A61B10/0012

HEALTH STATE MONITORING DEVICE
20190307431 · 2019-10-10 ·

A system and method for determining a user's physical condition such as a hormonal level are provided. The system includes a portable or wearable device that measures multiple biomarkers, such as basal body temperature, saliva salinity, saliva pH, sweat ions, skin thickness, vitamin levels or breath carbon dioxide. The system determines the physical condition, such as the fertility level of the user based on comparing the measured biomarkers with data models. The determined physical condition, such as the fertility level, is communicated to allow the user to know their status.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATION OF OVULATION DATE
20190307432 · 2019-10-10 · ·

According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a device for estimation of an ovulation date, comprising a camera, configured to obtain colour data of successive FSH test strips and a processor, configured to evaluate the colour data obtained by the camera. The processor is configured to determine a concentration value of each successive FSH test strip based on the data of the camera and to output a signal, if the processor determines that a first FSH downward trend of the FSH test strip values is occurring in the successive FSH test strips.

CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE
20190307380 · 2019-10-10 · ·

The sensor includes a working electrode having a first wire with a first flat surface and an electrochemical element on the first flat surface. A reference electrode includes a second wire with a second flat surface and a counter electrode includes a third wire with a third flat surface. The first wire is a first sensor wire for the working electrode, the second wire is a second sensor wire for the reference electrode and the third wire is a third sensor wire for the counter electrode in a plurality of sensor wires. The second flat surface and the third flat surface face toward each other.

CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE
20190307381 · 2019-10-10 · ·

An apparatus includes a body and an actuator is coupled to the body. A needle is mounted to the actuator. The needle comprises a slot along a length to a tip. A sensor is coupled to a plurality of wires. A base is configured to be moveable by the actuator and includes a cutout, a circuit board having a microprocessor, and a plurality of contacts. Each contact is coupled to a wire of the plurality of wires. A power source is connected to the circuit board and to the base. A bracket is coupled to the bottom surface of the body and configured to receive the base. A patch is coupled to the bracket and has an adhesive. A needle is configured to be moveable by the actuator. The plurality of wires extend from the circuit board of the base, through the needle and out of the slot.

INTRAVAGINAL SUPPORT DEVICES AND METHODS
20190282350 · 2019-09-19 ·

The present disclosure, in certain embodiments, relates to a flexible and non-absorbent vaginal insert device that is easier to insert and remove and is for use in improving and preventing symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary and/or fecal incontinence when the device is inserted. In certain embodiments, the device has an optionally cone-shaped upper portion that provides pelvic organ support and a removal portion or stem that facilitates insertion and removal of the device.

CORE BODY TEMPERATURE SYSTEM
20190274551 · 2019-09-12 ·

A system and method are provided for determining a core body temperature or a physiological function. The system and method includes using multiple sensors in combination with analytic techniques.

BODY FLUID TESTING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED ILLUMINATION
20190277830 · 2019-09-12 · ·

A body fluid testing device having an improved illumination, includes: a test unit including: a sample part having a sheet portion, with body fluid of a user applied onto a first surface thereof; an illumination part having a light source for providing light to the sample part; a battery for supplying power to the illumination part; and a casing receiving a lens group for magnifying the body fluid applied onto the sheet portion; and a user terminal configured such that a camera takes an image of the sample part magnified by the lens group, prior to analyzing the image by the user terminal.

IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYZING SYSTEM FOR OVULATION DETECTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
20190261960 · 2019-08-29 · ·

An image processing and analyzing system for ovulation detection includes: an electronic device including a camera portion; a saliva acquisition device including a saliva accommodation portion accommodating saliva of a subject, and a case in which the saliva accommodation portion is located, the case including an entrance, at an end thereof, an entrance through which the saliva accommodation portion enters and exits, and a penetration hole is formed in one surface of the case through which the saliva may be exposed to outside; an ovulation prediction device including a body portion, wherein the electronic device is mounted on one surface and an opening is formed in the surface to allow the camera portion to be positioned in the opening, an insertion unit formed at one side of the body portion to allow the saliva acquisition device to be inserted into a certain depth, and a light source located in the body portion and providing light to the saliva acquisition device; and a controller acquiring a captured image of the saliva from the camera portion, extracting a crystal structure image of hormone included in the saliva by processing the acquired captured image, and determining, based on the extracted crystal structure image, whether the subject is in ovulation.

IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR OVULATION PREDICTION ANALYSIS
20190266384 · 2019-08-29 · ·

Provided is an image processing system for predictive analyzing ovulation, the image processing system includes: an electronic device including a light source and a camera portion; a saliva acquisition device; an image capturing device including a body portion and a light guide member, the body portion being attached to/detached from the electronic device, and the light guide member being arranged in the body portion to guide light and evenly irradiate the light to the saliva acquisition device; and a controller configured to obtain a captured image of the saliva, to extract a crystal structure image of hormone included in the saliva by analyzing the captured image, and to determine whether the object is ovulating based on the crystal structure image.

Implantable Sensor and Method for Such Sensor

The present invention relates to an implantable sensor configured to be implanted within the body of the subject and being configured to measure impedance within a body tissue of the subject resulting from an electrical current flowing through the body tissue, wherein the body tissue is sub-dermal or subcutaneous tissue of the subject. One pair of injection electrodes is configured for injection of electrical current into the body tissue and one pair of sensing electrodes is configured to detect the resulting voltage. A detector is operatively connected to the sensing electrodes and is configured to receive the voltage detected by the sensing electrodes, wherein the detector is configured to measure the impedance of the body tissue based on the voltage detected by the pair of sensing electrodes. A microcontroller is operatively connected to the detector and is configured to receive impedance signals from the detector and to provide control signals to the current signal output circuit and a powering and communication circuit including a coil configured to be powered by an electromagnetic field produced by an external coil.