Medical techniques include systems and methods for administering a positive pressure ventilation, a positive end expiratory pressure, and a vacuum to a person. Approaches also include treating a person with an intrathoracic pressure regulator so as to modulate or upregulate the autonomic system of the person, and treating a person with a combination of an intrathoracic pressure regulation treatment and an intra-aortic balloon pump treatment.

Embodiments of a smart mobility aid device may have sensors to collect, monitor, analyze and represent data including but not limited to activity tracking, biometrics and safety and emergency features. The activity tracking include number of steps, miles, and activity speed, user pressure on a device, activity types and analysis. The user biometric data includes but is not limited to blood work, blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate, oxygen level/rate, ECG, EMG, muscle strain, humidity, UV, body temperature. Additional features include an emergency button, fall detection, warnings, and user pattern analysis changes. The mobility aid device is connected to other smart electronic devices and/or the Internet using but not limited to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and or/and SIM card. The device gives the user or/and caregiver live feedback about user health metrics and status using a data representation method.

Ultra-low frequency (ULF) tactile stimuli, generated by an electro-mechanical actuator, have a spectrum of biological effects. These frequencies are herewith defined as 2 Hz or lower and may comprise stimulus frequencies as low as 0.1 Hz, or one cycle per ten seconds. The ULF generator can be paired with at least one sensor that is configured to monitor a physiological property of the user. A controller is in communication with the at least one electro-mechanical actuator and the at least one sensor and is configured to control operation of the at least one electro-mechanical actuator, in at least a first operating mode, based on measurements of the at least one sensor.

A method for determining an efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes receiving a plethysmography signal from an oximetry sensor and an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from an ECG sensor at a processor associated with a patient monitor, the oximetry sensor, or the ECG sensor. The method includes determining a first indicator related to the efficacy of CPR based on the plethysmography signal, using the processor. The method also includes determining a second indicator related to the efficacy of CPR based on the ECG signal, using the processor. The method further includes combining the first indicator and the second indicator to determine a combination metric indicative of the efficacy of CPR, using the processor.

An ear therapeutic device comprises middle ear ambient pressure equalizing means and vibrations means for providing oscillating vibrations. Middle ear pressure equalizing means comprises at least one conduit comprising at least one first end configured for receiving an airflow blown thereinto and at least one second end configured for external attachment to the ear aperture being in a fluid communication therebetween; and said vibration means induces vibrations propagating into said patient Eustachian tube.

The present disclosure pertains to a system configured to determine one or more parameters of chest wall oscillation therapy for a subject. The system comprises a wearable garment configured to provide percussion to one or more parts of a lung of a subject. The wearable garment comprises: percussion excitation elements configured to produce the percussion; and sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to a response of the one or more parts of the lung to the percussion. The system comprises a control unit configured to determine frequency and energy density information for the sounds made by the one or more parts of the lungs caused by the percussion, the frequency and energy density information determined based on the output signals; and determine the one or more parameters of the chest wall oscillation therapy based on the frequency and energy density information.

A medical system includes a medical apparatus, a computer, a user input device, and at least one feature in communication with and controlled by the computer. The computer is in communication with the user input device, which is configured and arranged to allow a user to purchase the use of the feature. The computer is configured to enable the use of the feature after the user purchases use of the feature.

Systems and methods are provided for controlling infrared radiation (IR) sources of a sauna including tuning IR wavelength-ranges and radiated power-levels of IR sources, and directing IR to locations on a user's body. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna may be provided having adjustable heat sources to emit IR at any wavelength resulting in a desirable radiation treatment for the sauna user. In another illustrative embodiment, a method is provided for tuning IR sources in a sauna.

A medical system for assisting with an intubation procedure for a patient. The system comprising airflow sensors configured to obtain data indicative of airflow in the patient's airway and physiological sensors configured to obtain information regarding airflow in the patient's lungs. The system further including a monitoring device communicatively coupled to the airflow sensors and the physiological sensors. The patient monitoring device comprising at least one processor coupled to memory and configured to: provide a user interface on a display and assist the rescuer in determining proper placement of an endotracheal tube, receive the data indicative of the airflow in the patient's airway, receive the physiological information regarding the airflow in the patient's lungs, and determine whether the tube is properly placed based on the received physiological information, and present an output of the determination of whether the ET tube was properly placed.

A system for providing decision-assisted critical care to a patient in medical emergency situations in an out of hospital setting includes: a ventilator; an Automated External Defibrillator that includes primary electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors configured as chest pads that can be connected to the chest of the patient and to sense ECG and to deliver an electric shock to the patient's heart; at least one secondary ECG sensor connected at a location other than the chest configured to sense ECG but not to deliver electric shock; and a controller configured, upon detection of shockable cardiac arrhythmias by at least one of said at least one secondary ECG sensors, to (a) instruct a caregiver to place the chest pads on the chest of the patient and to activate the AED, or (b) to automatically activate the AED if the chest pads are already in place on the chest of the patient.