A61B5/0013

CONNECTED BODY SURFACE CARE MODULE
20220399123 · 2022-12-15 ·

A wearable treatment and analysis module is provided. The module is positioned on or near a body surface region of interest. The module provides remote access to sensor data, treatment administration, and/or other health care regimens via a network connection with a user device and/or management system.

Mean TSI feature based determination method and system

The present invention relates to a method to provide a mean temporal spatial isochrone (TSI) feature relating to an ECG feature (wave form) of interest, such as the activation of the heart from a single point (QRS), relative to the heart in a torso while using an ECG measurement from an ECG recording device. The method includes: receiving ECG measuring data from the ECG recording device; determining vector cardiogram (VCG) data; receiving a model of the heart, preferably with torso, as an input, preferably based on a request including request parameters; determining mean TSI data values representing the TSI feature relating to an electrophysiological phase representing the ECG feature, the mean TSI providing a location within the heart representing the mean location of the ECG feature at the corresponding time; positioning the mean TSI feature and preferably the vector cardiogram data points in the model of the heart and/or torso at an initial position; and rendering the model of the heart, preferably with torso, with the mean TSI feature, preferably with VCG data related to the TSI, for displaying on a display screen for interpretation of the displayed rendering.

PATIENT STATION FOR TELEMEDICINE
20220385707 · 2022-12-01 · ·

A patient station for telemedicine enabling transmission of patient data to a remote doctor station, via a telecommunication network includes a processing unit with an operating system, a main display device, and at least one first sensor of a first type generating first patient data. The processing unit is configured to generate a first video signal or a first image from the first patient data and display the first video signal or the first image on the main display device in a first display window, capture at least one display area of the first display window to generate a captured video signal, generate an output video signal comprising the captured video signal, emulate a digital-camera peripheral, wherein the output video signal is provided as output from the emulated digital camera peripheral to the operating system as digital camera-type peripheral device output, and provide the output video signal to the doctor station via the telecommunication network.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND VEHICLES FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH MONITORING

A method for passenger transportation and health monitoring includes determining, with a contactless biomonitoring sensor, a location of one or more passengers within a monitoring area of a vehicle, and generating, with the contactless biomonitoring sensor, a health profile of one or more passengers. The method may also include identifying, with a processor, a health condition, an action, an accompanying item, or combinations thereof of one or more passengers based on the health profile corresponding to the one or more passengers, and determining, with the processor, a vehicle action based on the health condition, the action, the accompanying item, or combinations thereof. The method may further include directing, with the processor, the vehicle to perform the vehicle action.

APPARATUS TO PERFORM AN ALLERGEN DIAGNOSTIC
20220370000 · 2022-11-24 ·

Multi-layer contact patches, as well as related apparatus, kits, systems, and methods, enable improved allergen testing and diagnosis. Multi-layer contact patches include a shield layer releasably coupled to an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer at least partially defines and is fixably coupled to an allergen complex layer. The allergen complex layer defines a plurality of allergen complex cavities. At least a subset of the allergen complex cavities include an allergen complex positioned therein, each allergen complex comprising an absorbent matrix and an allergen.

CONTACTLESS REAL-TIME STREAMING OF PATIENT VITAL INFORMATION
20220369928 · 2022-11-24 · ·

A method is described which provides patient vital sign measurements to a medical professional during a telemedicine visit. The method includes establishing, by a patient communication device, a video call with a medical professional communication device, processing at least one of a patient video feed from a camera of the patient communication device or an embedded sensor of the patient communication device, determining one or more patient vital sign measurements based on at least one of the processed patient video feed or signal; and transmitting, the one or more patient vital sign measurements and the patient video feed to the medical professional communication device, receipt of the one or more vital sign measurements causing the medical professional communication device to display the one or more vital sign measurements concurrently with the patient video feed.

Wearable devices for physiological monitoring

A wearable device for detecting and/or measuring physiological information from a subject includes a housing, at least one optical emitter supported by the housing, at least one optical detector supported by the housing, a first light guide supported by the housing, a second light guide supported by the housing, a motion sensor supported by the housing, and a processor supported by the housing. The processor is configured to calculate footsteps, distinguish footsteps from heart beats, and to remove footstep motion artifacts from signals produced by the at least one optical detector. Also, the processor is configured to process signals produced by the at least one optical detector to determine subject heart rate and to produce integrity data about the subject heart rate. The process is further configured to generate a multiplexed output serial data string comprising the subject heart rate and the integrity data.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DEPTH AND HEALTH OF PERIODONTAL SULCUS
20230055910 · 2023-02-23 ·

A non-invasive method for determining a gingival pocket depth includes seating a photoacoustic probe tray in a subject's mouth; transmitting photonic energy transgingivally; receiving generated ultrasonic signals; determining and processing the time of flight between transmitting and receiving and a relative amplitude of the ultrasonic signals to the transmitted photonic energy to determine densities and a topography of the subject's dental anatomy; determining a repeatable reference point; and measuring the gingival pocket depth in relation to the repeatable reference point. A system includes a transducer tray a biogel-containing bite wafer seated within the transducer tray; a processor; a memory; a user interface; and a visual display. The transducer tray has at least one embedded pulsed laser source and at least one embedded ultrasonic sensor.

BIO SIGNAL MEASURING DEVICE AND BIO SIGNAL IMAGING DEVICE AND BRAIN IMAGING BASED BRAIN DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
20230056029 · 2023-02-23 ·

Provided is a biosignal measuring device 100 capable of easily calculating data on blood flow volume, blood flow velocity, and path length in the subject P as data for the time domain, and simplifying brain disease diagnosis based on this. It relates to a biosignal imaging device 1 and a brain image-based brain disease diagnosis system. To this end, the biosignal measuring apparatus 100 detects the reflected light signal after the light irradiated from the plurality of light irradiation units 111 and the plurality of light irradiation units 111 for irradiating light to the subject P are reflected. Based on the light signal detected by the measurement unit 110 including a plurality of light receiving units 112 and the light irradiation control unit 121 for controlling the light signal irradiated from each light irradiation unit 111 and the light receiving unit 112 and a calculation unit 120 including a signal processing unit 122 that calculates data for the subject P in the time domain.

System and methods of capturing medical imaging data using a mobile device

Methods for capturing medical images associated with a patient using a mobile image-capturing device are disclosed. One example method includes accessing patient identifying information through an electronic health record (EHR) application installed in the mobile image-capturing device. A user may launch a scan application installed in the mobile image-capturing device from the EHR application and upon launching of the scan application, the scan application may be provided with the patient identifying information from the EHR application. The scan application may capture medical images using an imaging equipment of the mobile image-capturing device, associate the captured images with the patient identifying information, and transmit the captured images with the patient identifying information to a storage location.