Patent classifications
A61B2562/029
BED HAVING FEATURES FOR ESTIMATING CORE BODY TEMPURATURES FROM SENSING OF CARDIAC PARAMETERS AND EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE
A bed has a mattress. One or more temperature sensors are used, each sensor configured to: sense a temperature for the sleeper; and transmit, to a controller, temperature readings; one or more pressure sensors, each pressure sensor configured to: sense a pressure applied to the mattress by the sleeper; and transmit, to a controller, pressure readings. A controller may include a processor and memory, the controller configured to: receive, from the temperature sensors, the temperature readings; determine a skin temperature for the sleeper based on the temperature readings; receive, from the pressure sensors, the pressure readings; determine at least one cardiac parameter for the sleeper; and determine, from the skin temperature and the cardiac parameter, a core temperature for the sleeper that is different than the skin temperature and represents thermal state of a core of a body of the sleeper.
SMART CONTACTS THAT RESPOND TO FLUID CHANGES ON THE SURFACE OF THE EYES
An apparatus, worn over the eyes of a user, that restores visual clarity to the user in response to a change associated with a film of fluid over the apparatus. In an embodiment the apparatus includes a smart contact portion having at least a first convex surface, a second convex surface, and a concave surface. The apparatus further includes set of liquid thickness sensors embedded upon the first convex surface. The apparatus further includes an electrochemical storage device and a computing module. The apparatus further includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers embedded upon the first convex surface. The apparatus further includes an electroactive lens structure embedded within central portion of the first convex surface. The apparatus further includes lens controllers that apply electrical signals to the electroactive lens structure to change at least one physical characteristic of the electroactive lens structure based on control signals from the computing module.
PATIENT-WORN WIRELESS PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR
A wireless, patient-worn, physiological sensor configured to, among other things, help manage a patient that is at risk of forming one or more pressure ulcers is disclosed. According to an embodiment, the sensor includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface. The sensor also includes a substrate layer including conductive tracks and connection pads, a top side, and a bottom side, where the bottom side of the substrate layer is disposed above the top side of the base. Mounted on the substrate layer are a processor, a data storage device, a wireless transceiver, an accelerometer, and a battery. In use, the sensor senses a patient's motion and wirelessly transmits information indicative of the sensed motion to, for example, a patient monitor. The patient monitor receives, stores, and processes the transmitted information.
CONTEXT-SENSITIVE INFUSION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Infusion devices and related medical devices, patient data management systems, and methods are provided for monitoring a physiological condition of a patient. An exemplary infusion device includes an actuation arrangement operable to deliver fluid to a user, a communications interface to receive measurement data indicative of a physiological condition of the user, a sensing arrangement to obtain contextual measurement data, and a control system coupled to the actuation arrangement, the communications interface and the sensing arrangement to determine a command for autonomously operating the actuation arrangement in a manner that is influenced by the measurement data and the contextual measurement data and autonomously operate the actuation arrangement in accordance with the command to deliver the fluid to the user.
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium information processing program
An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a situation specifying unit configured to specify a part of a situation of the measurement subject on the basis of the number of measurements of the biological information in each situation of the measurement subject at the time of measuring biological information of the measurement subject by a biological information measuring unit, a current situation detecting unit configured to detect a current situation of the measurement subject, and a support information output unit configured to output support information relating to measurement of the biological information if the current situation corresponds to the measurement promoting situation.
Electronic device for detecting biometric information
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including at least one electronic component, and a pad structure coupled with the housing, and attached to a user body. The pad structure includes a first adhesive material having an adhesive strength at which the electronic device holds attachment in response to lack of existing water or humidity, and a second adhesive material abutting the first adhesive material and having an adhesive strength at which the electronic device holds the attachment in response to existing water or humidity.
AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A DIGITAL FRONT-END
An ambulatory medical device including a plurality of sensing electrodes and one or more processors operably coupled to the plurality of sensing electrodes is provided. Each sensing electrodes is configured to be coupled eternally to a patient and to detect one or more ECG signals. The one or more processors are configured to receive at least one electrode-specific digital signal for each of the plurality of sensing electrodes, determine a noise component for each of the electrode-specific digital signals, analyze each of the noise components for each of the plurality of sensing electrodes, generate electrode matching information for each sensing electrode of the plurality of sensing electrodes based upon analysis of each of the noise components, determine one or more sensing electrode pairs based upon the electrode matching information, and monitor each of the one or more sensing electrode pairs for ECG activity of the patient.
Medical fluid injection apparatus and method with detachable patch and monitoring
Provided herein are systems and methods for monitoring one or more health or physiological parameters in a subject. The systems and methods may comprise a patch coupled to an injector. Data may be transmitted to a mobile device or remote server, where the data may be processed. Processed data may be used to inform a subject on a health or physiological condition.
Wearable device for detecting microorganisms, sterilizing pathogens, and environmental monitoring
A wearable device consists of a smart band and a display unit. The smart band comprises a microbial biosensor, a particulate matter sensor, an enviro sensor, a single board computer, a power supply unit, a band fastener, and a set of watch adapters. The microbial biosensor detects, measures, and monitors beneficial microorganisms and pathogens in a nasal cavity, an oral cavity, or on a surface. The microbial biosensor sterilizer kills pathogens. The particulate matter sensor detects, measures, and monitors a set of suspended particles in the surrounding air comprising beneficial microorganisms, pathogens, pollen grains, dust mite allergens, and an air quality index. The enviro sensor detects, monitors, and measures environmental conditions surrounding the user. A computing system comprises a wearable device, a microbiome mobile application, a user, a mobile device, a laboratory testing facility, a cloud server, and a physician.
Systems and methods for minimally intrusive displays with heart rate monitoring and workouts
A system includes a minimally intrusive display system (MIDS) configured to be disposed on an eyewear. The MIDS includes a display system and a sensor system configured to provide for a sensor data. The MIDS further includes a processor configured to process the sensor data to derive a physiological measure. The processor is further configured to display, via the display system, the physiological measure, wherein the display system is disposed in the eyewear so that the physiological measure is only viewed when a user of the eyewear turns the user's pupil towards the display system at angle α from a forward direction.