A61B5/743

Medical display device

An alarm indicator (4) is provided with a light guiding member (41), a first light source (42) and a transmissive member (43). The light guiding member (41) extends in a first direction that is parallel to a display screen in which medical information is displayed. The first light source (42) faces an end face (41a) of the light guiding member (41) in the first direction. The transmissive member (43) covers the light guiding member (41) from a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The light guiding member (41) is provided with a light reflecting portion and an outer face (41d). The light reflecting portion extends in the first direction and reflects the light incident from the end face (41a) at least toward the second direction intersecting with the first direction. The light reflected by the reflecting portion is emitted from the outer face (41d) while being diffused.

Multi-Modal Imaging System and Method Therefor

An imaging system may include: a first light source configured to emit a first source spectrum of collimated light; a second light source configured to emit a second source spectrum of light; a probe head configured to direct the first source spectrum and the second source spectrum toward tissue in an oral cavity and to collect a first feedback spectrum of light and a second feedback spectrum of light; an interferometry sub-system to generate an optical feedback signal using the first source spectrum; at least one optical sensor array for receiving the optical feedback signal and the second feedback spectrum; and at least one programmable processor to generate: a first diagnostic image of the tissue using the optical feedback signal; a second diagnostic image of the tissue using the second feedback spectrum; and a third diagnostic image from a combination of the first diagnostic image and the second diagnostic image.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPLANT SHAPE FOR MINIMIZING THE STRESS APPLIED TO IMPLANT BY USING COMPUTER, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING OPTIMAL OCCLUSAL AREA FOR IMPLANT BY USING COMPUTER

Proposed is a method of forming, by utilizing a computer, an implant shape for minimizing stress to be applied to an implant, and a method of and an apparatus for recommending an optimal occlusal adjustment region for an implant by utilizing a computer. The method and apparatus also serve the purpose of adjusting force acting on an occlusal adjustment surface of an implant crown in such a manner that a direction of the force is closest to an implanted direction of an implant and of minimizing stress applied to the implant. In the method and apparatus, by utilizing a computer program, an occlusal adjustment surface between an arbitrarily selected crown on a position of a missing tooth and an antagonist tooth is extracted, and then an angle that an external force vector applied by the antagonist tooth to each local portion makes to the implant is minimized.

MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM
20220409147 · 2022-12-29 · ·

Provided are a medical image processing device, a medical image processing method, a program, and a medical image display system that reduce the amount of movement of a line of sight in a case in which a medical image is observed. A first medical image of a subject is displayed. A second medical image including an anatomical feature structure closest to a designated position in the first medical image is acquired. The first medical image and the second medical image are registered. A region including the identified anatomical feature structure is cut out from the second medical image based on a registration result to generate a second partial region image. The second partial region image is displayed to be superimposed on the first medical image.

MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH CLOUD COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
20220409053 · 2022-12-29 · ·

Embodiments described herein include a medical monitoring system with a cloud communication interface in which individual components of the medical monitoring system, including medical sensors and data receiving devices are configured to communicate with remote cloud servers of the medical monitoring system using cellular networks. The remote cloud servers process medical data reported by the medical sensors and deliver data to the data receiving devices. The components of the medical monitoring system are low-cost and durable. The sensors are considered disposable after the expiration of their active use lifetime. The data receiving device can be manufactured using low-cost durable components to be protected against loss caused by accidental damage, destruction, or misplacement. Embodiments described herein further provide for authentication and for secure communication among the components of the medical monitoring system.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING TRANSDUCERS

Transducer-based systems and methods may be configured to display a graphical representation of a transducer-based device, the graphical representation including graphical elements corresponding to transducers of the transducer-based device, and also including between graphical elements respectively associated with a set of the transducers and respectively associated with a region of space between the transducers of the transducer-based device. Selection of graphical elements and/or between graphical elements can cause activation of the set of transducers associated with the selected elements. Transducer activation characteristics, such as initiation time, activation duration, activation sequence, and energy delivery characteristics, can vary based on numerous factors. Visual characteristics of graphical elements and between graphical elements can change based on an activation-status of the corresponding transducers. Activation requests for a set of transducers can be denied if it is determined that a transducer in the set of transducers is unacceptable for activation.

METHOD, A DEVICE, AND A SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING TOTAL BODY WATER CONTENT

A method for estimating total body water, TBW, content of a subject, comprises: receiving locally measured bioimpedances for at least two different frequencies of a stimulation current at a body part of the subject; determining a first resistance and a second resistance of the bioimpedance, wherein the first resistance corresponds to a representation of the bioimpedance being purely resistive at a low frequency of the stimulation current and the second resistance corresponds to a representation of the bioimpedance being purely resistive at a high frequency of the stimulation current; and estimating the TBW content of the subject using a ratio between the first resistance and the second resistance.

CLOUD-BASED PATIENT MONITORING AND PAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Systems, devices, and methods for remote monitoring and managing of patients with chronic pain are discussed. A remote monitoring system comprises a cloud-computing device and a remote device. The cloud-computing device receives patient data including physiological or functional information sensed by sensors, and provides on-demand cloud-based services including establishing a correspondence between one or more physiological or functional states and one or more pain levels, detecting patient physiological or functional state, predicting a pain level, detecting a patient behavior, generating a recommendation for adjusting sensor operations based on the patient behavior, and storing patient data and other information in a cloud storage. The remote device can access the cloud storage and the cloud-based services, provide the stored information to an authorized user or the patient, control an implantable device to initiate or adjust a neuromodulation therapy, or adjust sensor operations.

System And Method For Tracking And Presenting Glucose Monitor Data

Systems and methods are provided for improved continuous glucose monitoring (“CGM”). The disclosed systems and methods provide for tracking analyte measurements, CGM-related event data, and sensor-related data. This data is combined and presented in connection with a graphical user interface that allows for improved functionality. Aspects of the disclosure allow for analyte measurements to be displayed in a graphical user interface that includes historical graphs of analyte measurements and incorporate event data as a plurality of event indications. The time frame of the historical graph can be altered by the user and the events can be presented a group within an event indication based on the time frame of the historical graph. The graphical user interface may also be configured to display graph trend data for each individual event as well as a sensor-life indication representing the period of time remaining before expiration of an analyte sensor.

BLOOD-PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING DATA OF BLOOD-PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
20220400966 · 2022-12-22 ·

A method for presenting data of blood-pressure measurement includes: calculating blood-pressure index values based on entries of data of blood-pressure measurement; and presenting a blood-pressure trend interface that includes index level regions, and for each of the blood-pressure index values, an index level markers disposed in one of the index level regions. The blood-pressure trend interface is presented in a manner that the index level markers corresponding respectively to the blood-pressure index values cooperatively indicate a trend in the blood pressure.