A system and a method for identifying a patient with a threshold number of distinct ECG abnormalities. The system and the method include an ECG monitoring device; a server; a database; a network; a memory containing machine readable medium comprising a machine executable code having stored thereon instructions for identifying patients with a threshold number of distinct ECG abnormalities; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the machine executable code to cause the processor to: receive an ECG data output from the ECG monitoring device; process the ECG data output to identify abnormalities in the ECG data; and analyze the abnormalities in the ECG data in order to output an indication of whether the patient has depressed LVEF, wherein the ECG monitoring device, the server, the database, the memory, and the processor are coupled to the network via communication links.

The present disclosure provides a method, performed in an accessory device, for communicating the operating state of the ostomy appliance, which in turn enables a monitoring of the ostomy appliance at the accessory device. The accessory device comprises an interface configured to communicate with one or more devices of an ostomy system. The one or more devices comprise a monitor device, and/or an ostomy appliance configured to be placed on a skin surface of a user or on any additional seals. The method comprises obtaining monitor data from the one or more devices (301). The monitor data is indicative of a condition of the ostomy appliance. The method may comprise determining an operating state of the ostomy appliance based on the monitor data obtained (302). The operating state may be indicative of adhesive performance of the ostomy appliance. The method comprises communicating the operating state of the ostomy appliance via the interface (303).

A base plate and/or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance and related method is disclosed, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprising: a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part to the skin surface of a user, the first adhesive layer having a stomal opening with a center point; and a plurality of electrodes including a first leakage electrode, a second leakage electrode, and a third leakage electrode, wherein the plurality of electrodes is configured to detect presence of fluid on the proximal side of the first adhesive layer in a primary sensing zone and a secondary sensing zone, the primary sensing zone arranged in a primary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer and the secondary sensing zone arranged in a secondary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer.

A microrobot configured to move in a viscous material, in particular in an organ of a subject such as a brain, the microrobot having a propulsion structure comprising a head portion, a rear portion and a deformable portion connecting the head portion and the rear portion. The deformable portion is deformable in elongation/contraction along a main axis connecting the head portion and the rear portion. The head portion includes at its surface at least one propulsion cilium, one end of the at least one propulsion cilium being attached to the head portion and the other end of the at least one propulsion cilium being a free end configured to move freely in the viscous material. The propulsion structure further includes a motor configured to actuate sequentially elongation/contraction cycles of the deformable portion.

A powered handle for a surgical stapler can have a drive system including an electric motor. The powered handle can include a manual articulation mechanism to articulate a jaw assembly coupled to a reload shaft connected to the handle. The manual articulation mechanism can include a ball screw mechanism that translates an articulation member responsive to rotation of an articulation knob. The articulation mechanism includes a release function that allows the jaw assembly to return to a longitudinally centered orientation. The powered handle includes a battery pack serving as a power supply for the drive system. A control system can control actuation of the motor based on user inputs and operating parameters of the stapler. The powered handle can include a manual return mechanism.

In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a method for estimating at least one oscillatory component of a patient brain state is provided. The method includes receiving electroencephalogram (BEG) data, fitting a space state model to the EEG data, the state space model comprising at least one oscillatory component, estimating at least one value of cross-frequency coupling of the EEG data based on the state space model, generating a report based on the at least one value of cross-frequency coupling, and outputting the report to at least one of a display and a memory.

A method is described, which provides electrical stimulation to a person, where the current flows from a subcranial electrode, through a target brain region, through a separate conductive path, and back to a subcutaneous electrode, and where the parameters of the electric current pulses are set to influence the resonant properties of the brain.

A mental and physical state display device allows a user to intuitively grasp his/her mental and physical state substantially in agreement with his/her individual perception. The display device includes a display unit; and a display-processing unit that displays, on the display unit, state-indicating graphics in chronological order in a monthly, weekly or daily calendar format, with the state-indicating graphics indicating a mental and physical state computed based on a result of measurement of biometric information of a user, and representing levels of the mental and physical state in a distinguishable manner by a change in the respective state-indicating graphic. The display-processing unit displays at least one of the state-indicating graphics that corresponds to a criterion of the mental and physical state as a criterial state-indicating graphic that is distinguishable from a remainder of the state-indicating graphics, with the criterion being set on a user-to-user basis.

A base plate and/or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance and related method is disclosed, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprising: a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part to the skin surface of a user, the first adhesive layer having a stomal opening with a center point; and a plurality of electrodes including a first leakage electrode, a second leakage electrode, and a third leakage electrode, wherein the plurality of electrodes is configured to detect presence of fluid on the proximal side of the first adhesive layer in a primary sensing zone and a secondary sensing zone, the primary sensing zone arranged in a primary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer and the secondary sensing zone arranged in a secondary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer.

An intelligent defecation device for living creature includes a device body, a supporting portion, an image module, and a first analysis module. The supporting portion is formed within the inner side of the device body for accommodating a moisture absorption member so as to allow the living creature to leave over its excrement therein. The image module is also arranged at the device body for dynamically capturing the images of the excrement in the supporting portion and outputting the image. The first analysis module is arranged in the device body and connected with the image module to analyze and calculate the defecation mode with the image based on preset or accumulated data, so as to generate a signal when an abnormal defecation mode is diagnosed.