Patent classifications
A61B5/684
METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ARRANGEMENT OF ELECTRODES ON BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
A method for estimating an arrangement of electrodes obtains detection signals when an initial electrode array having a sufficient number of electrodes for detection of excitation wave arranged and arrayed in a plane is attached to biological tissue. The method uses a plurality of input data based on detection signals obtained in a plurality of second electrode arrays generated by eliminating a predetermined number of electrodes at random from the initial electrode array, and uses an image of excitation wave in a process of obtaining the detection signals by using the initial electrode array, as teacher data, obtaining a learned model by deep learning. The method selects a second electrode array corresponding to an analysis image that is best matched with the image of the teacher data, among a plurality of analysis images obtained by applying the plurality of input data to the learned model, as a selective electrode array.
Acoustic Sensor System for Sensing Acoustic Information from Human and Animal Subjects
The present invention provides acoustic sensor systems and methods for detecting acoustic information from a human or animal subject. An acoustic sensor system of the disclosure herein detects acoustic information and generates an analog electric signal corresponding to the information that is highly accurate.
Systems and methods for audio medical instrument patient measurements
Presented are systems and methods for the accurate acquisition of medical measurement data of a body part of patient. To assist in acquiring accurate medical measurement data, an automated diagnostic and treatment system provides instructions to the patient to allow the patient to precisely position a medical instrument in proximity to a target spot of a body part of patient. For a stethoscope examination, the steps may include utilizing object tracking to determine if the patient has moved the stethoscope to a recording site; utilizing DSP processing to confirm that the stethoscope is in operation, utilizing DSP processing to generate a pre-processed audio sample from a recorded audio signal; using machine learning (ML) to determine if a signal of interest (SOI) is present in the pre-processed sample. If SoI is present, using ML to evaluate characteristics in the signal which indicate the presence of abnormalities in the organ being measured.
INDICATOR AND ANALYTICS FOR SENSOR INSERTION IN A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
The present embodiments provide systems and methods for, among others, tracking sensor insertion locations in a continuous analyte monitoring system. Data gathered from sensor sessions can be used in different ways, such as providing a user with a suggested rotation of insertion locations, correlating data from a given sensor session with sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length, and providing a user with a suggested next insertion location based upon past sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length at that location.
Pressure Sensor Integration into Wearable Device
The accuracy of physiological data measured through contact with skin can be validated by characterizing the forces at the surfaces where data is measured. Conventional devices do not monitor the fit of skin-based sensors, making the accuracy and confidence in physiological data dependent on the user ensuring that the device is fitted properly. Over time, the seating of a device will vary due to changes in user activity and the need to periodically remove a device. Inevitably, instances will arise where the device is not fitted correctly, which may result in skewed physiological metrics. By monitoring the forces acting on the housing of a device, the interface of skin sensors can be characterized allowing for confidence metrics in the corresponding physiological data to be determined. In some cases, a user can be notified when a device is not seated properly, and in some cases, data may even be calibrated based on the fit of a device.
MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TACTILE INDICATION
An inventive medical system includes a skin-mountable medical device, the skin-mountable medical device including an activatable tactile indicator. The medical system further includes a user interface configured to receive location information, the location information indicating a body location where the skin-mountable medical device shall be mounted. The medical system is configured to determine an active control pattern in dependence of the location information and to control activation of the tactile indicator in accordance with the active control pattern. Also disclosed are a remote control for use in combination with a skin-mountable medical device as well as methods for providing tactile indications to a user of a medical system.
Head-mounted electrode array
A headset for detecting brain electrical activity may include a flexible substrate having first and second ends each configured to engage an ear of a subject and dimensioned to fit across the forehead of a subject. The headset may also include a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate and configured to contact the subject when the headset is positioned on the subject. First and second electrodes may contact top center and lower center regions of the forehead, respectively, third and fourth electrodes may contact front right and front left regions of the forehead, respectively, fifth and sixth electrodes may contact right side and left side regions of the forehead, respectively, and electrodes included within the securing devices may contact the ear regions. The third and fourth electrodes may be moveable in at least a vertical direction relative to the other electrodes.
Method, electronic device, and storage medium for detecting biometric information
An electronic device may include: a housing; a display configured to be viewed through a first portion of the housing; a photoplethysmogram sensor exposed through a second portion of the housing and configured to measure a biometric signal from a body part of a user while being in contact with the body part of the user; a fastening structure connected to the housing and configured to be attached to the body part of the user; a wireless communication circuit; a processor provided inside the housing and operatively connected to the display, the photoplethysmogram sensor, and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions, when executed, to allow the processor to: receive data from the photoplethysmogram sensor; determine a first parameter; determine a distance between the body part of the user and the fastening structure; and provide user guidance information on the display.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WIRELESS SENSORS AND A MONITORED PATIENT
Systems and methods of wireless sensing of physiological data includes obtaining physiological data from a patient with a wireless sensor. A patient location device determines a location of the patient. A location of the wireless sensor is obtained. The physiological data from the wireless sensor is associated to the patient based upon a determined proximity of the location of the wireless sensor to the location of the patient.
ACOUSTIC SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
An acoustic sensing apparatus and method are disclosed for acoustically surveying the chest area of a subject, and in particular the rib cage. In use the apparatus is placed on the chest, and it includes an arrangement of one or more sound sensors for sensing acoustic signals received from inside the chest. Based on the signal intensities picked up at a plurality of different locations across the chest, the different locations are each classified by a controller as either rib-aligned or intercostal space-aligned. The controller is further adapted to identify one or more sound intensity hotspots (42) within the signal intensity distribution to locate one or more anatomical objects or regions of interest within the chest, such as the heart mitral valve, the heart tricuspid valve, heart aortic valve, and the pulmonary artery as key areas for an auscultation procedure.