A charging device for a physiological signal transmitter is disclosed, wherein the physiological signal transmitter is to receive and transmit a physiological signal from a subcutaneous tissue of a living body, and has a first electrical connecting port. The charging device comprises a body including a placing portion, a charging module and an operating module. The placing portion disposes thereon the physiological signal transmitter, and includes a bearing surface and a first opening. The bearing surface disposes thereon the physiological signal transmitter, and the first opening aligns therewith the first electrical connecting port of the physiological signal transmitter. The charging module is accommodated in the body and includes a second electrical connecting port, a third electrical connecting port and a circuit assembly. The second electrical connecting port is disposed in the opening and protrusive beyond or beneath the bearing surface. The third electrical connecting port is connected to a power source. The circuit assembly is configured to control a charging on the physiological signal transmitter, and electrically connected to the second electrical connecting port and the third electrical connecting port. The operating module is accommodated in the body, and coupled with the charging module, wherein when the physiological signal transmitter is placed on the bearing surface and in a first operating state, the operating module protrudes the second electrical connecting port beyond the bearing surface to electrically connect with the first electrical connecting port.

An apparatus for assessing user frailty is disclosed. In embodiments, the apparatus includes a housing that defines (or is defined by) a body and a handle coupled to the body. The apparatus includes a force sensor at least partially disposed within the handle. The apparatus further includes an inertial sensor at least partially disposed within the housing. The apparatus may further include a user interface device disposed within a cavity of the body. The user interface device may be coupled to the force sensor and the inertial sensor via one or more signal paths. In embodiments, the user interface device includes a controller with a touchscreen coupled to the controller.

A data acquisition system includes a receptacle and a data acquisition device. The receptacle has a housing, sensor inputs to receive data signals from sensors coupled to an object, and a rib to block insertion of a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug and facilitate insertion of a modified USB plug having a slot that mates with the rib. The data acquisition device includes circuitry to receive, store and process data, a USB plug having pins operatively coupled to the circuitry, a first subset of pins configured to receive data signals from the receptacle and a second subset of pins configured to support standard USB communication with USB-compliant devices, and a slot formed in the USB plug such that the slot facilitates interconnection of the USB plug both with standard USB-compliant devices and with the receptacle, the slot mating with the rib to facilitate interconnection.

A portable autonomous venipuncture device to be secured to a limb of a patient comprising a limb-mountable base configured to be mounted to the limb of a patient, a venipuncture tool holder carried on said base, a venipuncture tool carried by said venipuncture tool holder and having an insertion tip; an ultrasonic device carried on said base; and a processor. The ultrasonic device provides an ultrasonic image of inside of the limb of the patient to provide location data on the position and depth of a vein in the limb. The processor is configured to use the location data to move the insertion tip of the venipuncture tool into the vein of the patient.

A medical system according to embodiments of the present invention includes at least one sensor configured to monitor physiological status of a patient and to generate sensor data based on the physiological status, a user interface device, a processor communicably coupled to the user interface device, the processor configured to: present via the user interface device an array of two or more possible input elements, the input elements each comprising a class of patients or a diagnosis and treatment pathway, receive a selected input element based on a user selection among the two or more possible input elements, acquire the sensor data and process the sensor data to generate physiological data, and present via the user interface screen the physiological data according to a template that is customized for the selected input element.

A system utilizing five or less body worn sensors may be used to profile the motor function of Parkinson's disease patients, integrate the outcome with patient self-reported information and translate the results to clinically relevant information, valuable for the monitoring of Parkinson's disease progression and symptom manifestation. The hardware of the system may deploy algorithms for the offline processing of the sensors' data, once the wearable monitoring devices are docked for charging, with no intervention required by the user. The system may also allow patients to mount the wearable devices featuring the sensors to any of a limited number of body parts, without taking care to mount each monitoring device to a specific body part. Finally, the system may allow a physician to register for a subscription-based service, pairing him/her with patients using the system, and granting him/her permission to remotely review the disease progression of the patients, as calculated by the system.

A monitoring device for a person, in particular for monitoring a sleeping infant, comprising a base station and a sensor device that is able to be connected to an item of clothing of the person, wherein the sensor device is connected wirelessly to the base station to transmit the vital data measured by the sensors, wherein the monitoring module of the base station comprises a camera that is able to be oriented towards the person by pivoting the monitoring module with respect to the base, wherein the monitoring module comprises an input unit and a display unit. A monitoring device for a person or a sensor device for use in a monitoring device or a method for monitoring a person that makes it possible to reliably monitor the person and important vital data of the person.

An embodiment of the present disclosure seeks to select characteristics of incoming intensity data that cause comparisons of selected characteristics to produce defined probe off space having reduced crossover with defined probe on space. Once defined, the present disclosure compares characteristics of incoming intensity data with the now defined probe off space, and in some embodiments, defined probe on space, to determine whether a probe off condition exists. When a processor determines a probe off condition exists, the processor may output or trigger an output signal that audibly and/or visually indicates to a user that the optical sensor should be adjusted for a proper application to a measurement site.

A smart system and methods for coupling a medical transporter apparatus with an imaging apparatus, involving: a smart docking module comprising at least one coupler responsive to a controller operable by a set of executable instructions, the smart docking module comprising a non-magnetic material; and the smart docking module configured by the controller to automatically perform at least one of: position, dock, engage, latch, lock, interlock, release, emergency-release, quick-release, disengage, emergency-disengage, and quick-disengage the medical transporter apparatus in relation to the imaging apparatus.