Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a catheter shaft. An expandable member may be coupled to the catheter shaft. The expandable member may be capable of shifting between a folded configuration and an expanded configuration. A plurality of flexible elements may be attached to the expandable member, with a plurality of electrode assemblies disposed on the flexible elements. The flexible elements may have a grooved substrate.

A system for assessing laxity of a joint of a patient is disclosed. The system comprises a tensioner tool having a substantially rigid portion that may be inserted within the joint to apply a force against a bone surface thereof. The system further comprises a tensioner sock having a flexible body with an opening to receive the tensioner tool and a sensor array disposed on the flexible body. Each sensor of the sensor array is configured to contact the bone surface and detect a pressure when the force is applied against the bone surface. The system further comprises a processor configured to receive the detected pressure from each sensor and calculate the force applied to the bone surface based on the detected pressures.

In described embodiments, a device and method for diagnosing brain and neurological issues is provided. The device measures the performance of Convergence, Divergence, and binocular tracking capabilities of a subject's eyes, which can be used to determine whether a subject has experienced a brain or other neurological event.

Methods, systems, and coaptation measurement devices as described herein include an elongate sensor body at the end of a proximal connecting member, and a plurality of sensors in an array across a face of the sensor body, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect if a portion of a heart valve is in contact with the sensor.

An electrocardiography device is described that can include a main body, an adjustable cap, and a power switch. The main body can include an electrode of a plurality of electrodes configured to acquire electrical signal from a patient. The adjustable cap can include two electrodes of the plurality of electrodes. The adjustable cap can be rotatable around an axis on the main body to orient the plurality of electrodes on different locations on a body of the patient. The power switch can activate the plurality of electrodes to acquire the electrical signal from the patient. Related apparatuses, systems, methods, techniques and articles are also described.

A veterinary vital signs monitoring system, including: (A) two stretchable bands, each having an electrically conductive component; (B) a housing including two fasteners with electrically conductive contacts, each fastener adapted to receive, and lock therein a portion of one of the bands, the conductive contacts adapted to make an electrical connection with electrically conductive components of the bands; and (C) a module housed in the housing and in electrical communication with the conductive contacts, the monitoring module adapted to receive signals relating to vital signs of the animal on which the bands are mounted, via the conductive components thereof.

Methods, systems, and devices for wearable devices are described. A wearable device may include a first annular member forming the frame of the wearable device. The first annular member may include one or more deformable features that are configured to structurally weaken the frame of the wearable device and the one or more deformable features may be located along a portion of the frame. In some cases, the wearable device may include a first annular member and a second annular member to form a frame of the wearable device. The second annular member may include a non-metal material. The first annular member, the second annular member, or both, may include one or more deformable features that are configured to structurally weaken the frame of the wearable device and the one or more deformable features may be located along a portion of the frame.

An electrocardiography monitor is provided. A sealed housing includes one end wider than an opposite end of the sealed housing. Electronic circuitry is provided within the sealed housing. The electronic circuitry includes an electrographic front end circuit to sense electrocardiographic signals and a micro-controller interfaced to the electrocardiographic front end circuit to sample the electrocardiographic signals. A buzzer within the housing outputs feedback to a wearer of the sealed housing.

A sensor measurement device includes: an impedance analyzer to determine an impedance of a sample; a first antenna configured to generate electromagnetic radiation having a first wavelength; an impedance-matching device, positioned in a radiation path between the first antenna and the sample, to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the first antenna and transmit electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength into the sample, the impedance-matching device comprising a metasurface including: a substrate having a thickness no greater than the first wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation; and a plurality of elements supported by the substrate, wherein: the plurality of elements are spaced apart from one another across the substrate, each element has a first dimension no greater than the first wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation, and at least two elements of the plurality of elements differ in one or more of shape or size; and a second antenna configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the sample.

Provided is a flex-PCB catheter device that is configured to be inserted into a body lumen. The flex-PCB catheter comprises an elongate shaft, an expandable assembly, a flexible printed circuit board (flex-PCB) substrate, a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of communication paths. The elongate shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end. The expandable assembly is configured to transition from a radially compact state to a radially expanded state. The plurality of electronic elements are coupled to the flex-PCB substrate and are configured to receive and/or transmit an electric signal. The plurality of communication paths are positioned on and/or within the flex-PCB substrate. The communication paths selectively couple the plurality of electronic elements to a plurality of electrical contacts configured to electrically connect to an electronic module configured to process the electrical signal. The flex-PCB substrate can have multiple layers, including one or more metallic layers. Acoustic matching elements and conductive traces can be includes in the flex-PCB substrate.