Patent classifications
A61B2562/14
ORAL APPLIANCE
A sheet-shaped oral appliance is provided that is detachably attached to an oral body device and includes a functional portion with a sensor unit that acquires information in an oral cavity and an energy irradiation unit that radiates energy into the oral cavity, an electrical connection portion, and a wiring portion that connects at least one of the sensor unit and the energy irradiation unit to the electrical connection portion. The functional portion, the connection portion, and the wiring portion are formed by a wiring layer having first and second main surfaces that oppose each other, a first insulating layer arranged on the first main surface and a second insulating layer arranged on the second main surface. Moreover, in the functional portion, a thickness of the first insulating layer is smaller than a thickness of the second insulating layer.
ELECTRODE SENSOR KIT, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND TOPICAL PREPARATION FOR ESTABLISHING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SKIN, USE THEREOF, AND METHOD OF ELECTRO-IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY (EIT) IMAGING USING THESE
An electrode sensor kit for establishing electrical contact with skin comprises at least one contact element and a preparation comprising a mixture of water and at least one lipid for enhancing electrical contact properties between said contact element and the skin, wherein said mixture forms an emulsion, in particular a water-in-oil or an oil-in-water emulsion, having a conductivity of less than 3 mS/cm. An electrode assembly for electrical impedance tomography which comprises said kit is characterized in that (a) said at least one contact element forms an electrode or sensor plate, and (b) said at least one contact element comprises a layer of said preparation.
ADJUSTABLE GEOMETRY WEARABLE ELECTRODES
The present disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for use of wearable electrode assemblies. The electrode assemblies improve comfort by providing increased overall surface area of their bottom surfaces, which make contact with the patient's scalp and hair. Collapse, compression, or telescoping of the bottom surface will thereby decrease the direct force and/or pressure applied by the distal member or members of the bottom surfaces to the skin. This may be advantageous in patients who have little to no hair in electrode contact areas, patient populations that are particularly skin-sensitive, and/or patients which must wear the electrode assemblies of an extended time period. The electrode assemblies further include structures to dispense and/or maintain conductive gel placed over the patient's skin, thereby maintaining electrical connection quality, and/or to facilitate the clearing of skin and/or hair prior to establishing an electrical connection.
Wireless Veterinary Patient Monitor
A veterinary vital signs monitoring system, including: (A) two stretchable bands, each having an electrically conductive component; (B) a housing including two fasteners with electrically conductive contacts, each fastener adapted to receive, and lock therein a portion of one of the bands, the conductive contacts adapted to make an electrical connection with electrically conductive components of the bands; and (C) a module housed in the housing and in electrical communication with the conductive contacts, the monitoring module adapted to receive signals relating to vital signs of the animal on which the bands are mounted, via the conductive components thereof.
Portable brain and vision diagnostic and therapeutic system
A portable wireless neuromonitoring device can be used to diagnose and/or treat conditions of the brain and vision system. The device includes a sensor unit mountable on the head of a human subject and capable of recording signals from the brain in EEG and/or EFEG (electric field encephalography) mode, and the device can be used for simultaneous stimulus display and recording with latency of less than 1 millisecond. The device also includes electrodes that allow rapid set-up and measurement with low impedance contact with the scalp. The device can also be used in conjunction with virtual reality or alternate reality environments.
SENSOR
A sensor measurement device includes: an impedance analyzer to determine an impedance of a sample; a first antenna configured to generate electromagnetic radiation having a first wavelength; an impedance-matching device, positioned in a radiation path between the first antenna and the sample, to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the first antenna and transmit electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength into the sample, the impedance-matching device comprising a metasurface including: a substrate having a thickness no greater than the first wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation; and a plurality of elements supported by the substrate, wherein: the plurality of elements are spaced apart from one another across the substrate, each element has a first dimension no greater than the first wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation, and at least two elements of the plurality of elements differ in one or more of shape or size; and a second antenna configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the sample.
Hydrogel
A hydrogel 1 having a laminate structure of layer A 10 and layer B 20, wherein layer A 10 contains a monomer-derived component, water, a humectant, a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and an amphiphilic polymer, the water-insoluble polymer is contained in a proportion of 3 to 20 wt % based on a total amount of layer A, and the amphiphilic polymer is a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 50 to 75% and is contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 5 wt % based on the total amount of layer A; layer B 20 contains a monomer-derived component, water and a humectant and is substantially free of a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and a polyvinyl alcohol; and an amount of the water based on a total amount of layer B is the amount of water based on the total amount of layer A±10 wt %.
WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION
According to certain embodiments, a wearable electronic device comprises: a housing; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the housing; an A/D converter connected to the first electrode and the second electrode; a pulse generator connected to the first electrode and the second electrode; and a processor operatively connected to the A/D converter and the pulse generator; wherein the processor is configured to: control the pulse generator to output a series of pulse waves to the first electrode when an external object is in contact with the first electrode; and controlling the A/D converter to obtain biometric information from the first electrode and second electrode in response to outputting the series of pulse waves.
ANALYTE SENSOR ANTIMICROBIAL CONFIGURATIONS AND ADHESIVES
An analyte sensor and methods and systems related thereto, where at least one or more of a lower portion of a sensor tail substrate, at least one electrode, a sensing element, a membrane, and an optional non-electrochemical functional layer comprise an antimicrobial quality. Asymmetric, double-sided adhesive binders suitable for adhering the analyte sensor to a skin surface comprising a non-woven scrim, a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. Overbandages comprising a vapor-permeable backing, an aperture to circumferentially surround a sensor housing, a contact adhesive layer, first and second peelable release liners, and a third peelable release liner disposed upon an anchoring adhesive strip of the contact adhesive layer.
BIOMONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LOADING AND RELEASING THE SAME
A system and method for monitoring body chemistry of a user, the system comprising: a housing supporting: a microsensor comprising a first and second working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode, and configured to access interstitial fluid of the user, and an electronics subsystem comprising a signal conditioning module that receives a signal stream, from the microsensor, wherein the electronics subsystem is configured to detect an impedance signal derived from two of the first working electrode, the second working electrode, the reference electrode, and the counter electrode; and a processing subsystem comprising: a first module configured to generate an analysis indicative of an analyte parameter of the user and derived from the signal stream and the impedance signal, and a second module configured to transmit information derived from the analysis to the user, thereby facilitating monitoring of body chemistry of the user.