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Methods for forming an electrode device with reduced impedance
11096614 · 2021-08-24 · ·

A method for providing a neural interface system. At least one primary metallization layer is deposited on a substrate. The primary metallization layer has a thickness. A monolayer of nanospheres is deposited in a substantially uniform distribution. The nanospheres contact an upper surface of the primary metallization layer. The upper surface of the primary metallization layer not contacted by the nanospheres is treated to form a plurality of undulating structures having a substantially uniform arrangement. The treating comprises etching recesses part-way through the thickness of exposed portions of the primary metallization layer from the upper surface thereof.

Object information acquiring apparatus
11064891 · 2021-07-20 · ·

An object information acquiring apparatus employed in the present invention includes: a plurality of transducers that generate an electric signal upon reception of an acoustic wave from a measurement subject; a supporter that supports the plurality of transducers such that directional axes of at least a part of the plurality of transducers are gathered together; a point sound source; means for controlling relative positions of the measurement subject and the supporter; a processor that determines respective distances from the plurality of transducers to a focus position of the measurement subject and generates property information relating to the focus position; and a corrector that determines correction data.

Bed system
11083654 · 2021-08-10 · ·

A bed system including an acquisition unit and a display, in which the acquisition unit acquires user interface device information from a plurality of user interface devices and the display displays a plurality of images corresponding respectively to the plurality of user interface devices on a single screen based on the user interface device information. One set of the plurality of user interface device information includes state information including at least one of bed state information relating to the state of one bed among a plurality of beds and user state information relating to the state of a user of the one bed among the plurality of beds. One image among the plurality of images includes a state display corresponding to the state information. When the state information is abnormal, the first display displays a warning display on the one image among the plurality of images.

BIOLOGICAL DATA TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
20210225505 · 2021-07-22 · ·

A browser-based biological tracking system connects a computing device to a set of wireless communication-enabled sensors. The system includes a connection application that is automatically downloaded from a server in response to a user accessing a webpage. The connection application sends data streams from the sensors to the server. The server calculates readings which are then displayed in a webpage. The set of sensors may include multiple types of sensors which utilize different communication interfaces. Some readings, sometimes referred to as aggregate insights, are computed based on measurements from multiple sensors.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING CONTEXT THEREOF

A method is provided. The method includes identifying whether an amount of change in the pressure detected through an atmospheric pressure sensor is greater than or equal to a specified first threshold, in response to the amount of change in the pressure being greater than or equal to the first threshold, waking up a biometric sensor module including a plurality of electrodes in which some of the plurality of electrodes are disposed to come into contact with a body part of a user when the electronic device is worn, and others thereof are disposed to not come into contact with a body part of the user when the electronic device is worn, and identifying whether an interrupt signal, indicating that a state in which the plurality of electrodes are electrically connected is maintained for a specified first time or more, is received from the biometric sensor module.

Blocking element of short wavelengths in LED-type light sources

Method, product and blocking element of short wavelengths in LED-type light sources consisting of a substrate with a pigment distributed on its surface and, in that said pigment has an optical density such that it allows the selective absorption of short wavelengths between 380 nm and 500 nm in a range between 1 and 99 %.

SENSING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMPLANTABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES
20210169329 · 2021-06-10 ·

A sensor system has a first tag including a first communication circuit, and a second tag including a second communication circuit. The first tag is operative to initiate a first wireless transmission for reception by the second tag, the wireless transmission pertaining to a measurement effected by the first tag or the second tag. The second tag is operative to wirelessly communicate data representing the measurement to a reader device.

In vivo radiation amount measuring instrument using film dosimeter that undergoes shape change with expansion

The present invention relates to an in vivo radiation amount measuring instrument. An in vivo radiation amount measuring instrument according to the present invention comprises: a main body elongated along an in vivo inserting direction and capable of supplying a fluid; an expanding part having at least a portion thereof fixed or connected to the main body and capable of being expanded and contracted by means of the outflow/inflow of the fluid; and a radiation measuring part disposed on the expanding part and measuring the amount of surface radiation distribution on in vivo tissue which the expanding part contacts by expanding.

FOCUSED STERILIZATION AND STERILIZED SUB-ASSEMBLIES FOR ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMS

A system includes a sensor applicator, a sensor control device arranged within the sensor applicator and including an electronics housing and a sensor extending from a bottom of the electronics housing, and a cap coupled to one of the sensor applicator and the sensor control device, wherein the cap is removable prior to deploying the sensor control device from the sensor applicator.

PULSE TRANSIT TIME MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE

A pulse transit time measurement device according to an aspect includes: a belt unit; a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes provided on the belt unit; a third electrode provided on the belt unit; a first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a first electrocardiographic signal of a user using the plurality of first electrodes; a second electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a second electrocardiographic signal of the user with the second electrode and the third electrode; a feature amount parameter calculation unit that calculates a feature amount parameter related to a waveform feature point of the first electrocardiographic signal on the basis of a waveform feature point of the second electrocardiographic signal; a pulse wave signal acquisition unit that acquires a pulse wave signal representing a pulse wave of the user; and a pulse transit time calculation unit that detects a waveform feature point.