Certain pet products, such as collar, halters, pet beds, and the like, may be adapted to provide transcutaneous vibratory output. A device adapted to be worn by a non-human animal may include i) at least one of a collar or a harness structured to fit the non-human animal; and ii) at least one transducer located at least partially within the at least one collar or harness and structured to deliver a transcutaneous vibratory output to the non-human animal, the transcutaneous vibratory output having variable parameters comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat, and a perceived intensity.

A mechanical insufflation-exsufflation device including an air source to provide positive airway pressure (PAP); a patient interface; at least one sensor to sense air pressure and flow at the patient interface; and a controller to control the air source to deliver at least one mechanically assisted cough to the patient in response to at least one of a target breathing flow and a target inhalation time period being sensed by the at least one sensor, and when the at least one of a target breathing flow and a target inhalation time period is not sensed, the controller is configured to control the air source to deliver each in a series of high-level PAP provided over a duration being followed by a low-level PAP provided over a duration, the series of high-level PAP increasing in pressure level and duration from a prior one in the series of high-level PAP.

According to an aspect, there is provided a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device (1) for enhancing the delivery of CPR to a patient. The device (1) comprises: a patient side (3) for engagement with the chest of the patient; and a user side (2) for engagement with the hands of a user delivering CPR to the patient. One or more of the patient side (3) and the user side (2) is at least partially formed of a non-Newtonian fluid, the viscosity of which is configured to vary in response to the application of energy so as to regulate a force distribution profile of the device (1) from a force applied to the device (1) by the user and transferred through the device (1) to the patient. According to other aspects, there is provided a control method for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device and a computer program which, when executed on a computing device, carries out a control method for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device.

Systems and methods of treating a sleep disorder of a subject include providing a therapeutic stimulation device comprising a transducer configured to emit transcutaneous vibratory output to a body part of the subject; generating physiological data with a worn sensor and providing it to a processor; providing a stimulation pattern for transcutaneous vibratory output to be emitted by the transducer comprising a perceived pitch, a perceived beat, and an intensity; causing the transducer to emit the transcutaneous vibratory output in the stimulation pattern; determining if the subject is in a pre-sleep state or a sleep state based on the physiological data; and altering the stimulation pattern based on determining the subject is in at least one of a pre-sleep state or a sleep state comprising at least one of (i) reducing a frequency of the perceived pitch, (ii) increasing an interval of the perceived beat, or (iii) reducing the intensity.

In one aspect, a computerized method for implementing voice and acupressure-based lifestyle management includes the step of measuring a speed at which a user is speaking. A wearable device records the user's voice with a microphone and communicates a digital recording of the user's voice to a computer processor. The method includes the step of measuring a time spacing between a set of user's words and a length of the set of user's words. The method includes the step of determining at least one anomaly by comparing the digital recording of the user's voice with a benchmark recording of the user's voice. The method includes the step of alerting the user of the detected anomaly.

Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to causing an epigenetic change in a user. The methods include measuring an epigenetic marker in the user, wherein the epigenetic marker is at least one of a regulation of a protein or a gene; or a methylation, acetylation, or phosphorylation status of at least one of a gene, histone, or portion of DNA. The methods further include subjecting a user to a first transcutaneous vibratory output selected to assist the user in achieving a target state, the first transcutaneous vibratory output comprising a first perceived pitch, a first perceived beat, and a perceived intensity, and repeating the measurement of the epigenetic marker to identify a change in an aspect of the epigenetic marker as a result of subjecting the user to the first transcutaneous vibratory output.

In one aspect, a computerized method for implementing voice and acupressure-based lifestyle management includes the step of measuring a speed at which a user is speaking. A wearable device records the user's voice with a microphone and communicates a digital recording of the user's voice to a computer processor. The method includes the step of measuring a time spacing between a set of user's words and a length of the set of user's words. The method includes the step of determining at least one anomaly by comparing the digital recording of the user's voice with a benchmark recording of the user's voice. The method includes the step of alerting the user of the detected anomaly.

According to an aspect, there is provided a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device (1) for enhancing the delivery of CPR to a patient. The device (1) comprises: a patient side (3) for engagement with the chest of the patient; and a user side (2) for engagement with the hands of a user delivering CPR to the patient. One or more of the patient side (3) and the user side (2) is at least partially formed of a non-Newtonian fluid, the viscosity of which is configured to vary in response to the application of energy so as to regulate a force distribution profile of the device (1) from a force applied to the device (1) by the user and transferred through the device (1) to the patient. According to other aspects, there is provided a control method for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device and a computer program which, when executed on a computing device, carries out a control method for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device.

Delivering vibratory therapy to a user may include using a system with a first transducer adapted to emit a first transcutaneous vibratory output; a second transducer adapted to emit a second transcutaneous vibratory output; and a processor in electronic communication with a user interface, the first transducer, and the second transducer, wherein the user interface accepts a user target state. The processor may be programmed to (i) generate a first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern comprising a first perceived pitch, a first perceived beat, and a first intensity; (ii) generate a second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern comprising a second perceived pitch, a second perceived beat, and a second intensity; (iii) cause the first transducer to emit a first transcutaneous vibratory output based on the first transcutaneous vibratory output pattern; and (iv) cause the second transducer to emit a second transcutaneous vibratory output based on the second transcutaneous vibratory output pattern.

An ambulatory respiratory assist device utilizes a cuirass worn on the chest and/or abdomen and supported by a hip belt so that it does not place a load on the patient's shoulders. The belt also supports a ventilator that includes a pump and its power supply, valving, controls and auxiliary equipment. The device is optionally integrated with auxiliary features such as chest wall vibration, which can be achieved by utilizing cuirass pressure modulation, with shoulder or upper arm supports for simulating the “tripod position”, with positive pressure ventilation apparatus, or with patient monitoring. Shoulder or upper arm supports can extend directly from the belt to the shoulders or upper arms, utilized independently of the cuirass, and optionally integrated with one or more of the above-mentioned auxiliary features.