Patent classifications
A61B5/48
Combined exhaled air and environmental gas sensor apparatus
A combined exhaled air and environmental gas sensor apparatus for mobile respiratory equipment includes a housing, wherein the housing includes a port aperture, a connector configured to attach the port aperture to a respiratory exhaust port, and at least an ambient aperture connecting to an exterior environment, a sensor positioned within the housing, the sensor configured to detect a carbon dioxide level and generate sensor outputs indicating detected carbon dioxide level, a processor communicatively connected to the sensor, the processor including a memory, a breath analysis mode and an environmental analysis mode, wherein the processor is configured to receive a plurality of sensor outputs from the sensor, match the plurality of sensor outputs to mode parameter profile, and switch between the breath analysis mode and the environmental analysis mode as a function of the mode parameter profile.
SPINAL IMPLANTS WITH ELECTRONICS CARTRIDGE AND EXTERNALIZED ANTENNA
A spinal implant includes an electronics portion with a housing defining a sealed cavity for supporting an electronics assembly and a battery therein. The spinal implant further includes at least one antenna in electrical communication with the electronics assembly and at least one sensor in electrical communication with the electronics assembly, wherein the at least one antenna is located external to the housing and is configured to transmit information received from the at least one sensor to an external device.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND DETECTING SYMPTOMS OF INFECTIOUS CONDITIONS
Systems and methods may include a first monitoring device positioned at a first location to monitor a monitored environment; and a second monitoring device positioned at a second location to monitor the monitored environment, wherein the first and second monitoring devices calibrate each other based on respective fiducial markers; wherein the first and second monitoring devices each comprise a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the operations of: detecting presence of the individual in the monitored environment; determining whether the condition of interest of the individual exceeds a determined threshold; based on the condition of interest of the individual exceeding the determined threshold, transmitting the condition of interest to a remote server to determine at least one of a social distancing breach and an identification of another person whom the individual contacted.
System and method for the autonomous identification of physical abuse
Embodiments of the present systems and methods may provide techniques that may provide the capability to autonomously and automatically identify cases of suspected abuse, which may then be subject to follow up review and action. For example, in an embodiment, a system for identifying potential physical abuse in a location may comprise at least one video camera provided at the location and a computer system comprising a processor, memory accessible by the processor, and computer program instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the computer system to perform: receiving video data from the at least one video camera, identifying potential physical abuse from the video data, the identification being to within a predetermined confidence level, and transmitting information indicating that a potential human threat has been identified.
MODULAR ACTIVITY COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Systems and methods to determine an indication of patient compliance and to determine an indication of patient condition are disclosed, including receiving physical activity information from a motion sensor, receiving a prescribed treatment including an activity threshold, determining an indication of patient compliance using a comparison of the received physical activity information occurring over a first period to the prescribed treatment, and determining an indication of patient condition using the received physical activity information occurring over a second period or with respect to a previously determined indication of patient condition.
SENSOR BASED THERAPY COMPLIANCE
Systems and methods to determine an indication of patient compliance or patient condition using received physical activity or temperature information are disclosed, including detecting physical activity of the patient, determining indications of patient compliance and patient condition using the detected physical activity, and providing the determined indications of patient compliance and patient condition to a user or process.
MODULAR THERMAL MONITORING
Systems and methods to determine an indication of patient compliance to a prescribed treatment are disclosed, including receive temperature information from a first temperature sensor in a housing of a self-contained monitoring device and from a second temperature sensor located outside of the housing of the self-contained monitoring device, receiving an indication of a prescribed treatment, and determining an indication of patient compliance to the prescribed treatment using the received temperature information occurring over a first period.
Systems and methods for analyzing, interpreting, and acting on continuous glucose monitoring data
Methods and devices include automated coaching for management of glucose states by receiving a user's glucose levels using a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device, determining a time in range (TIR) value, determining a TIR state, receiving a glucose variability (GV) value, determining a GV state, determining a starting state based on the TIR state and the GV state, determining that the starting state corresponds to a non-ideal state, generating an optimized pathway to reach an ideal state based on one or more account vectors such as addressing self-management behavior including food, activity, and medication use. The optimized pathway may further be based on computer detection and classification of significant events of interest over time.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HEALTH DISORDERS
An external wearable defibrillator for monitoring a patient for cardiac-related events is provided. The defibrillator includes ECG sensors configured to be disposed about a torso of the patient, therapy electrodes, and at least one motion sensor. The ECG sensors, therapy electrodes, and at least one motion sensor are configured to be worn continuously for an extended period of time. The defibrillator includes a wearable medical device controller including at least one processor configured to receive ECG data, receive motion data, identify at least one of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, initiate a treatment protocol including a defibrillation shock, and, using at least one of the ECG data or the motion data, identify a predetermined pattern for syncope. The predetermined pattern includes bradycardia. The at least one processor is further configured to record the predetermined pattern in a memory and perform an intervening action to address the predetermined pattern.
Non-invasive detection of ingested medications
A method for non-invasive detection of ingested medication which provide for one or more processors to receive images of medications designated for a user prior to ingestion of the medications by the user. The one or more processors capture an ultrasound image during ingestion by the user by an ultrasound device removably adhered to a throat area of the user. The one or more processors determine whether contents of the ingestion by the user includes one or more of the medications designated for the user, and responsive to determining the contents of the ingestion by the user includes one or more of the medications designated for the user, the one or more processors generate a confirmation that includes identification of the detected medications ingested by the user.