Patent classifications
A61B5/7235
ORTHODONTAL CORRECTION MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
A system for preparing a prescription for the use of one or more orthodontal correction devices, such as aligners, which allows for remote interaction and guidance by dental professionals with their patients. The aligner may include a sensor to detect when it is being worn for tracking compliance and determining when the next correction device within the prescription should replace the current correction device. A software application associated with the patient allows them to view and track their progress and to send data to their dental professional, and similarly the dental professional is alerted by the present invention when compliance issues or other issues may arise requiring intervention.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HETEROGENEOUS EVENT DETECTION
A method and system for heterogeneous event detection. Sensor data is obtained and divided into discrete data windows. Each data window is defined by and corresponds to a time period of the sensor data. A time-frequency representation over the time period is calculated for each data window. A filter mask is calculated based on the data window corresponding to the time-frequency representation. The filter mask is applied for reverting the time-frequency representation to a time representation, resulting in filtered data. Features, such as extrema or other inflection points, are identified in the filtered data. The features define events, and transforming the time-frequency representation back into the time domain emphasizes differences between more and less prominent frequencies, facilitating identification of heterogeneous events. The method and system may be applied to body movements of people or animals, automaton movement, audio signals, light intensity, or any suitable time-dependent variable.
Method for non-invasive monitoring of fluorescent tracer agent with diffuse reflecting medium with time-varying optical properties
A method of assessment of renal function by monitoring a time-varying fluorescence signal emitted from a fluorescent agent from within a diffuse reflecting medium with time-varying optical properties is provided that includes using a renal monitoring system comprising at least one light source, at least one light detector, at least one optical filter, and at least one controller to provide a measurement data set comprising a plurality of measurement entries, each measurement data entry comprising at least two measurements obtained at one data acquisition time from a patient before and after administration of the fluorescent agent.
Heart signal waveform processing system and method
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for receiving a single-lead heartbeat waveform for a user obtained via a differential voltage potential measurement concerning the heart of the user; associating a heart health indicator with the single-lead heartbeat waveform; and providing the heart health indicator to the user.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPNOGRAPY SIGNAL PROCESSING
The invention provides a method for obtaining a filtered capnography signal by suppressing a spectral background signal within an optical absorption signal. An optical absorption signal is obtained from a subject across a range of wavelengths, wherein the optical absorption signal represents a proportion of a light signal that is absorbed as the light signal passes through a respiratory air sample undergoing investigation, and wherein the optical absorption signal comprises a spectral background signal. A second harmonic signal is isolated from the optical absorption signal and the period of the spectral background signal is identified. The second harmonic signal is sampled at a central wavelength of the second harmonic signal, wherein the central wavelength represents a maximum Carbon Dioxide absorption, an at an off-center wavelength of the second harmonic signal, wherein the off-center wavelength and the central wavelength are separated by a multiple of the period of the spectral background signal. A filtered capnography signal is then generated based on the sampled second harmonic signal.
Electronic device and method for providing personalized biometric information based on biometric signal using same
An electronic device for providing biometric information is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor module, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the sensor module and the memory. The processor obtains a biometric signal from the sensor module at a predetermined time interval, determines whether a user is in a first state on the basis of the obtained biometric signal, in case the user is in a first state, obtains a representative value for a respective of the at least one biometric signal, defines the obtained representative value for the respective of the at least one biometric signal as a candidate reference value for a corresponding biometric signal, determines a candidate reference value satisfying a predetermined condition as a first reference value for the corresponding biometric signal, and updates a second reference value previously configured for the corresponding biometric signal on the basis of the first reference value.
Relatively constant sensor application pressure for electrical impedance myography
Embodiments of devices and methods for evaluating tissue are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for measuring a characteristic of a tissue may include passing a current through the tissue, measuring a signal corresponding to the voltage resulting from passing the current through the tissue, analyzing current passed through the tissue and resulting voltage to determine the electrical characteristics of the tissue; and analyzing the electrical characteristics of the tissue to determine a status of the tissue. Methods for achieving relatively constant sensor application pressure are disclosed.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING TIME-DOMAIN PROCESSING OF A WAVEFORM SIGNAL
Method and processor for time-domain processing of a waveform signal are disclosed. The method includes filtering, by employing one or more cut-off frequency values, the waveform signal for generating the first portion and the second portion, acquiring a frequency shift value, generating a modulated signal having a first frequency portion and a second frequency portion and where the one or more cut-off frequency values have been determined for ensuring that the first frequency portion and the second frequency portion are non-overlapping portions of the modulated signal, and generating the modified signal using the first frequency portion.
APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATION, AND METHOD OF DETERMINING FALSE DETECTION OF BIO-SIGNAL PEAKS
An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: an ultrasonic sensor configured to acquire a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to detect peaks from the bio-signal, and to determine false detection of a peak, among the detected peaks, by using at least one of a time interval between a current peak and an immediately preceding peak, amplitudes of the current peak and the immediately preceding peak, a shape of a waveform on a left region and a right region of the peak, and an occurrence position of the peak.
Apparatus and method for estimating analyte concentration
An apparatus for estimating a concentration of an analyte may include a spectrum acquisition device configured to acquire a first in vivo spectrum of an object, and a processor configured to estimate the concentration of the analyte using the first in vivo spectrum and a concentration estimation model that is generated based on a second in vivo spectrum measured during a timeframe in which the concentration of the analyte in the object is substantially constant, and update the concentration estimation model based on the first in vivo spectrum and the estimated concentration of the analyte.