Patent classifications
A61B5/256
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODE PLACEMENT AND TRACKING
An electrode carrier system includes one or more electrode assemblies having an electrode body. One or more tubular members extend from the electrode body and define a lumen terminating in a distal opening. The electrode assemblies carry a reservoir containing a conductive fluid or gel. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the lumens in the tubular members, and the electrode assemblies are typically supported on a backing which may optionally be configured as a headband. Systems are for tracking patient movement may be used in combination with the electrode carrier system.
Gel distribution apparatus and method
A gel distribution apparatus can include modules so that each module is connected to a respective sensor of a sensor array included in headgear. Each module can be configured to facilitate the distribution of a gel onto a scalp of a patient to permit deployment of the gel at locations on the head of a patient near the sensor to which the module is adjacently positioned or attached. The modules can each include at least one flange to permit a user to pull the module away from the scalp while also pressing a compressible gel reservoir of the module toward the scalp for directing the gel onto the scalp. The pulling force can help counteract internal pressure generated from compression of the reservoir to expel the gel so that the gel flows along a desired gel flow path without excessive back pressure.
Gel distribution apparatus and method
A gel distribution apparatus can include modules so that each module is connected to a respective sensor of a sensor array included in headgear. Each module can be configured to facilitate the distribution of a gel onto a scalp of a patient to permit deployment of the gel at locations on the head of a patient near the sensor to which the module is adjacently positioned or attached. The modules can each include at least one flange to permit a user to pull the module away from the scalp while also pressing a compressible gel reservoir of the module toward the scalp for directing the gel onto the scalp. The pulling force can help counteract internal pressure generated from compression of the reservoir to expel the gel so that the gel flows along a desired gel flow path without excessive back pressure.
MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR THERAPY ADJUSTMENT
Methods and systems for seamless adjustment of treatment are disclosed. A determination can be made as to whether to intervene with a patient's treatment based on data obtained from implantable electrodes and/or non-implantable electrodes. The data from non-implantable electrodes have a correction factor applied to adjust for less accuracy compared to data acquired from implantable electrodes.
SLEEVE WITH CONFIGURABLE ELECTRODES FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND/OR ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or electromyography (EMG) readout includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm and comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has openings formed therein, and has an exposed side positioned to contact skin and an opposite backside facing the outer sleeve. Electrode strips each comprise a linear circuit board on which a row of electrodes is mounted. The electrode strips are detachably and selectively mountable to the inner sleeve in a plurality of different orientations. The electrode strips are mountable on the inner sleeve with the linear circuit boards disposed on the backside of the inner sleeve between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve and the electrodes passing through the openings of the inner sleeve so as to be positioned to contact skin.
SLEEVE WITH CONFIGURABLE ELECTRODES FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND/OR ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
A device for functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and/or electromyography (EMG) readout includes a sleeve sized and shaped to be worn on a human arm and comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has openings formed therein, and has an exposed side positioned to contact skin and an opposite backside facing the outer sleeve. Electrode strips each comprise a linear circuit board on which a row of electrodes is mounted. The electrode strips are detachably and selectively mountable to the inner sleeve in a plurality of different orientations. The electrode strips are mountable on the inner sleeve with the linear circuit boards disposed on the backside of the inner sleeve between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve and the electrodes passing through the openings of the inner sleeve so as to be positioned to contact skin.
MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
A measurement system includes: a mounting member configured to be mounted on a measurement target portion of a living body and including a plurality of holding units configured to hold a plurality of magnetic sensors such that the plurality of magnetic sensors face the measurement target portion; an image capturing unit configured to capture images of markers arranged in arrangement regions of the plurality of holding units of the mounting member mounted on the measurement target portion, in the measurement target portion; a moving mechanism unit configured to move the image capturing unit relative to the measurement target portion on which the mounting member is mounted; and a derivation unit configured to derive three-dimensional position information on the plurality of magnetic sensors held by the plurality of holding units relative to the measurement target portion, based on the captured images of the markers.
MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
A measurement system includes: a mounting member configured to be mounted on a measurement target portion of a living body and including a plurality of holding units configured to hold a plurality of magnetic sensors such that the plurality of magnetic sensors face the measurement target portion; an image capturing unit configured to capture images of markers arranged in arrangement regions of the plurality of holding units of the mounting member mounted on the measurement target portion, in the measurement target portion; a moving mechanism unit configured to move the image capturing unit relative to the measurement target portion on which the mounting member is mounted; and a derivation unit configured to derive three-dimensional position information on the plurality of magnetic sensors held by the plurality of holding units relative to the measurement target portion, based on the captured images of the markers.
ECG Detection Method and Wearable Device
An ECG detection method includes in a wearable device, a first electrode detects a first electrical signal and a second electrode detects a second electrical signal, a processor determines a frequency bandwidth based on a current status of the wearable device and/or a status of a user in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, and the processor determines an electrocardiogram ECG based on an electrical signal that is in the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal and for which a frequency falls within the frequency bandwidth. The wearable device selects an appropriate frequency bandwidth based on the status of the wearable device and/or the status of the user in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, and then obtains the ECG based on the frequency bandwidth.
ECG Detection Method and Wearable Device
An ECG detection method includes in a wearable device, a first electrode detects a first electrical signal and a second electrode detects a second electrical signal, a processor determines a frequency bandwidth based on a current status of the wearable device and/or a status of a user in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, and the processor determines an electrocardiogram ECG based on an electrical signal that is in the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal and for which a frequency falls within the frequency bandwidth. The wearable device selects an appropriate frequency bandwidth based on the status of the wearable device and/or the status of the user in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode, and then obtains the ECG based on the frequency bandwidth.