A method for monitoring pressure of blood in an artery may include contacting a non-invasive sensor of a pressure of blood monitoring device at an area above an artery of a finger, collecting with the sensor one or more pressure data readings, other than readings corresponding to an air pressure reading, from the area after the contacting and after a pressure is exerted at the area on the sensor; and analyzing with a computing device the one or more pressure data readings to generate at least one of a blood pressure reading and a heart pulse reading.

An analyte sensor system is provided. The system includes a base configured to attach to a skin of a host. The base includes an analyte sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an analyte concentration level of the host, a battery, and a first plurality of contacts. The system includes a sensor electronics module configured to releasably couple to the base. The sensor electronics module includes a second plurality of contacts, each configured to make electrical contact with a respective one of the first plurality of contacts, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit a wireless signal based at least in part on the sensor signal. The system includes a first sealing member configured to provide a seal around the first and second plurality of contacts within a first cavity. Related analyte sensor systems, analyte sensor base assemblies and methods are also provided.

A sticking type deep-body thermometer is provided that includes a body temperature measurement unit having a wiring substrate on which four temperature sensors and a processing circuit are mounted. The thermometer includes an upper case accommodating the body temperature measurement unit, an lower case that is in close contact with the upper case and a peripheral edge portion, and a sticking member stuck to an outer side surface of the lower case. The sticking member is formed in a sheet-like shape, has a pair of sticking surfaces with adhesiveness, and one sticking surface of the pair of sticking surfaces is stuck to the outer side surface of the lower case in a peelable manner.

A body fluid analyte detection device, includes: a transmitter, provided with at least one first fastener part; a bottom case, provided with at least one second fastener part corresponding to the first fastener part, and the bottom case including at least one fixed portion and at least one force-receiving portion. When separating the bottom case and the transmitter, the fixed portion is fixed and a force is applied to the force-receiving portion in one direction, separating the bottom case and the transmitter. The body fluid analyte detection device further includes a sensor connected with the transmitter to transmit the parameter signal; and a battery assembled in the bottom case or in the transmitter. The part holding the battery is the battery portion. A force is applied to the force-receiving portion in only one direction to make the bottom case fail and thereby separating the transmitter and the bottom case, simplifying user action and enhancing user experience.

A device and method for monitoring respiration of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a sensor unit provided with two V-shaped flex sensors and a measuring unit coupled to the sensor unit. The flex sensors can be resistive or capacitive. In use the measuring unit is attached to the chest of the patient and the sensor unit is attached to the abdominal wall of the patient. Relative displacement of the patient's chest and the abdominal wall are detected during respiration and patient's respiration rate is determined from the detected relative displacements of the chest and the abdominal wall.

Disclosed are a system, methods and computer-readable medium products that provide bolus dosage calculations by a control algorithm-based drug delivery system that provides automatic delivery of a drug, such as insulin or the like, based on sensor input. Blood glucose measurement values may be received at regular time intervals from a sensor. Using the blood glucose measurements, the control algorithm may perform various calculations and determinations to provide an appropriate bolus dosage. The appropriate bolus dosage may be used to respond to a trend in a trajectory of blood glucose measurements. In addition, a bolus dosage may also be determined by the disclosed device, system, method and/or computer-readable medium product in response to an indication that a user consumed a meal.

An auscultation device includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) device, a sound receiver device, a synchronization device and a processor. The ECG device is configured to receive an ECG signal. The sound receiver device is configured to receive a heart sound signal. The synchronization device is configured to transmit a synchronization signal to the ECG device and the sound receiver device, so that the ECG device starts to receive the ECG signal and the sound receiver device starts to receive the heart sound signal in time synchronization. Moreover, the processor is configured to generate an ECG according to the ECG signal, generate a heart sound diagram according to the heart sound signal, and generate a synchronization timing diagram according to the ECG and the heart sound diagram.

A highly integrated intelligent analyte detection device, includes: a bottom case including a first connection region; a transmitter including a transmitter case and an internal circuit, the internal circuit including at least two second electrical connection ends and at least two first electrical connection ends, at least two first electrical connection ends electrically conductive; a sensor including a signal output portion and a detection portion, and the signal output portion provided with at least two third electrical connection ends; and a second connection region including at least two conductive areas and at least one insulation area, and at least two third electrical connection ends respectively electrically connected to the corresponding second electrical connection ends, reducing the complexity of internal structure in the device and the size of the device, thus enhancing the user experience.

A removable smartphone case is disclosed. The removable smartphone case includes a case body configured to receive a smartphone, a radio frequency (RF) front-end connected to the case body and including a semiconductor substrate, at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit radio waves below the skin surface of a person, and a two-dimensional array of receive antennas configured to receive radio waves, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes circuits configured to generate signals in response to the received radio waves, a digital baseband system configured to generate digital data in response to the signals, wherein the digital data is indicative of a health parameter of the person, and a communications interface configured to transmit the digital data generated by the semiconductor substrate from the removable smartphone case.

A method for monitoring a health parameter in a person involves engaging an alignment feature of a health monitoring device with an alignment feature of an alignment element that is worn on the skin, transmitting radio waves from at least one transmit antenna of the health monitoring device below the skin surface of the person while the alignment feature of the health monitoring device is engaged with the alignment feature of the alignment element that is worn by the person, receiving radio waves on a two-dimensional array of receive antennas of the health monitoring device while the alignment feature of the health monitoring device is engaged with the alignment feature of the alignment element that is worn by the person, generating digital data that corresponds to the received radio waves, and determining a value that is indicative of a health parameter of the person in response to the digital data.