A method and an apparatus for establishing absence of pain in a human or other mammal have been disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a skin conductance signal measured at an area of the mammal's skin through a time interval; detecting peaks in the skin conductance signal through said time interval; determining a rate of the peaks through the time interval; comparing the determined rate of peaks with a predetermined reference value; and if the measured rate of peaks is lower than the predetermined reference value, providing an output signal as indicating the state of absence of pain in the mammal.

A method of manufacturing an insert system for footwear includes assembling electronic components. The electronic components include a sensor array having physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer configured to be in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The method further includes positioning the sensor array between a first layer and a base layer. An insert system for footwear includes a first layer, a base layer, a sensor array between the first and base layers, and a circuit board. The sensor array includes physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The circuit board can transmit signals external to the system to trigger an alert being issued to a user, based on an output of the sensor array.

An apparatus for making combined vestibular and somatosensory function assessments, comprising: a portable base unit comprising: a movable platform being at least partially rotatable about an axis of rotation; in use, a user stands with both feet on the movable platform; an adjustable stopping mechanism for adjusting an extent to which the movable platform can rotate in at least one direction with respect to a horizontal plane; and a controller for controlling the adjustable stopping mechanism to selectively adjust the extent to which the movable platform is rotated by one of a plurality of discrete measurable amounts based on a control signal; a visual occlusion headset worn by the user, the headset comprising a device for recording a vestibular function response in response to a vestibular function test.

Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate tracking and rewarding health and fitness activities of users using blockchain technology. In an aspect, a system comprises a non-transitory memory comprising instructions, and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the instructions to cause the system to perform operations. The operations comprise receiving health and fitness information for entities, employing a blockchain network to store the health and fitness information for the entities, and sending a non-fungible token (NFT) to an entity of the entities in response to a subset of the health and fitness information associated with the entity satisfying a criterion.

A biological information collection sensor unit includes sensors and a processor. Each sensor has a light emitter emitting near-infrared or infrared light and a light receiver collecting transmitted light including at least light transmitting through a measurement target tissue. The sensors are arranged on surfaces of a measurement target region and configured to collect optical information regarding tissues of the measurement target region. The processor calculates tissue oxygen saturation information regarding oxygen saturation of the tissue based on the optical information. The sensors are arranged in different areas of the measurement target region. The processor includes an arithmetic processor to calculate the tissue oxygen saturation information for each sensor and a notifier to output a notification signal when the number of the sensors collecting the optical information used to calculate the tissue oxygen saturation information equal to or greater than a preset threshold satisfies a specified condition.

A System for Measuring Body Kinetics includes a wearable device configured to be wrapped around a joint. A microprocessor is attached to the wearable device. One or more Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) are connected to the microprocessor and arranged on the wearable device. The IMUs are arranged and configured to provide kinetic data concerning the joint to the microprocessor. A wireless transmission component is connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to receive kinetic data from the IMUs, and to transmit the kinetic data by way of the wireless transmission component to a central processor or other device. An algorithm resides within the microprocessor or the central processor or other device, and is configured to determine the position of each IMU from the kinetic data. The wearable device may be constructed of fabric, strap, adhesive tape, or a combination thereof.

A patient monitor can noninvasively measure a physiological parameter using sensor data from different measurement sites on a patient. The patient monitor can combine all sensor data from different measurement sites into a raw or minimally processed data form to generate a single, robust measurement of the physiological parameter. An optical sensor of a patient monitor can include multiple photodetectors each configured to generate a signal when detecting light attenuated by the patient's tissue. A measurement of a physiological parameter can be determined based on at least in part on the multiple signals from the multiple photodetectors.

Disclosed is a method for determining an unworn state of a sensor system comprising a pair of sensors configured for mounting on first and second body parts either side of a joint. The method comprises: obtaining one or more measurements from each sensor; calculating a relative angle between the two sensors using one or more of the obtained one or more measurements; calculating, using one or more of the obtained one or more measurements, a joint angle between the first and second body parts, where the joint angle is defined in a plane of normal bending of the joint; and determining, based on the calculated angles, whether either of the sensors is not mounted and if so, determining that the system is in an unworn state. Also disclosed is a system for providing information about a joint.

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for managing animal patient during a veterinary procedure. In one implementation, a base has an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an opening. An electrode is disposed in the opening. The electrode is configured to communicate with medical device(s) for monitoring vital(s) of the patient during the procedure. A thermal insulator extends from the base. The thermal insulator forms a housing. An internal cavity is defined within the housing. The foot of the patient is receivable into the internal cavity. The thermal insulator regulates the body temperature of the animal patient during the veterinary procedure by retaining heat within the internal cavity.

The present disclosure describes a system, method and software applications for predicting the KAM of a subject for a plurality of gait cycles of a subject. At least one sensor attachable adjacent to the ankle of at least one leg of the subject provides accelerometer and gyroscopic data for the plurality of gait cycles. A processing means receives subject parameters and accelerometer and gyroscopic data from the at least one sensor for evaluation by a neural network of predicted KAM values for the plurality of gait cycles of the subject. The neural network is configured via determining KAM values for each of the plurality of subjects from measurements during a plurality of gait cycles and other parameters.