A method for conducting a cross frequency simultaneous masking (xF SM) test begins with generating a signal probe and a masker probe. The center frequencies of the signal and masker probes are separated by a fixed frequency ratio. An xF SM curve is generated by sweeping the signal and masker probes across a given frequency range, while maintaining the fixed frequency ratio between the two. While sweeping, the masker probe is maintained at a pre-determined masker amplitude or a series of pre-determined masker amplitudes. The amplitude of the signal probe is adjusted in response to a series of user inputs, which are then interpolated to generate the xF SM curve. Additionally, while sweeping, the signal probe can be maintained at one or more pre-determine amplitudes and the amplitude of the masker probe adjusted in response to user inputs, which are then interpolated to generate the xF SM curve.

Determining gait patterns and abnormalities of a user includes forming a plurality of point clouds corresponding to the user, each of the point clouds being three-dimensional coordinates of moving points, frame by frame, through a data capturing session, determining centroids of the point clouds, determining momentary walking velocities using estimates based on vectors connecting the centroids for adjacent frames captured during walking of the user, determining gait speed for the user based on the momentary walking velocities, determining at least one distribution of gait speeds for the user, and detecting gait abnormalities based on deviation of the gait speed from the at least one distribution of gait speeds. Detecting a plurality of point clouds may include using a tracking device to capture movements of the user. The tracking device may use radar and/or lidar. The system may determine a gait pattern of the user corresponding to routines of the user.

A wetness or saturation and temperature, and motion, and posture or orientation detecting distributed system that can include a wireless module, a wireless hub and a local or cloud server. A distributed algorithm that is stored and executed in the wireless module and the wireless hub or cloud or local server can detect wetness or saturation of the undergarment and temperature, and motion, and posture or orientation of the wearer and can also automatically count the number of undergarment changes performed daily by the caregivers.

An incontinence detection pad has an RFID tag in which an authentication code, such as an electronic product code (EPC), is stored. A reader in wireless communication with the RFID tag of the incontinence detection pad verifies that the incontinence detection pad is an authorized detection pad. Thus, unauthorized incontinence detection pads that do not have the proper authentication code are not able to be used in an incontinence detection system.

The present disclosure relates to systems and devices for measuring motion of a shoe and tension in the shoelace of the shoe.

A pessary system for providing pelvic floor support for USL and other ligaments. The pessary has an elongated probe with independently inflatable balloons each located substantially the same distance from the insertion end of the probe and which inflate into separate radial sectors. The probe can be inserted into a vaginal cavity and the balloons inflated provide mechanical support to the USLs. Independent inflation of each balloon allows the mechanical USL support provided to be varied on left and right sides to compensate for differences in the degree of degradation and positioning of the USL ligaments on either side.

A smart wearable includes a band for securing the smart wearable to the arm of the individual, a housing attached to the band, the housing having a top, an opposite bottom and side surfaces, a processor disposed within the housing, a display at the top of the housing and operatively connected to the processor, a wireless transceiver disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the processor, an accelerometer disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the processor, a microphone disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the processor, a heart rate sensor for measuring heart rate of the individual, the heart rate sensor operatively connected to the processor and positioned at the bottom of the housing, and an optical sensor operatively connected to the processor, the optical sensor configured for detecting oxygen saturation within blood of the individual when the individual presses a finger against the optical sensor.

A method for monitoring a child utilizing a smart wearable. Biometrics of the child are measured utilizing at least the smart wearable. A status of the child and of the smart wearable is monitored. An alert is generated in response to determining the child has had an impact greater than a threshold, moves beyond a geo-fenced area, one or more of the biometrics exceeds a threshold, and determining the smart wearable has been cut, damaged, or broken.

A bed apparatus includes: a mattress mounted on a bed body; and, first cells arranged on both left and right sides in a longitudinal direction of the bed body and is configured to change the body position of a patient on the mattress by inflating the first cells alternately. When the first cells on the left and right sides are inflated, and when a difference in pressure between the first cells on the left and right sides has continuously fallen within a decision pressure value range for a decision pressure value continuation time, the body position of the patient is changed, whereas when the difference has not continuously fallen within the pressure value range for the continuation time or when the difference has continuously fallen out of the pressure value range for the continuation time, change of the body position of the patient will not be performed.

A concept for monitoring a subject employs: a first sensor output signal representative of detected air pressure; and a second sensor output signal representative of a detected property of at least one of: the subject; and the environment. A dressing activity of the subject is determined based on the first sensor output signal and the second sensor output signal. Information about a dressing activity of the subject may, for example, be useful for the purpose of assessing the subject's physical and/or mental abilities.