Patent classifications
A61B2562/182
Controlling optical power in a sensor with the use of a faraday cage
A patient monitoring sensor having a communication interface, through which the patient monitoring sensor can communicate with a monitor is provided. The patient monitoring sensor includes a light-emitting diode (LED) communicatively coupled to the communication interface and a detector, communicatively coupled to the communication interface, capable of detecting light. The patient monitoring sensor also includes a faraday cage disposed around the detector, wherein the faraday cage includes an aperture configured to limit an amount of light from the LED that the detector is able to detect.
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD CHANNEL FOR PROPAGATING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD TO A SENSOR WHILE MINIMIZING EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE
A method and device for measuring electromagnetic fields embodied in an electromagnetic field (EMF) channel that defines a lumen for receiving an EMF-measuring sensor. The EMF channel includes coaxial inner first layer of Mu-metal surrounded by a second layer of interlaced mesh copper, wherein the first layer is configured to attenuate the magnetic field and the copper attenuates the electric field of external, undesired EMFs, thereby promote propagation of a desired EMF to the housed senor.
FOCUSED STERILIZATION AND STERILIZED SUB-ASSEMBLIES FOR ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMS
- Christopher A. Thomas ,
- Louis Pace ,
- Dhamendra Patel ,
- Vincent M. Dipalma ,
- Vivek S. Rao ,
- Steven T. MITCHELL ,
- Byron J. Lambert ,
- Peter G. Robinson ,
- Peter M. Voit ,
- Stephen T. Pudjijanto ,
- Matthew Simmons ,
- Hsuehchieh Wu ,
- Vu H. Le ,
- Johnathan D. Manion ,
- Christopher M. Harris ,
- Tuan Nguyen ,
- Phillip W. Carter ,
- Jonathan D. MCCANLESS
A system includes a sensor applicator, a sensor control device arranged within the sensor applicator and including an electronics housing and a sensor extending from a bottom of the electronics housing, and a cap coupled to one of the sensor applicator and the sensor control device, wherein the cap is removable prior to deploying the sensor control device from the sensor applicator.
Position adjustment apparatus for adjusting position of detection device and magnetocardiography instrument
A position adjustment apparatus for adjusting a position of a detection device, and a magnetocardiography instrument are provided. The position adjustment apparatus includes: two support assemblies, a lifting frame, and at least one height adjustment assembly. The position adjustment apparatus of the present disclosure enables free control over the height of the lifting frame by providing support rods and the height adjustment assembly comprising a pulley block.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BIOMETRIC SIGNALS
A system for monitoring biometric signals of a user comprising: a garment configured to be worn by the user and comprising a mounting module having an array of connection regions; a set of biometric sensors coupled to the garment and configured to communicate with the array of connection regions to receive and transmit biometric signals indicative of muscle activity of the user; and a portable control module configured to couple to the garment in a first configuration and to decouple from the garment in a second configuration and comprising: a housing comprising an array of openings; a set of contacts, each including a first region that seals at least one of the array of openings and couples to at least one of the array of connection regions in the first configuration, and an electronics subsystem coupled to the housing and in communication with a second region of each contact.
LOW CAPACITANCE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
An endoscopic system for sensing one or more characteristics at an environment of a worksite comprises a shaft comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; an electrically active sensor system comprising a sensor positioned to sense at least one characteristic of an environment in which the distal end portion of the shaft is located; an electrical power transmission line electrically coupled to the sensor and extending along the shaft, the electrical power transmission line configured to transmit power to the sensor; and a floating ground element electrically isolated from an earth ground and operably coupled to the electrically active sensor system. An overall capacitance between the electrical power transmission line and the floating ground element is greater than an overall capacitance between the floating ground element and earth ground.
Nanomesh electrode structures and techniques for the formation thereof
Techniques and apparatus for bilayer nanomesh techniques for transparent and/or stretchable electrophysiological microelectrodes. The bilayer may include of a metal layer and a low impedance coating both in a nanomesh form. Bilayer nanomesh structures according to some embodiments may provide high transparency, great flexibility, large stretchability, while providing improved electrochemical performance compared with conventional systems. Other embodiments are described.
MAGNETIC-FIELD MEASURING APPARATUS
A magnetic-field measuring apparatus includes a SQUID; and flux-locked loop circuitry including first circuitry that includes an amplifier connected to an output of the SQUID, and second circuitry connected to the first circuitry. The first circuitry is along an inner surface or an outer surface of a shielding material that separates an inside of a magnetically shielded room from an outside of the magnetically shielded room, the magnetically shielded room including the SQUID. The second circuitry is in the outside of the magnetically shielded room.
Handheld blood glucose monitoring device with messaging capability
A patient monitoring network pertaining to blood glucose and other analyte measurements includes wireless blood glucose or other analyte measuring devices and a networked computer or server. Each monitoring device is associated with a patient and is configured to measure the glucose level or other analyte from a given blood sample via inserted test strips, transmit the measurements to the networked computer, and display received messages. The blood glucose monitoring device includes means for substantially reducing factors that could affect the glucose measurement such as thermal and RF interference.
Electrode carrier for electrophysiological measurement
Electrode carrier for electrophysiological measurements, including a flexible substrate, a plurality of contact pads attached to a substrate surface, wherein each contact pad includes conductive means for accommodating an electrode for electrophysiological measurement, first connecting means attached to the substrate for communicatively connecting the contact pads to a signal processing device. The first connecting means includes a plurality of conductive tracks on the substrate surface for electrically connecting the plurality of contact pads, wherein each conductive track corresponds to at least one contact pad. The substrate has at least two inextendible sections for accommodating the contact pads, wherein the sections interconnected by an extendible section. Each extendible section comprises at least one warpable member of flexible material. At least one of the warpable members accommodates at least one of the conductive tracks. The at least one warpable member includes a V-shaped portion of the substrate, and the extendible section includes four warpable members are arranged in an X-shaped fashion.