In accordance with an embodiment, a mobile infant care device includes a carrier having an inner space configured to hold an infant positioned therein, and driving wheels provided at a lower part of the carrier; a monitoring system affixed to the carrier and configured to monitor a state of the infant positioned in the inner space of the carrier; a driving system coupled to the driving wheels, the driving system configured to move a position of the carrier by driving the driving wheels; a communication system configured to wirelessly transmit a monitoring result of the monitoring system to a user terminal device or to wirelessly receive an operation input from the user terminal device; and a controller configured to cause the driving system to move the carrier based on the monitoring result of the monitoring system or the operation input received through the communication system.

This invention relates to a breath indicator that is receivable by a part of a breathing assistance apparatus that supplies gas to a patient. The indicator comprises an elongate body having a gas sampling end and an attachment end. The attachment end is adapted to attach to a part of a breathing assistance apparatus and for locating the gas sampling end. The gas sampling end is to be located in a region where gas from the patient is to be exhaled. The gas sampling end being in communication with a sensor comprising a detector material changeable between a first visual indicator state relating to an inhalation phase of the patient, and a second visual indicator state relating to an exhalation phase of the patient. The detector material is capable of changing between the visual indicator states at a sufficient rate to substantially correspond with the inhalation and exhalation phases of the patient.

This invention offers a fully protective cowl neck garment with various fasteners designed to attach additional protective gear, such as gloves and shoe coverings. Additionally, a temperature sensor shield is located on the hat and protective mask. This allows the clients or patients the ability to see and to monitor the temperature of their caregivers. The caregiver's temperature is visible on the hat, as well as the face mask. This makes the caregivers accountable to their clients or patients, as well as their colleagues and coworkers. This invention eliminates the worry of contact with infectious diseases or dangerous liquids, by utilizing elastic manual ties and hook-and-loop fasteners to ensure the garment is secured fully on a user's body. Overall, this invention ensures medical professionals, firemen, emergency medical personnel, government workers, and so forth, are protected fully from contagious and infectious diseases, liquids, and so forth.

The present invention relates to a device (1) for detecting parameters of a user (3), provided with a wearable support (2) having a first surface (2a) configured for contacting a body surface of the user (3); the support (2) has a second surface (2b) opposed to the first surface (2a) and comprises a first temperature sensor (10) configured for emitting a signal representative of a temperature at the first surface (2a) of the support (2), and a second temperature sensor (11) configured for emitting a signal representative of a temperature at the second surface (2b) of the support (2). A control unit (19) is configured for receiving as an input the signals emitted by the first and second temperature sensors (10, 11) and for estimating a value representative of an internal body temperature of the user (3) as a function of both the signals emitted by the first and the second temperature sensors (10, 11) and/or estimating a value representative of a room temperature as a function of both the signals emitted by the first and second temperature sensors (10, 11).

An electrode device for aEEG is disclosed. The electrode device includes a housing mounted on an adhesive element to adhere the electrode device to a skin surface of a patient; an electrode plate placed in the housing; and a wire connection for the electrode plate. The housing has a first protruding part that includes a conical-shaped hole for injecting and removing an electroconductive gel and that is disposed in the housing inclined outwardly at an angle between 50 degree and 80 degree with respect to the longitudinal direction of the skin surface. The housing also has a second protruding part that includes a hole for the introduction of the wire connection in order to be attached to the electrode plate. The second protruding part is disposed on the axis of the housing

The present disclosure discloses a quantitative evaluation system and evaluation method for hemangioma. The evaluation system includes an image acquisition module, an image analysis module, a result evaluation module and a display module. The image acquisition module includes a light source device, an imaging device and a storage device. The image analysis module includes a digital signal processor and digital analysis software. The digital signal processor divides pixel points of the hemangioma image into a tumor image and a tumor side image. The digital analysis software calculates comprehensive red, green, blue (RGB) values of the tumor image and the tumor side image. The result evaluation module includes a therapeutic evaluation coefficient, and the therapeutic evaluation coefficient = tumor comprehensive RGB value - tumor-side comprehensive RGB value.

In some embodiments, a self-monitoring intravenous catheter system is provided. An alarm controller is provided that receives signals representing a pH value, an oxygen saturation value, and a pressure value in proximity to the distal end of the catheter. By performing a fuzzy logic analysis of the values, the alarm controller is able to detect that the catheter is about to fail or has failed, and can cause alerts to be presented. In some embodiments, an intravenous catheter is provided that has a pH sensor and an oximeter disposed at a distal end of the catheter to obtain the pH value and oxygen saturation values analyzed by the alarm controller. Embodiments of the catheter and self-monitoring intravenous catheter system may be particularly useful in treating neonates, who are sensitive to catheter failure and are not capable of detecting the signs of failure themselves.

This disclosure is directed to a machine-based patient-specific seizure classification system. In general, an example system may comprise a non-linear SVM seizure classification system-on-chip (SoC) with multichannel EEG data acquisition and storage for epileptic patients is presented. The SoC may integrate a hardware-efficient log-linear Gaussian Basis Function engine, floating point piecewise linear natural log, and low-noise, high dynamic range readout circuits. In at least one example implementation, the SoC may consume 1.83 μJ/classification while classifying 8 channel results with an average detection rate, average false alarm rate and latency of 95.1%, 0.94% and <2 s, respectively.

One variation of a method for changing a state of a wearable device includes: in response to detected motion of the wearable device, transitioning from a low-power mode into a test mode; in the test mode, detecting a proximity of a surface to the wearable device, detecting a temperature of the surface, and based on a temperature of the surface correlated to a human skin temperature, transitioning from the test mode into an active mode; and, in the active mode sampling a heart rate sensor arranged within the wearable device and wirelessly broadcasting a value corresponding to an output of the heart rate sensor.

A bow shaped pulse meter for new-born patients, comprising a control unit arranged in a central portion of the pulse meter, a first arm with an integrated first electrode and a second arm with an integrated second electrode extending respectively in a bow from opposite sides of the central portion, the integrated electrodes are configured to be in contact with a patient body (not shown) when in use, the electrodes being further electrically connected to the control unit. The pulse meter being distinctive in that the first and second arm and the control unit comprising an integral core element being made of a material having flexible properties to allow the respective arms to bend away from each other when the pulse meter is being arranged into an applying or removing position on the patient's body, the material having further spring back properties so that the arms naturally contract inwards such that the electrodes are maintained in contact with the patient's body when the pulse meter is in the applied position, the pulse meter further comprising a second layer overmolding at least a portion of each arm of the core element, the material of the second layer being electro conductive forming a connection between the electrodes and the control unit.