A surgical instrument comprising an end effector, a firing member, a motor, and a control circuit is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw to grasp tissue therebetween, a staple cartridge comprising staples, a first sensor at a first position of the end effector, and a second sensor at a second position of the end effector. The firing member is movable in a firing motion to deploy the staples. The motor is configured to cause the firing motion. The control circuit is configured to receive a first output of the first sensor, receive a second output of the second sensor, and cause the motor to adjust the firing motion based on the first and second outputs. The first output is indicative of a tissue property and the second output is indicative of the tissue property.

An end effector for use with a surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw to grasp tissue therebetween, and a staple cartridge. The staple cartridge comprises staples deployable into the tissue. The end effector further comprises a magnetic sensor configured to measure a parameter indicative of an identifying characteristic of the staple cartridge, an impedance sensor configured to measure a parameter indicative of an impedance of the tissue, and a processing unit in communication with the impedance sensor. The processing unit is configured to determine a property of the tissue based on an output of the impedance sensor.

Sensor circuit device for measuring a bio-potential and/or a bio-impedance of a body, including a master circuit, and at least two active bi-electrodes connected to, and remotely powered by, the master circuit via single-wire first connector. The sensor circuit device further includes a single passive current electrode being connected to the master circuit via single-wire second connector. The sensor circuit device cooperates with a biological signal amplifier configured to measure a bio-potential and/or a bio-impedance. Each active bi-electrode is connectable to the biological signal amplifier via the first connector, such that a bio-potential of the body is measurable between the two active bi-electrodes when the active bi-electrodes and the single current electrode are in contact with a surface of the body.

Disclosed is a system for detecting an emotional state of a companion animal, including: a state information collecting device comprising a microphone and sound sensor which collects a sound of the companion animal, a temperature sensor which collects a temperature of the companion animal, and an acceleration sensor which collects an activity of the companion animal, the state information collecting device being worn on a body of the companion animal; and a companion-animal emotion analysis server configured to extract characteristic information of sound information of the companion animal transmitted from the state information collecting device, select emotional state information of the companion animal corresponding to the extracted characteristic information from a database, and transmit the selected emotional state information of the companion animal through a wireless communication network to a portable terminal of an animal guardian.

A multi-sensor system (100) having a plurality of dental sensors (101-S; 101-M) for arrangement in an oral cavity, including at least one slave dental sensor (101-S) for acquiring measurement data in an oral cavity with a transmitting device (103) for transmitting the measurement data; and a master dental sensor (101-M) with a receiving device (109-M) for receiving the measurement data from the slave dental sensor (101-S).

A power and data coupling device for medical sensors comprises a first conductive surface integrated into a medical device and configured to couple via an electric field with a second conductive surface. The second conductive surface is translatable with respect to the first conductive surface. Additionally, the first conductive surface is connected to a power source for providing power, through the electric field, to the second conductive surface. The first conductive surface also radiates a time-varying electric field that is configured to convey power to the second conductive surface. Further, the first conductive surface is connected to a pick-up that is configured to receive signals from the second conductive surface.

Methods, devices, and systems for contactless cough detection and attribution are presented herein. Audio data may be received using a microphone. A cough may be identified as having occurred based on the received audio data. Radar data may be received indicative of reflected radio waves from a radar sensor. A state analysis process may be performed using the received radar data. The detected cough may be attributed to a particular user based at least in part on the state analysis process performed using the radar data.

A wearable garment and an arrangement of electrodes configured to measure bioelectrical signals from a patient. The dry electrodes are free from adhesives to hold the electrodes in place on the patient's skin. The arrangement of the electrodes may be configured to limit noise and facilitate accurate signal sensing from the patient even with some amount of relative movement between the electrodes and the patient's skin. The wearable garment may be controllable to change the amount of compression based on the sensed signals from the electrodes, and from other sensors. The garment may maintain a comfortable level of compression until processing circuitry detects a signal of interest, such as a cardiac arrhythmia, irregular respiration, or some other signal. The processing circuitry may cause the wearable garment to increase compression to improve the contact between the electrodes and the patient's skin and improve reception of the measured signals.

A sleep system including an analysis unit configured to be in data communication with a plurality of sensors, the sensors being selected from one or more sound sensors, biological sensors, environmental sensors, motion sensors, or a combination thereof.

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.