To enable detection of a plurality of capsule ingestions, the ingestible capsules include a transmitter and processing hardware to generate and transmit the signals. Each ingestible capsule obtains a serial number for distinguishing between the ingestible capsules, and generates a signal indicating that the capsule has been ingested. The signal includes a series of pulses having a particular pulse space and indicating the serial number. Each ingestible capsule transmits the signal to a receiver via the transmitter, where each ingestible capsule is identified based on at least one of: the particular pulse space and the serial number for the ingestible capsule.

In one aspect, a dermal patch is disclosed, which comprises at least a pair of sensing units each configured for detecting at least one analyte in a physiological sample, at least one microneedle configured for puncturing the skin to allow collection of the physiological sample, and a selector device for selecting any one of said sensing units for receiving at least a portion of said collected physiological sample for analysis thereof.

The present invention provides a sensing system, a smart wearing arrangement and a method of fabricating a sensing system. In accordance with illustrative embodiments, the sensing system comprises: a flexible substrate, at least one sensor device, a chip device, and at least one electrical line, the at least one electrical line electrically connecting the chip device and the at least one sensor device. Herein, the at least one sensor device, the chip device, and the at least one electrical line are integrated into the flexible substrate.

An implantable array, such as an electrode array, is provided. The array is suitable for being placed in anatomic tissue of a human or animal body, and has a structure for referencing predefined distinct points of the implantable electrode array in magnetic resonance images. A structure is arranged in a predefined portion of the implantable array, where the structure has multiple patterns, each pattern having a predefined form and formed from a material having a magnetic susceptibility which is different from the magnetic susceptibility of the anatomic tissue surrounding the implantable array when placed in the human or animal body. Each pattern is in a predefined spatial relationship with one of the predefined distinct points.

An implantable array suitable for being placed in anatomic tissue of a human or animal body is provided. The implantable array has a substrate and a reference structure, the reference structure being formed by a number of notches arranged in at least one outer edge of the substrate, the reference structure defines a spatial relationship with predefined points of the array.

A System for Measuring Body Kinetics includes a wearable device configured to be wrapped around a joint. A microprocessor is attached to the wearable device, One or more Inertial Measurement. Units (IMUS) are connected to the microprocessor and arranged on the wearable device. The IMUS are arranged and configured to provide kinetic data concerning the joint to the microprocessor. A wireless transmission component is connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to receive kinetic data from the IMUs, and to transmit the kinetic data by way of the wireless transmission component to a central processor or other device. An algorithm resides within the microprocessor or the central processor or other device, and is configured to determine the position of each IMU from the kinetic data. The wearable device may be constructed of fabric, strap, adhesive tape, or a combination thereof.

Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for docking medical instruments. For example, a medical system can include an instrument drive mechanism having a drive output that rotates and engages a corresponding drive input on a robotic medical instrument, a motor configured to rotate the drive output, and a torque sensor configured to measure torque imparted on the drive output. The robotic medical instrument can include a pre-tensioned pull wire actuated by the drive input. The system can activate the motor associated with the drive output to rotate the drive output in response to a torque signal from the torque sensor associated with the drive output in order to align the drive output with the drive input.

Systems, methods, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media for measuring and analyzing galvanic skin response. A system for measuring galvanic skin response includes an electrical conductivity meter (ECM) electrically connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode and a server platform in network communication with the ECM. The ECM includes at least one processor and at least one memory. The positive electrode is in contact with a point on a hand or a foot of a subject. A circuit is created between the ECM and the subject including the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a pressure sensor to indicate an amount of pressure applied by a tip of the positive electrode on the point. The server platform includes artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to detect variations in the pressure applied by the positive electrode during a session and/or across multiple sessions.

An ultrasonic imaging system includes an ultrasonic probe and a processing unit. The ultrasonic probe is operable at multiple different tilt angles to perform ultrasonic measurement and to obtain a plurality 2D ultrasonic images corresponding respectively to the different tilt angles. The processing unit calculates a 3D ultrasonic images based on the 2D ultrasonic images and the corresponding tilt angles.

A server device acquires a monitoring result of a specific type of vital sign of a specific user and identification information of a first monitoring device from the first monitoring device that monitors the specific type of vital sign. The server device acquires a monitoring result of a specific type of vital sign of the specific user and identification information of a second monitoring device from the second monitoring device that monitors the specific type of vital sign. For a time series fluctuation of the specific type of vital sign of the specific user, when a combination of the monitoring result of the first monitoring device and the monitoring result of the second monitoring device is to be output, the server device outputs the monitoring result of the first monitoring device and the monitoring result of the second monitoring device in a distinguishable manner.