A physiological sensor controller controls a physiological sensor (or ECG sensor), positioned on a patient body, for measuring physiological information (or ECG waveform) of the patient body to output a measurement signal. An acquisition device acquires a verification image containing portions of identification information of the physiological sensor and a face of the patient body. A verifier performs verification of acceptability in a combination of the physiological sensor and the patient body according to the verification image. A receiver receives the measurement signal. A detector detects normality or abnormality of receptivity of the measurement signal. A checker operates assuming that the detector determines the abnormality of the receptivity, and checks whether a retry for the verification in the verifier is required or not. An output device operates assuming that the checker determines requirement of the retry for the verification, and outputs information of encouraging the retry for the verification.

Configuration technologies for cost-effectively monitoring indicia of regimen compliance or noncompliance in response to one or more indications of symptoms or actions or other data on data-bearing media or in wireless transmissions, such as implementing techniques for providing or preventing access or otherwise acting on or communicating incremental or definitive indicia of compliance or noncompliance.

The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for loading program data on to an unpowered electronic device, such as an RFID tag that includes volatile memory. Initially, the tag is unpowered. Thus, the volatile memory in the tag will not have any stored data. In order to load data into the memory of the tag, a reader can power the tag wirelessly. The reader includes an antenna configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation and receive backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The reader also includes a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to analyze the backscatter electromagnetic radiation. The processing unit may analyze the backscatter radiation to determine a supply voltage induced in the tag. In response to the induced voltage being greater than a threshold, the processing unit may alter the transmitted electromagnetic radiation to communicate tag data.

An apparatus and method stimulate or sense neurons or groups of neurons in a subject, e.g., a human or animal brain, with positional dependence. This utility is provided in part by utilizing individually-addressable Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID) coils so that locations of those coils in the brain would be monitored and known.

A system for monitoring digestive efficiency within the rumen of one or more ruminant animals comprises rumen boluses shaped and sized to be retained within the rumen dorsal sac and each comprising temperature, pH sensor, and redox sensors, and a wireless transmitter. A processor is arranged to derive from the sensor data one or more parameters indicative of animal digestive efficiency including any combination of one or more of hydrogen scale (rH), partial pressure of hydrogen (pp[H.sub.2]), oxygen fugacity (f(O.sub.2)) and free energy of the system (ΔG). A method and bolus are also claimed.

An analyte monitoring system may include one or more of an analyte sensor, a transceiver, a display device, and a management system. The transceiver may be configured to receive sensor data from the analyte sensor and calculate analyte monitoring information. The display device may be configured to receive the analyte monitoring information from the transceiver. The management system may be configured to receive analyte monitoring information from the display device. The management system may be configured to use the analyte monitoring information to produce a comparison result. The management system may be configured to, based on the comparison result, transmit to the display device management information associated with the received analyte monitoring information. Producing the comparison result may include comparing one or more performance diagnostics with one or more performance indicators. Producing the comparison result may include comparing compliance information with usage protocol information.

The invention relates to a medical electrode for recording bioelectrical signals from a muscle, in particular a cardiac muscle, via the skin of a human or animal. The medical electrode comprises: a metal contact (2) for connection to an electrode cable; an electrically conductive electrode plate (3) for receiving the bioelectrical signals; a contact means (4) for establishing an electrical contact between the electrode plate and the skin; and an electronic circuit (7) which comprises a memory (6) for storing electrode-related data.

Systems and methods for integrated automated sports data collection and analytics are disclosed. Different types of data, for example but not limited, location data, movement data, impact data and biometric data for individual players are collected via wearable sensors in real time during a sports activity and transmitted to a cloud-based platform together with other sports data, including video, timing, scoring, statistics, and events with time code. The cloud-based platform is operable to aggregate, correlate, organize and synchronize various data related to the sports activity; store, query and retrieve various live data and historical data in and from a proprietary database; and perform analytics and provide intelligence to different parties involved in a sports activity, including coaches, trainers, medical staff, live announcers, broadcasters, displays, viewers, and fans and etc. These different parties may subscribe to licensed access to the cloud-based platform for tailored data feeds with real time push.

A medication delivery system including a holding chamber having an input and an output end, a backpiece coupled to the input end of the holding chamber and having an electrical circuit and an opening. An MDI includes an insert portion moveable between an engaged position wherein the insert portion is received in the opening and a disengaged position wherein the insert portion is removed from the opening, and at least one contact that completes the electrical circuit when the insert portion is in the engaged position.

An inhaler (400) for electronically supervised parenteral administration of a dry powder pharmaceutical composition comprising: storage means (410) for the pharmaceutical composition in a form of a dry powder; administration means (411) for ad- ministration of the pharmaceutical composition; memory (404) and processing means (402); communication means (401); controlled blocking means (403) for blocking administration of the pharmaceutical composition, wherein the inhaler (400) is adapted to receive data corresponding to an administration scheme (11), to determine whether a mobile device (300) with an authorisation token assigned thereto is present, and to control the controlled blocking means (403) so as to allow administration of the pharmaceutical composition only with compliance with the administration scheme (11) in the presence of the mobile device (300) with the authorisation token (12) assigned thereto.