A method for anatomical diagnosis includes measuring, using a catheter that includes a position sensor and an electrode, over multiple cycles of a beating heart, electrical activity and mechanical motion at a plurality of locations contacted by the catheter on a heart wall within a chamber of the heart. Based on the measured mechanical motion, a magnitude of a mechanical strain is computed over the cycles at the locations. In one embodiment, the computed strain is used in identifying a group of the locations at which the magnitude of the mechanical strain is below a predefined strain threshold and a voltage of the electrical activity is below a predefined voltage threshold as a locus of scar tissue. In another embodiment, a pathological condition of the heart is identified based on a characteristic of the mechanical strain computed over the left ventricle during the diastolic phase.

A method for stimulating contraction of a target muscle, the method including: locating a first neuromuscular junction of a target muscle by visualization or palpation, delivering a first stimulus to the first neuromuscular junction, locating a second neuromuscular junction of the target muscle by visualization or palpation, and delivering a second stimulus to the second neuromuscular junction. The first and second stimuli are effective to stimulate contraction of the target muscle. Further, contraction of the target muscle is effective to result in a measurable increase of at least one of: output force of the target muscle or range of motion of a body part associated with extension or contraction of the target muscle.

Provided are an electrical stimulation device configured so that a correspondence among finger motion and electrodes can be clarified in a short amount of time regardless of the state of attachment to a user's arm and an individual difference and an intended finger can be driven at high accuracy with very few erroneous operation and an electrical stimulation system using the electrical stimulation device. When an electrode probability matrix in which a Bayesian posterior probability indicating an electrode-finger correspondence is described as an element is updated in a host, the position of an element positioned on the upper left side of the electrode probability matrix and indicating that finger motion occurs is compared to rearrange the columns of the electrode probability matrix as necessary.

A method for mapping shear wave velocity in biological tissues includes using an ultrasound transducer to generate mechanical excitations at a plurality of locations in a region of interest. An MRI system is used to capture a phase image of each mechanical excitation, wherein motion encoding gradients (MEGs) of the MRI system encode a propagating shear wavefront caused by the mechanical excitation. A plurality of shear wave velocity maps is generated based on the phase images, wherein each shear wave velocity map depicts velocity between adjacent propagating shear wavefronts. The shear wave speed values are combined to generate a composite shear wave velocity map of the region of interest.

A neuromuscular sensing method includes transmitting an electrical stimulus from a distal end portion of an elongate stimulator extending within an intracorporeal treatment area of a subject and detecting an artificially induced response of at least two muscles of the subject in response to the transmitted electrical stimulus, each response being detected by a respective sensor in mechanical communication with the muscle. A graphical user interface (GUI) is transitioned from a first state to a second state; the first state indicating to the transmission of a stimulus with no artificially induced response detected, and the second state indicating the detection of the artificially induced response of the at least two muscles, and further identifying one of the at least two muscles as a primary muscle response.

The present technology is generally directed to energy-emitting body support systems for emittingultra-low radiofrequency energy (“ULRE”), and associated devices and methods. In some embodiments, an energy-emitting body support system includes an emission or coil assembly having one or more emission elements or coils. Each of the emission elements can be configured to emit one or more ULRE signals to apply one or more stimulation regiments to a user. At least some of the stimulation regiments are expected to cause the user to achieve a predefined state (e.g., calm, tired, restful, energized, motivated) when applied to the user. The body support system can further include an emission assembly substrate carrying one or more of the emission elements and configured to support at least a portion of the user in a recumbent or seated position during delivery of the stimulation regiments.

The present disclosure relates to a neuromonitoring device. The neuromonitoring device may include a probe, an operation part, and a display part. The probe may include a probe head, an elastic piece, and an elastic measuring piece. The probe head may be connected to the elastic piece. The elastic measuring piece may be connected to the elastic piece and may be used to measure an elasticity value of the elastic piece and convert the elasticity value into a first electrical signal. The display part may be configured to display prompt information. The prompt information may include prompt information regarding the elasticity value determined based on the first electrical signal.

The present disclosure provides a neuromodulation medical treatment device and a medical treatment neuromodulation method for stimulating peripheral nerves. The device comprises a pulse generator and at least one active electrode connected to the pulse generator. The at least one active electrode has an electrically conductive surface of less than or equal to 0.3100 square inch and the electrically conductive surface is attachable to a patient's skin in a proximity of branches of peripheral nerves. The at least one active electrode is adapted to stimulate via the electrically conductive surface the peripheral nerves by electrical pulses generated by the pulse generator. The control unit controls the pulse generator and sets at least one parameter of generated electrical pulses.

The present invention provides objective methods of diagnosis and behavioural treatments of neurological disorders such as autism spectral disorders and Parkinson's disease.

A multimodal wearable band uses mechanical vibrations to stimulate sensory neurons in the wrist or ankle to reduce the severity of tremors, rigidity, involuntary muscle contractions, and bradykinesia caused by neurological movement disorders and to free users from freezing induced by movement disorders. The device uses sensors to provide output used by a processing unit to determine a stimulation pattern for the user and to determine when stimulation is necessary, and then uses one or more transducers to correspondingly stimulate the user's neurological pathways to lessen the severity of the user's symptoms. The device can also be adapted to integrate with third party devices.