An apparatus includes a drive mechanism, a patient support mechanism, and an electronic system. The drive mechanism is included in a trolley and is configured to suspend the trolley from a support track. The drive mechanism includes a first sensor configured to sense an operating condition of the drive mechanism. The patient support mechanism couples to the trolley and includes a tether and a second sensor. The tether can be operatively coupled to a patient such that the patient support mechanism supports the patient. The second sensor is configured to sense an operating condition of the patient support mechanism. The electronic system is included in the trolley and has at least a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to define a gait characteristic of the patient based at least in part on a signal received from the first sensor and a signal received from the second sensor.

A system 1 for controlling a powered personal mobility vehicle 8. The system includes an input module 2, a processing unit 4, and a motor controller 7. The input module 2 receives manual triggers 3 regarding the movement of the personal mobility vehicle 8. The processing unit 4 processes a location information 5 or a distance information 6 at a given point in time, and further, either generate an automatic trigger 19, and disable or curtail the functioning of the input module 2, or enable the functioning of the input module 2. The location information 5 is defined as a location of an obstacle co-located in an environment in which the personal mobility vehicle 8 is placed or being driven, and the distance information 6 is defined as the distance of the obstacle from the vehicle 8 at a given point in time. The motor controller 7 receives and processes manual triggers 3 or automatic triggers 19 and controls movement of the personal mobility vehicle 8.

A boarding and alighting support structure is applied to vehicle having a deck capable of boarding in a wheelchair. The boarding and alighting support structure includes a slope plate which projects obliquely from the boarding entrance end of the deck toward the ground, and a mounting member for installing the base portion of the slope plate at the boarding entrance end of the deck. The mounting member is configured to so that one end side is fixed to the base portion, other end is fixed to the entrance port end, and the one end side is flexibly configured with respect to the other end side.

A processing system is for a motorized mobile system that provides powered mobility to one or more users. The motorized mobile system may consist, for example, of one or more of a mobile chair, a mobility scooter, an electronic conveyance vehicle, a riding lawn mower, a grocery cart, an all-terrain vehicle, an off-road vehicle, and a golf cart. The processing system comprises at least one sensor to measure one or more kinematic states of an object proximate to the motorized mobile system and at least one processor to use at least one object kinematic model as at least one state estimator. The at least one processor predicts a first kinematic state estimate of the object at a first time based on a prior knowledge of state for the object. The at least one processor uses the first kinematic state estimate of the object at the first time and a measured kinematic state observed by the sensor at a second time to determine a second kinematic state estimate of the object at the second time, wherein the first time is less than the second time. The at least one processor outputs the first kinematic state estimate at the first time from the object kinematic model for use by at least one other process of the motorized mobile system, wherein the at least one other process causes one or more actions to be taken by the motorized mobile system based on the first kinematic state estimate of the object at the first time. The at least one processor uses the second kinematic state estimate at the second time as an input to the object kinematic model to predict another kinematic state estimate of the object.

Patient care equipment includes a wireless coupler that transfers power and/or data between an architectural unit and the patient care equipment. The patient care equipment may also include additional wireless couplers that transfer power and/or data between first and second components of the equipment. The second component may be movable relative to the first component. A structure or hot swapping batteries is also disclosed, the swapped battery being charged on an inductive charging mat.

Systems and methods for medical imaging diagnoses are provided. The methods may include detecting an entrance of the scan platform into a scanning room by a signal emission device, moving the scan platform to a joint area according to connection interface of the medical imaging device by a driving device. The method may also include adjusting the scan platform to connect to the medical imaging device by a position adjusting device. The method may also include connecting the scan platform to the medical imaging device by a physical interface. The method may further include moving the scanning object to a scanning area of the medical imaging device by the driving device.

A processing system is for a motorized mobile system that provides powered mobility to one or more users. The processing system comprising at least one sensor that is operably configured to generate a point cloud of objects in a field-of-view of the sensors, wherein the object is identified and removed to enhance navigation or operation of the MMS.

An intelligent navigation assistance device including a mobility device (e.g., a walking staff, a walker, a wheelchair) configured with input component(s) to receive user input, environment component(s) to detect objects or obstacles in the surrounding environment, panic component(s) to detect emergency situations or conditions, local computing device(s) to process information and facilitate communication/control with/of mobile computing device(s) (including access to resources of the mobile computing device, e.g., GPS receiver, route mapping applications, telecommunications capabilities), and feedback component(s) to convey information to users via one or more prompt to the user.

A patient support device has a bed, a travel mechanism designed to move the patient support device, a control computer and a sensor, which detects at least one environmental parameter of the patient support device. The control computer ascertains a control parameter for controlling the travel mechanism depending on the at least one detected environmental parameter.

A patient holding hospital unit is described. The patient holding hospital unit has a supporting surface configured to receive a patient and a life support system. The supporting surface has a container restrained to the supporting surface that contains an anesthesia machine, reservoirs and related ducts, perfusion devices, an automatic control system, a power supply unit, a power supply line. The container also has dispensing valves arranged on an external surface of the container together with a control interface and the supply valves and electric connector of the power supply line are arranged at a connecting member adapted to be mounted to a base member configured to supply gases under pressure to the reservoirs and power to the control system.