes a wicking component positioned adjacent to the opening configured to receive an amount of fluid from the channel. The device may further include an analyte sensor positioned on the wicking component, the analyte sensor configured to detect an analyte in fluid in contact with the analyte sensor, wherein the wicking component is configured to contact the amount of fluid with the analyte sensor. Alternatively the device may include at least one pair of electrodes configured to determine a flow rate of the fluid in the channel.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NONINVASIVELY AND ELECTROCHEMICALLY SENSING IN VIVO BIOCHEMICALS
Example implementations include a method of manufacturing a biochemical sensor by forming a fluid conduit in a microfluidic layer, forming an electrode on an electrode layer, forming a biochemical sensor on the electrode layer, bonding the electrode layer to a first surface of the microfluidic layer, and bonding a barrier layer to a second surface of the microfluidic layer. Example implementations also include a method of electrically detecting a biochemical by contacting an electrode array to a biological surface, obtaining a biofluid at the electrode array from the biological surface, obtaining a response current associated with the biofluid at the electrode array, and generating a quantitative biochemical response based at least partially on the response current. Example implementations further include applying a current to the biological surface. Example implementations further include filtering electrical interference at the electrode array. Example implementations further include generating a quantitative biochemical response based on the response current.
SMART CONTACT LENS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DRY EYE SYNDROME
The present invention relates to a contact lens for diagnosis and treatment of dry eye syndrome. The contact lens, according to the present invention, may diagnose dry eye syndrome by means of a change in an electric current occurring as a result of a field effect when a dry eye syndrome biomarker binds to a probe, and when dry eye syndrome is diagnosed, generates an electric current so that a gold film blocking a drug reservoir melts by the electric current, thereby enabling the release of a drug to be controlled.
INDEPENDENTLY IMPLANTABLE SENSORS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS
A surgical sensor system for collecting internal patient data comprises a sensor module comprising a housing and a sensor disposed within the housing, and an attachment device comprising a socket for receiving the housing and an exterior anchor feature for attaching the attachment device to biological matter. A method of implanting a sensor module for use with an orthopedic implant device comprises making an insertion portal in anatomy of a patient, positioning a sensor module in the anatomy in a first position relative to the insertion portal, and positioning an orthopedic implant in the anatomy in a second position relative to the insertion portal such that the orthopedic implant is separate from the sensor module.