A61B2560/0431

SENSORS WITH DEHUMIDIFIERS

A sensor system for detecting at least one analyte in an environment includes a dehumidifier system including at least one of a condenser unit and a desiccant unit and a sensor responsive to the analyte in fluid connection with the dehumidifier system.

SURGICAL SPONGES AND INSTRUMENT DETECTION DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE

System and method of managing one or more surgical articles, wherein the surgical article can include a surgical sponge comprising an identification element, and wherein managing can include counting, locating, or both. The identification element can be a RFID tag. The RFID tag stores unique identification information relative to the surgical sponge. The system and method for detecting RFID tags may include a hand-held RFID reader operable in a first count-in mode and in a second count-out mode; the hand-held RFID reader may be receivable in a cradle that can determine the presence of the hand-held RFID reader in the cradle; and where operation of the hand-held RFID reader in the second count-out mode is enabled when the hand-held RFID reader is present in the cradle and the second count-out mode is disabled when the hand-held RFID reader is absent from the cradle.

A SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DYNAMIC VISUAL, VESTIBULAR AND SOMATOSENSORY ABILITY
20220386936 · 2022-12-08 · ·

An apparatus for making combined vestibular and somatosensory function assessments, comprising: a portable base unit comprising: a movable platform being at least partially rotatable about an axis of rotation; in use, a user stands with both feet on the movable platform; an adjustable stopping mechanism for adjusting an extent to which the movable platform can rotate in at least one direction with respect to a horizontal plane; and a controller for controlling the adjustable stopping mechanism to selectively adjust the extent to which the movable platform is rotated by one of a plurality of discrete measurable amounts based on a control signal; a visual occlusion headset worn by the user, the headset comprising a device for recording a vestibular function response in response to a vestibular function test.

Methods and systems of determining drill breakthrough during surgical drilling
11517326 · 2022-12-06 · ·

A handheld surgical instrument includes a motor that transmits rotational movement to a drill bit of the handheld surgical instrument. The drill bit extends through a depth measurement module with a depth measurement extension, and a cannula, which extends forward from the drill to measure bore depth. The depth measurement extension is moveably mounted to the drill so as to extend into the rotor bore of the motor. As the drill advances forward, the depth measurement extension remains static. As a result of the advancement of the drill, the rotor extends over the proximal end of the depth measurement extension. A controller is configured to determine a breakthrough time and a breakthrough displacement of the drill bit based on displacement data and derived signals. The controller is further configured to determine a proper length of a screw to be used in a fixation surgical procedure based on the displacement data.

NON-INVASIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEM FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF IN-VIVO AND EX-VIVO SKIN ANOMALIES USING LESION-OPTIMIZED SENSOR SYSTEM DESIGN AND TOPOLOGY

An electromagnetic (EM)-based diagnostics and monitoring system and method for the non-Invasive diagnosis and monitoring of in-vivo and ex-vivo Skin Anomalies Using Lesion-Optimized Sensor System Design and Topology is disclosed herein.

PORTABLE UROFLOWMETRY APPARATUS, UROFLOWMETRY AND CREATING MICTURITION CHART SYSTEM USING THE SAME, AND UROFLOWMETRY METHOD
20220378348 · 2022-12-01 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a portable uroflowmetry apparatus, and uroflowmetry, voiding diary writing system and uroflowmetry method using the same.

A BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM
20220369962 · 2022-11-24 ·

A blood glucose detection device and system are portable blood glucose detection devices for patients. The blood glucose detection device includes a plurality of lancing units, which collect patient blood and generate current. The test unit can detect the current and transmit the current intensity data to the external device, thus making the glucose detection device portable. Besides, there is no need to change test strips every time for a blood glucose test as the current intensity data can be transmitted externally for management, which improves the patient's experience and makes it convenient for patients to perform blood glucose tests when they go out.

Non-contact breathing activity monitoring and analyzing through thermal and CO2 imaging

Various embodiments of the disclosed technology present a structural foundation for volumetric flow reconstructions for expiratory modeling enabled through multi-modal imaging for pulmonology. In some embodiments, this integrated multi-modal system includes infrared (IR) imaging, thermal imaging of carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2), depth imaging (D), and visible spectrum imaging. These multiple image modalities can be integrated into flow models of exhale behaviors enable the creation of three-dimensional volume reconstructions based on visualized CO.sub.2 distributions over time, formulating a four-dimensional exhale model which can be used to estimate various pulmonological traits (e.g., breathing rate, flow rate, exhale velocity, nose/mouth distribution, tidal volume estimation, and CO.sub.2 density distributions). Various embodiments also enable the accurate acquisition of numerous pulmonary metrics that are then stored within distributed systems for respiratory data analytics and feature extraction through deep learning embodiments.

Pol y axial screw and locking cap

Systems, methods, and devices for securing a spinal rod are provided. A clamp assembly comprises a tulip comprising an opening comprising an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is threaded; and a threaded locking cap disposed in the opening, wherein threads of the locking cap and the inner surface include various geometries.

Surgical depth instrument
11504169 · 2022-11-22 · ·

A device configured to provide a faster and more accurate measurement of depths of holes for placement of bone screws and fastener for bone implant fixation procedures. The device includes a combination of a bone probe for physical examination of a hole drilled in a bone and a depth gauge member for determining a depth of the hole and providing digital measurement of the depth.