Provided are techniques, devices and systems that include monitoring a trend of blood glucose measurement values over a series of measurement cycles. A processor may identify a potential excursion outside a range of a target blood glucose measurement value setting of a user based on the monitored trend. In response to the identified potential excursion, an alert may be generated to the user to consume rescue carbohydrates. In addition, the disclosed techniques may include a processor that assesses the factors related to a potential impending hypoglycemic event for a user. Based on a result of the assessment of the factors, the processor may determine whether the user is approaching the potential impending hypoglycemic event for the user. In response to a determination that the user is approaching the potential impending hypoglycemic event for the user, a number of rescue carbohydrates to suggest for consumption by the user may be determined.

A high flow therapy system for delivering heated and humidified respiratory gas to an airway of a patient includes a respiratory gas flow pathway for delivering the respiratory gas to the airway of the patient by way of a non-sealing respiratory interface; wherein flow rate of the respiratory gas is controlled by a microprocessor, a mixing area for mixing a first gas and a second gas in the respiratory gas flow pathway, a humidification area downstream of the mixing area and configured for humidifying respiratory gas in the respiratory gas flow pathway, and a heated delivery conduit for minimizing condensation of humidified respiratory gas.

A chemical-liquid injection head including a syringe holding unit which holds a syringe in which a piston member is slidably inserted into a cylinder member having a circular cylindrical shape, a piston driving mechanism having a ram member for moving the piston member of the syringe, and a first light emitting portion which emits light with a first color and illuminates the syringe and a second light emitting portion which emits light with a second color and illuminates the syringe. The first light emitting portion and the second light emitting portion, viewed in a posture at the time of use of the injection head, are provided at an upper side of the ram member.

A mobile negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device is described having an inlet; a canister in fluid flow connection with the inlet; a pump having a pump casing with a pump inlet in fluid flow connection with the canister in the canister, and a pump outlet for output of air transported through the pump; an elastomeric jacket at least partly enclosing the pump, the elastomeric jacket being configured to define a flow channel having a first end arranged to receive air output by the pump outlet and a second end spaced apart from the first end for discharging the air output by the pump outlet following passage through the flow channel; a control unit for controlling operation of the mobile NPWT device; a battery arrangement for powering the mobile NPWT device; and a housing enclosing at least the pump, the elastomeric jacket, the control unit, and the battery arrangement.

Secretions that have accumulated at or near an airway of a subject as the subject is being mechanically ventilated are removed by suctioning. Before, during, and/or after the removal of the secretions, steps are taken to mitigated the impact of the suctioning used for secretion removal on the subject. As such, the timing of suction used to remove secretions may be influenced or controlled, ventilation of the subject during suction may be adjusted, ventilation of the subject prior to secretion removal may be adjusted to prepare the lungs of the subject for secretion removal, ventilation of the subject subsequent to suction for secretion removal may be adjusted, and/or other techniques for reducing the impact of suctioning for secretion removal on the subject may be implemented.

A respiratory device comprising a housing enclosing a chamber and an orientation indicator moveable with respect to the housing between a first position indicative of an orientation of the housing predetermined to be suitable for operation of the respiratory device, and a second position indicative of an orientation of the respiratory device predetermined to be less suitable for operation of the respiratory device. The orientation indicator is positioned in a location on the respiratory device visible to a user during the operation of the respiratory device.

The invention relates to an aerosol delivery device (10) comprising an aerosol generator (3) for generating an aerosol in the aerosol delivery device (10), a sensor (5) configured to detect a use of the aerosol delivery device (10) for aerosol treatment, and a controller (7) configured to deactivate the aerosol generator (3) if no use of the aerosol delivery device (10) for aerosol treatment is detected by the sensor (5). Further, the invention relates to a method for operating an aerosol delivery device (10), comprising the steps of operating an aerosol generator (3) for generating an aerosol in the aerosol delivery device (10), detecting a use of the aerosol delivery device (10) for aerosol treatment by means of a sensor (5), and deactivating the aerosol generator (3) by means of a controller (7) if no use of the aerosol delivery device (10) for aerosol treatment is detected by the sensor (5).

Apparatuses and methods for delivering a fluid, including a viscous fluid. These apparatuses may include a fluid reservoir, two or more piston chambers, a manifold, a delivery port, and a drive assembly and may be configured to inject either a predetermined amount of fluid or a continuous stream of fluid. These apparatuses may also be configured to switch between filling, injection and aspiration modes. These apparatuses may generally be hand-held and lightweight and may provide a significant mechanical advantage to the user.

The disclosed subject matter relates to extracorporeal blood processing or other processing of fluids. Volumetric fluid balance, a required element of many such processes, may be achieved with multiple pumps or other proportioning or balancing devices which are to some extent independent of each other. This need may arise in treatments that involve multiple fluids. Safe and secure mechanisms to ensure fluid balance in such systems are described.

There is provided a technique for detecting leakage in extracorporeal blood circulation while suppressing increased cost in a dialysis device. A dialysis device includes an artery-side blood circuit, a dialyzer, and a vein-side blood circuit. The dialysis device detects an abnormality based on a difference between theoretical value and measured value of a blood concentration in the vein-side blood circuit. The theoretical value of the blood concentration in the vein-side blood circuit is specified based on blood concentration and blood flow rate in the artery-side blood circuit and a water removal rate in the dialyzer.