The measurement apparatus (50) comprises at least one hybrid elastic cable (52) wound around the deformable object (22), and a measurement unit (54) capable of measuring the inductance of a wire of the hybrid elastic cable (52) comprising a conductive material between two reference points (58).

Methods and systems for providing feedback to guide selection of an artificial bone flap. A user interface for planning a neurosurgical procedure is provided, the neurosurgical procedure including closing of an opening in a portion of a patient's skull using an artificial bone flap. 3D dimensions of the opening are determined using at least pre-operative three-dimensional (3D) imaging data. One or more parameters for selecting an artificial bone flap are determined, where the one or more parameters are based on at least the 3D dimensions of the opening. Output indicating one or more recommended available artificial bone flaps suitable for closing the opening is provided, the recommendation being based on the determined one or more parameters.

Joint analysis system for analyzing kinematics of an anatomical including a sensor device, a storage device, a magnet, and an analysis engine. The sensor device can be configured to be disposed on a first side of the joint and can have one or more sensors, a processor coupled to the one or more sensors, a wireless data transmitter coupled to the processor, a data storage device coupled to the processor, and a battery coupled to the sensors, processor, wireless data transmitter, and data storage device. The magnet can be configured to be disposed on the second side of the joint. The analysis engine can be configured to receive data from the sensors.

A remote image transmission system, a display apparatus, and a guide displaying method of a display apparatus are provided. The remote image transmission system includes: an image capturing apparatus including a plurality of image pickup devices that are spaced from each other, the image capturing apparatus being configured to transmit, to a display apparatus, a plurality of images which are captured by the plurality of image pickup devices; and a display apparatus configured to generate a guide object indicating physical information of a captured object by using the plurality of received images, and to display the generated guide object and at least one of the plurality of images.

The embodiment provides a blood pressure measurement device equipped with an air bag drive unit, a pressing surface formed with pressure sensors, and a control unit which calculates first blood pressure values on the basis of a first pressure pulse wave that was detected by the pressure sensors, generates calibration data using the first blood pressure values, and calculates second blood pressure values by calibrating, using the calibration data, a second pressure pulse wave that is detected by the pressure sensors in a state that the pressing force is set at an optimum pressing force. The control unit performs the processing of calculating second blood pressure values by calibrating the second pressure pulse wave if detection conditions of the second pressure pulse wave coincide with detection conditions of a pressure pulse wave used for generation of the calibration data.

A measurement system includes: a mounting member configured to be mounted on a measurement target portion of a living body and including a plurality of holding units configured to hold a plurality of magnetic sensors such that the plurality of magnetic sensors face the measurement target portion; an image capturing unit configured to capture images of markers arranged in arrangement regions of the plurality of holding units of the mounting member mounted on the measurement target portion, in the measurement target portion; a moving mechanism unit configured to move the image capturing unit relative to the measurement target portion on which the mounting member is mounted; and a derivation unit configured to derive three-dimensional position information on the plurality of magnetic sensors held by the plurality of holding units relative to the measurement target portion, based on the captured images of the markers.

A method of measuring a Jugular Pulse property, comprising: mounting a device including an imager to the neck of a patient; imaging the Jugular vein at an imaged location using the imager; and analyzing at least one image provided by said imager to estimate at least one property of the Jugular Pulse. Optionally, said imager is a thermal imager. Optionally, the method comprises cooling tissue at said imaged location adjacent said vein using said device. In some embodiments, the device is designed to mount at a same neck axial position when disconnected and reattached and the system provided is designed to enforce the same body position to allow for comparable repeat measurements.

Disclosed herein are systems comprising sensor devices that may be affixed to a patient and used to perform clinical measurements such as measurements for calculating a BASMI score. A first sensor device is configured to be successively attached to each of a wrist carrier, an ankle carrier, and a headset carrier. The carriers are attached to, or positioned next to, the relevant portion of the patient's body in order to perform particular measurements relating to generating a BASMI score. As the patient performs the routine of motions associated with a particular BASMI measurement, the sensor device records the measurements and communicates the measurements to a user computing device. A second sensor device is configured to be applied to the patient's torso and an additional measurement of patient flexibility taken and communicated to the user computing device. The user computing device generates a BASMI score from the recorded measurements.

A method and apparatus for safely and reliably accessing a subarachnoid space (SAS) or other target area of a patient is provided in which a tube having at least one lumen with a tissue puncture device therein is inserted into the patient near the tissue. The lumen has a suction port at one end adapted to suction the dura/arachnoid tissue away from the pia mater so that the tissue can be punctured to access the SAS space. The movement of the needle in the lumen is controlled by controlling a magnetic field. Tissue puncture devices for use alone or in connection with the apparatus are also provided.

An apparatus for measuring bio-information such as blood pressure is provided. The bio-information measuring apparatus includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a fingerprint sensor configured to obtain fingerprint information of the object; and a processor configured to estimate a contact area of the object based on the fingerprint information, and obtain bio-information based on the pulse wave signal and the contact area.