A method for noninvasively measuring hemodynamic variables of a person includes physically configuring a sensor to measure the pulse of a person. The sensor generates a pulse waveform indicative of the pulse of the person. A processor obtains the pulse waveform from the sensor and the processor determines a reflection coefficient and reflection delay between an incident and a reflected wave, from which the processor determines the hemodynamic variables of the person from the reflection coefficient and the reflection delay.

A system having a scope with a longitudinal length extending between a proximal end and a distal end includes a plurality of markers spaced along the longitudinal length. The system also includes a disassociation and positioning device that is configured to enhance unsedated transnasal endoscopic procedures by at least partially occluding the vision of a patient while enabling body cavity access, and optionally record and sense body functions such as temperature, heart rate and oxygenation of the blood stream. The system further includes a sensor integrated into the distraction device, wherein the sensor is configured to detect the markers on the longitudinal length of the scope.

A wearable capnography device implemented in a form of piercing jewelry that can be worn in a nose or a mouth. The device includes miniaturized sensors to measure pCO2 values continually, wherein the sensor is positioned such as when the device is worn, the sensor is exposed to expired air from the nose or the mouth respectively. The wearable capnography device can be wirelessly coupled to an ear-worn receiver, which upon receiving a signal from the wearable capnography device can generate an audio and vibratory alarm.

A computer-implemented method for determining lung pathology from an audio respiratory signal comprises inputting a plurality of audio files comprising a training set into an artificial neural network (ANN), wherein the plurality of audio files comprise sessions with patients with known pathologies of known degrees of severity. The method further comprises annotating the plurality of audio files with metadata relevant to the patients and the known pathologies and analyzing the plurality of audio files, wherein the analyzing comprises extracting spectrograms for each of the plurality of audio files and a plurality of descriptors associated with wheeze and crackle from the plurality of audio files. Additionally, the method comprises training the ANN using the plurality of audio files, the spectrograms, the metadata and the plurality of descriptors. The method finally comprises determining a lung pathology associated with a new sound recording inputted into the ANN.

A medical device includes a printed circuit board-battery assembly, a tape encapsulation assembly wrapped around the PCB-battery assembly, and a second removable tab positioned on a surface of the tape encapsulation assembly. The second removable tab provides an adhesive layer on a surface of the medical device when the second removable tab is removed from the medical device. The PCB includes the electronic circuitry that performs the functionalities of the medical device, including an optical sensor that comprises at least one light source to emit light towards a measurement site of a user and at least one photodetector to receive light returned from the measurement site. The medical device can connect to a host computing device that performs various operations, including, but not limited to, authenticating the medical device, causing measurement values such as blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and a perfusion index (PI) to be provided.

A gas sensor kit includes a gas sensor that measures a gas concentration of an exhalation gas of a subject, a gas introduction part that introduces the exhalation gas of the subject to the gas sensor and a gas supply unit that supplies a therapeutic gas to the subject. In the gas sensor kit, the gas supply unit includes a flow rate adjusting part that adjusts flow rate of the therapeutic gas.

In accordance with one embodiment, an automated probe system includes a probe configured to be reversibly inserted into a live body part, a robotic arm attached to the probe and configured to manipulate the probe, a first sensor configured to track movement of the probe during an insertion and a reinsertion of the probe in the live body part, a second sensor configured to track movement of the live body part, and a controller configured to calculate an insertion path of the probe in the live body part based on the tracked movement of the probe during the insertion, and calculate a reinsertion path of the probe based on the calculated insertion path while compensating for the tracked movement of the live body part, and send control commands to the robotic arm to reinsert the probe in the live body part according to the calculated reinsertion path.

An attachable monitoring device includes a battery unit, a flexible printed circuit board and a physical condition sensor and an adhesive. The battery unit includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The flexible printed circuit board is bent to cover the top surface, the bottom surface and one of the side surfaces and electrically connected to the battery unit. The flexible printed circuit board includes a printed antenna printed on a first outer surface of the flexible printed circuit board. The physical condition sensor is disposed on a second outer surface of the flexible printed circuit board opposite to the first outer surface. The physical condition sensor includes a sensing region for contacting a user to detecting a physical-condition signal of the user. The adhesive is disposed on the flexible printed circuit board for being attached to the user.

A methodology of detecting pathogens captured respectively from the inhalation and the exhalation in human breathing is disclosed. More particularly, a method is described for simultaneously detecting pathogens captured on sensors placed respectively inside an inhalation channel and an exhalation channel of a nose respirator.

Glasses that are provided with biosensors for detecting signals and are in contact with the user's head are described, which glasses comprise a front frame (2) for supporting respective lenses (4), a pair of sides (6) articulated to the frame (2) on laterally opposing sides, and a nasal-bearing device (8), a pair of sensors (10a, 11a) being integrated in the nasal-bearing device (8) in order to make contact with the surface of the nose, a third sensor (12) being mounted in the centre of the nasal-bearing device (8) in order to make contact with the surface of the face in the zone of the bridge of the nose, and each of the sides (6) comprising a side body (6a) extending into an end side portion in which a particular sensor that makes contact with the head is integrated.