Patent classifications
A61B2562/04
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA RECONSTRUCTION IN SOFT-FIELD TOMOGRAPHY
A soft-field tomography system includes a plurality of transducers, one or more excitation drivers, one or more response detectors, and a soft-field reconstruction module. The transducers are configured for positioning proximate a surface of an object to be imaged, and are configured to apply excitations to the surface of the object. The excitation drivers are coupled to the transducers and configured to generate excitation signals to be applied by the transducers. The response detectors are coupled to the transducers and configured to measure a response of the object at the transducers to acquire an Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) data set. The soft-field reconstruction module is configured to select a model domain for the EIT data set that represents a predetermined shape, determine a minimally anisotropic error in the model domain, and perform isotropization using the determined minimally anisotropic error to recover a boundary shape and isotropic conductivity.
Diagnostic method, method for validation of diagnostic method, and treatment method
In a method for diagnosing, validating and treating a patient having lesions in both arteries of left and right lower limbs. By determining that a harder lesion to be treated first, catheters and an operation time can be reduced is to be treated first on a priority basis based on diagnostic data, deciding that a softer lesion is to be treated next, then treating the lesions substantially continuously.
PACKAGE STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGE STRUCTURE
A package structure, an electronic device and a method for manufacturing the package structure are presented. The package structure comprises: a substrate (100), a sensing module (200) disposed on an upper surface of the substrate (100) and electrically connected to the substrate (100), and a package colloid (300) disposed on the upper surface of the substrate (100) and coating at least one portion of the sensing module (200), wherein the sensing module (200) comprises a capacitive sensor (210) and an optical sensor (220), and the package colloid (300) comprises at least one portion of a photic zone (310) disposed corresponding to the optical sensor (220). Thus, the capacitive sensor and the optical sensor can be packaged in one package structure, so as to improve the degree of integration of the package structure and save the package space.
MOVEMENT MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Systems and methods for monitoring a range of motion of a joint are described. For example, in one embodiment, a first set of sensors may sense accelerations of a first body portion located on a first side of the joint and a second set of sensors may sense accelerations of the second body portion located on a second opposing side of the joint. The acceleration data may then be used to compute the relative motion of the first and second body portions to determine movement of the joint. This joint movement may then be used to determine one or more range of motion movement metrics which are output for viewing by a subject or medical practitioner.
Method and System for Determining Physiological Status of Users Based on Marker-Less Motion Capture and Generating Appropriate Remediation Plans
Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing image-based physiological status determination of users, and, in particular embodiments, for implementing physiological status determination of users based on marker-less motion-capture and generating appropriate remediation plans. In various embodiments, one or more cameras may be used to capture views of a user (e.g., an athlete, a person trying to live a healthy life, or the like) as the user is performing one or more set of motions, and the captured images may be overlaid with a skeletal framework that is compared with similar skeletal framework overlaid images for the same one or more sets of motions. The system can automatically determine a physical condition of the user or a probability that the user will suffer a physical condition based at least in part on an analysis of the comparison, which may be difficult or impossible to observe with the naked human eye.
Surgical positioning circuit
A surgical locator circuit identifies a surgical target such as a kidney stone by disposing an emitter such as a magnetic source behind or adjacent the surgical target, and employing the circuit to identify an axis to the emitter, thus defining an axis or path to the surgical target. An array of sensors arranged in an equidistant, coplanar arrangement each senses a signal indicative of a distance to the emitter. A magneto resistor sensor generates a variable resistance is responsive to the distance to a magnetic coil emitting a magnetic field. An equal signal from each of the coplanar sensors indicates positioning on an axis passing through a point central to the sensors and orthogonal to the plane. A fixed element and signal conditioner augments and normalizes the signal received from each of the sensors to accommodate subtle differences in magneto resistive response among the plurality of sensors.
Multi-stream data collection system for noninvasive measurement of blood constituents
The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry.
Method and measuring system for continuously determining the intra-arterial blood pressure
The invention describes a measuring system for the continuous non-invasive determination of blood pressure at one or more fingers. The fingers chosen for measurement and the adjacent parts of the palm rest on a supporting surface of a housing, which has the shape of a computer mouse. Inside the housing of the “CNAP Mouse”, i.e. underneath the supporting surface for the hand, the pressure generating system is located. The finger sensors are mounted on the supporting surface for the hand. The forearm and the back of the hand are left free and may be used to place intra-venous or intra-arterial access elements. Since the hand will rest on the supporting surface motion artefacts are largely avoided. Tilting or turning of the sensors is hardly possible since the fit of the sensors and thus the coupling of light and pressure are optimized.
Pre-connectable medical patch envelope
An envelope is comprised of two sheets of material that are placed one on top of each other with their interior sides facing each other with their edges sealed to each other with an adhesive to form an airtight enclosure. The envelope has at least one medical patch inside it that is attached to the interior side of at least one of the sheets and a layer of medical grade pressure sensitive adhesive surrounding the at least one medical patch. The pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to a part of the surface of the interior side of the sheet in order to attach the sheet of material and the at least one medical patch to the body of a patient. The medical patch can be an electrode for measuring a patient's vital signs or delivering an electric shock or a transdermal patch for delivering a drug to a patient.
POSTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, POSTURE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
Provided is a posture recognition system that can properly respond to an error that is changed according to a user's motion. A posture estimation section calculates posture data indicating a posture of a user wearing clothing, on the basis of motion data measured by a posture sensor attached to the clothing. An error estimation section calculates error data which is an estimate of an error that is occurring in the posture data, on the basis of the motion data and the posture data.