System and methods for analyzing the contents of a fluid canister are provided for use in healthcare settings. The system includes optical and weight sensors to analyze the canister contents.

An optical detection device is applied to an organism and includes a light emitting module, an optical detection module and an operation processor. The light emitting module includes a plurality of light emitters arranged along a first direction. The optical detection module includes a plurality of optical sensors arranged along a second direction and symmetrically relative to the light emitting module. The second direction is substantially different from the first direction. The optical sensors are substantially placed more outward from a center of the optical detection device than the light emitters. The operation processor is electrically connected to the optical detection module. The operation processor is adapted to analyze signal variation in the plurality of light emitters acquired by each of the plurality of optical sensors for determining a physiological feature of the organism.

The principles and embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods for using terlipressin to treat a patient having impaired renal function associated with liver disease. A patient identified as suffering from HRS-1 is tested to determine if the patient meets at least two out of three criteria, wherein the three criteria include a WBC<4 or >12 cells/4; HR>90 bpm; and any one of HCO3<21 mmol/L or PaCO2<32 mmHg or >20 breaths per minute. If the patient meets at least two of the criteria, he or she is administered terlipressin in an amount effective to produce a reduction in serum creatinine of at least 1.0 mg/dL.

A sensing device for acquiring data via a finger. The device includes a wrap having a central portion with a tip wing, a first side wing, and a second side wing each extending therefrom. The wrap has an exterior side and an opposite finger side that faces towards the finger. An electronics system is coupled to the wrap and has a sensor configured to acquire the data from the finger. An adhesive is configured to adhere the sensing device to the finger. First and second attachment portions are positioned on finger side of the first side wing and on the exterior side of the second side wing, respectively, where the first and second attachment portions removably attach to each other to non-adhesively secure the wrap around the finger.

A method for assessing an effect of hypoxia on a tissue includes providing a sample of the tissue in a hermetically sealed container, determining a first amount of a reaction substrate (e.g., protocatechuic acid) to be introduced into the sealed container and determining a second amount of a reaction enzyme (e.g., protocatechuate dioxygenase) to be introduced into the sealed container. The method further includes introducing the reaction substrate and the reaction enzyme into the sealed container. At least one of the first amount of the reaction substrate and the second amount of the reaction enzyme is selected to induce at least one of a predetermined amount of hypoxia less than anoxia and a predetermined rate of hypoxia in the tissue during a reaction between the reaction substrate and the reaction enzyme. Values of properties of the tissue can be measured before and after the reaction to assess effects of hypoxia.

A blood testing device for detecting hemolysis in a blood sample is described. The blood testing device comprises an housing for containing the blood sample. The housing has a treatment window and an optical zone formed therein. The blood testing device further includes an acoustic transducer positioned to selectively generate acoustic forces directed into the treatment window of the housing and a control unit for selectively actuating and deactuating the acoustic transducer to permit colorimetric analysis of plasma within the blood sample.

An endoscope system includes an endoscope with an image pickup that generates image data by capturing an image of tissue illuminated with light containing wavelength regions spaced from and not overlapping with each other. The image pickup has an RGB filter, the wavelength regions include first and second regions corresponding to a B region and to a G region of the filter. A processor calculates an index representing a molar concentration ratio of first and second biological substances contained in the tissue based on the image data including information on the first and second regions. In the first region, image data B of the tissue varies depending on the molar concentration ratio, the second region contains isosbestic points of the tissue, and, in the second region, image data G has a constant value. The processor calculates the index based on the data B and G.

A method of detecting a clot in a measurement chamber of a liquid sample analyzer, the liquid sample analyzer comprising one or more analyte sensors, each one of the one or more analyte sensors being arranged for measuring a physical parameter for a respective analyte in a liquid sample in the measurement chamber, wherein detection is performed after conclusion of a rinsing procedure with a primary solution (Cal2) having a pre-determined primary composition with a primary level of the analyte, the method comprising the steps of: (a) at least partly filling the measurement chamber with a secondary solution (Rinse/Cal1) having a pre-determined secondary composition with a respective secondary level for each of the analytes, wherein the respective secondary level is different from the respective primary level; (b) immediately after filling the measurement chamber with the secondary solution (Rinse/Cal1), obtaining an initial measurement result by each of the one or more analyte sensors; (c) flushing the measurement chamber with the secondary solution (Rinse/Cal1); (d) after a time delay with respect to the initial measurement result, obtaining a subsequent measurement result by each of the one or more analyte sensors; (e) comparing the respective initial and subsequent measurement results; and (f) determining presence or absence of a clot in the measurement chamber based on the comparison.

A computer-implemented method, computing system and non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable code thereon for processing a dataset of multidimensional signals captured from points in a physical space. The computer-implemented method includes using a computing system, determining, for each of the points, a plurality of spatially neighboring points in the physical space; and using the computing system, creating a modified signal for each point based on the signals of its respective spatially neighboring points

Provided is a biological information measuring device with wearability for satisfying the measurement precision needed in a home medical support system. Also provided is a biological information measuring device with wearability for enhancing the QOL of a user. The present invention provides a biological information measuring device provided with a sensor and an adhesive member having an opening which surrounds the sensor. A measuring surface of the sensor is exposed. The sensor may be disposed so as to be separated from the adhesive member. The sensor includes a reflection-type pulse oximeter, and the thickness of the adhesive member from the surface of the biological information measuring device body on which the adhesive member is disposed may be greater than the thickness from the surface of the biological information measuring device body to an end part of the reflection-type pulse oximeter.