An apparatus for generating ECG recordings and a method for using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a handheld device having four electrodes on an outer surface thereof, the handheld device having an extended configuration and a storage configuration. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to measure signals between the electrodes to provide signals that are used to generate an ECG recording selected from the group consisting of standard lead traces and precordial traces. When the handheld device is in the extended configuration and the first and second electrodes contact a first hand of a patient such that the first and second electrodes contact different locations on the first hand, the third electrode is in contact with a location on the patient's other hand and the fourth electrode contacts a point on the patient's body that depends on the particular trace being measured.

An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include: a pulse wave sensor comprising at least one pair of light emitters which are disposed apart from each other and a light receiver disposed between the at least one pair of light emitters, and configured to measure a plurality of pulse wave signals from an object by using the light receiver and the at least one pair of light emitters; a force sensor configured to measure a contact force that is applied to the pulse wave sensor by the object; and a processor configured to generate an integrated pulse wave signal by integrating the plurality of pulse wave signals based on the contact force and an area of a contact surface of the pulse wave sensor, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the integrated pulse wave signal.

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for supporting components of an implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a scaffold assembly configured to support the first electrode and the second electrode.

A method and apparatus can be used in the selection of correctly sized respiratory interfaces. The method includes the use of light beams to project sizing markers onto a patient's face, which enables the size of the patient's facial features to be measured relative to a set of interface sizes. A sizing apparatus can include a light source and beam splitters that will refract and project the light source into a series of beams that can be aligned on a patient's face in order to measure the features of the patient.

The present invention relates generally to a system and method for measuring the structural characteristics of an object. The object is subjected to an energy application processes and provides an objective, quantitative measurement of structural characteristics of an object. The system may include a device, for example, a percussion instrument, capable of being reproducibly placed against the object undergoing such measurement for reproducible positioning. The system does not include an external on/off switch or any remote on/off switching mechanism. The system also includes a disposable feature or assembly for minimizing cross-contamination between tests. The structural characteristics as defined herein may include vibration damping capacities, acoustic damping capacities, structural integrity or structural stability.

A writing instrument that includes a writing element for depositing a writing material on a support and a plurality of sensors including at least a force sensor and a movement sensor, a communication unit that exchanges data with a remote device a control unit connected to the sensors and to the communication unit in order to transmit to the remote device the measurements provided by the sensors, a memory unit connected to the control unit that stores one or more measurements from the sensors; and a hollow casing that contains at least part of the writing element so that the writing end is exposed, and also houses the sensors, the control unit, the memory unit and the communication unit.

A cavity authentication system for verifying at least one feature of a user using at least one acoustic signal, including an orifice element, including at least a signal opening and a reflection opening, an acoustic wave generator (AWG), an acoustic wave sensor (AWS), at least one output waveguide, at least one input waveguide, a processor, a memory and a power supply, the AWG for producing at least one acoustic signal, the AWS for receiving at least one reflection of the acoustic signal, the output waveguide for transmitting the acoustic signal to the user, the input waveguide for receiving the reflection of the acoustic signal, the memory configured to store cavity authentication data representative of the feature, wherein the processor is configured to analyze the reflection and to compare the analyzed reflection with the retrievable cavity authentication data and to generate an indication whether the analyzed reflection matches the retrievable cavity authentication data above a pre-determined threshold.

The disclosure provides a handheld input device and an electronic system. The handheld input device includes a pen-shaped body, a flexible displacement sensor, and a processor. The flexible displacement sensor is disposed on the pen-shaped body, wherein the flexible displacement sensor deforms in response to a pressing force applied onto the flexible displacement sensor. The processor is coupled to the flexible pressure sensor and disposed in the pen-shaped body, wherein the processor is configured to perform: obtaining a specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor; determining a stroke size of a representative object in a virtual environment based on the specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor, wherein the representative object corresponds to the handheld device.

Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for supporting components of an implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a scaffold assembly configured to support the first electrode and the second electrode.

An electrosurgical smoke evacuation pencil includes a handle housing, a suction conduit, an electrode, and a nozzle. The handle housing has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and defines a lumen therethrough. The suction conduit is coupled to the handle housing and is configured to couple the electrosurgical pencil to a smoke evacuator. The electrode extends from the distal end portion of the handle housing and is configured to couple to a source of electrosurgical energy. The nozzle extends from the distal end portion of the handle housing and defines a lumen in fluid communication with the lumen of the handle housing. The nozzle is configured to transmit light from a light source through the nozzle and out of a distal end of the nozzle to form a light path illuminating therefrom.