A hand temperature monitoring device includes at least one sensing array composed of a flexible printed circuit board (110), temperature sensors (120), p-type metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) (130), polymer films (140) and carbon fiber boards (150). The temperature sensors (120) are disposed on a first side (112) of the flexible printed circuit board (110). The p-type MOSFETs (130) are disposed on a second side (114) of the flexible printed circuit board (110) opposing to the temperature sensors (120), wherein each of the p-type MOSFETs (130) is electrically connected to one of the temperature sensors (120). The polymer film (140) encapsulates each of the temperature sensors (120) and the p-type MOSFETs (130) respectively. The carbon fiber board (150) is positioned over the polymer film and spaced apart from the polymer film (140).

A method for determining a sharpness index of a pulse wave signal includes receiving a pulse wave signal; determining a first reference line starting point and a second reference line starting point on the basis of a curvature of the pulse wave signal; determining a first reference line connecting the first reference line starting point and a first reference line ending point by determining the first reference line ending point by applying an intersecting tangent method to the first reference line starting point, and determining a second reference line connecting the second reference line starting point and a second reference line ending point by determining the second reference line ending point by applying the intersecting tangent method to the second reference line starting point; and determining a sharpness index by using a peak point of the pulse wave signal, the first reference line, and the second reference line.

A telemedicine device, communicated with a telemedicine information acquiring device, includes a communication unit and an operation unit. The communication unit is configured to communicate with the telemedicine information acquiring device, and receive physiological sign information of a patient from the telemedicine information acquiring device. The operation unit is configured to restore at least part of the physiological sign information according to the physiological sign information received by the communication unit. Also are provided a telemedicine information acquiring device and a telemedicine method.

A pulse diagnosis measurement device comprises a sensing device, for sensing a blood pressure wave of an organism, to generate a pulse signal; a pulse-holding device, for applying a pressure on a pulse of the organism, wherein the pulse-holding device has an elasticity coefficient, the elasticity coefficient is corresponding to a frequency of a harmonic of the blood pressure wave, and the harmonic is an integer harmonic or a fractional harmonic; and a processing device, for generating pulse diagnosis information of the harmonic according to the pulse signal.

A device having a health detecting function (10), a display apparatus (1), a system and a health detecting method are provided, capable of monitoring physical condition and discovering an illness in time. The device (10) having the health detecting function includes a processing module (101) and a storage module (102). The processing module (101) is configured for receiving image information of a detected person and storing the image information in the storage module (102). The image information of the detected person includes a part image of the detected person and an acquiring time and an ambient light intensity when acquiring the part image. change information of the part image of the detected person is obtained according to the part image of the detected person and a reference part image in reference part image information obtained from the storage module in a case where the ambient light intensity is greater than a predetermined value, and current physical health information of the detected person is obtained according to the change information of the part image. The storage module (102) is configured for storing the reference part image information, the reference part image information including reference a part image of the detected person accumulated before the acquiring time and/or a healthy reference part image based on age.

An apparatus includes a wearable sensor structure that includes multiple individual sensor units placed in a row. Each individual sensor unit includes a first portion to contact a surface of skin under which arteries and/or veins are to be located, and a second portion that contacts the first portion and is configured to have a capacitance. The first and second portions are configured to create a capacitance change in response to a squeezing or bending between the first portion and a fixed part of the second portion caused by a pulse pressure and release of the pulse pressure. The apparatus includes circuitry configured to measure waveforms for the individual sensor units. Each waveform captures the capacitance change for its corresponding individual sensor unit. The apparatus includes a wireless interface configured to transmit the waveforms. A computing system is also disclosed that analyzes the waveforms and can provide alerts based thereon.

A three-dimensional acupoint mapping method executable by a computing device is disclosed. The present invention comprises the steps of: (a) making use of a three-dimensional standard image inclusive of a three-dimensional image for an internal tissue of the human body to produce a standard template of the internal tissue for determining a standard location of an acupoint; and (b) determining the standard location of the acupoint where a location of the internal tissue is considered on the three-dimensional standard image on the basis of the standard template of the internal tissue to map the determined standard location onto the three-dimensional standard image; wherein the standard locations indicate three-dimensional coordinates in the body for the acupoints.

A meditation system comprising a meditation surface including a contactless bio-sensor and a processor to analyze data from the contactless bio-sensor, to determine meditation results including a user's respiration, heart rate, and meditation quality, the processor further to calculate a recommendation to the user based on the meditation results. The system further comprising a user interface to display the meditation results and the recommendation.

A method for detection, treatment, and prevention of an inflamed internal organ, the method includes recording the distribution of body surface temperature with a passive imaging device; utilizing meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine for identifying a hot region; identifying the body surface temperature at the hot area, the hot line, and the hot acupoint; correlating a hot body surface temperature with a specific internal ailment; administering a predetermined amount of solid water particle solution to the whole body and/or to the hot area, the hot line, and the hot acupoint of the body; administering a predetermined amount of solid water particle solution to the whole body and/or to, the hot line, and the hot acupoint of the meridian on the human body; determining the healing effects of the internal inflammation by calculating multiple body surface temperatures over a duration.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a hardness meter which estimates hardness in a stable manner regardless of a compression strength. Disclosed is a hardness meter characterized in being provided with: a movable portion which is continuously pressed against an object to be measured; a sensor which outputs an output signal reflecting a reaction force at a part of the object to be measured that is in contact with the movable portion; a motive force mechanism that causes the movable portion to perform a piston motion; and a hardness estimating portion which estimates the hardness of the object to be measured on the basis of an alternating current component of the output signal, generated by the piston motion of the movable portion.