Patent classifications
A61B2562/18
Handheld Oximeter with Display of Real-Time and Average Measurement Determination
An oximetry device sealed in a sheath directs a user to allow the oximetry device to make oximetry readings at a number of different tissue locations of a patient and average two or more of the oximetry readings by directing the lifts and placements of the oximetry device and sheath to and from the different tissue locations and detecting the lift and placements. The averages are generated and displayed on a display of the device for the oximetry readings if the lifts are made while use directions for the lifts are displayed on a display of the oximetry device. The averages are not generated if the lifts are not made while the user directions for the lifts are not displayed. The averages are simultaneously displayed with the oximetry readings which are instantaneous measurement for patient tissue.
Systems, instruments and methods for surgical navigation with verification feedback
Systems, instruments, and methods for surgical navigation with verification feedback are provided. The systems, instruments, and methods may be used to verify a trajectory of a surgical tool during a procedure. The systems, instruments, and methods may receive one or more captured images of an anatomical portion of a patient; execute a surgical plan to insert the surgical tool into the anatomical portion; receive sensor data collected from one or more sensors being inserted into the anatomical portion; determine whether the sensor data corresponds to the surgical plan; and send, in response to determining that the sensor data does not correspond to the surgical plan, an alert indicating that the surgical tool is not being inserted according to the surgical plan. The one or more sensors may be attached to the surgical tool.
WEARABLE SWEAT SENSOR
A wearable sweat sensor for detecting one or more analytes in human sweat comprises an optical module comprising at least one light source and at least one light detector; at least one sensor layer optically coupled to the optical module and having optical absorbance properties that are dependent on the concentration of a target analyte of said one or more analytes; and one or more processors in communication with the optical module. The one or more processors are configured to: cause light from the at least one light source to be transmitted towards, and/or through, the at least one sensor layer; obtain, from the at least one light detector, one or more optical signals reflected and/or transmitted from the at least one sensor layer; and determine, from at least one wavelength component of the one or more optical signals, a target analyte concentration.
Cable assembly
A cable includes an electrical connector at one end and a sensor at the other end. The connector includes a terminal module having a plurality of contacts embedded within an insulator wherein each contact has a resilient contacting section exposed upon to an exterior in a first vertical direction, and a soldering section exposed in a second vertical direction to be connected to the corresponding wires of the cable and selectively further to a resistor. The sensor includes a case enclosing an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and a PD (Photo Diode both of which are respectively connected to the corresponding contacts respectively soldered to the corresponding wires.
MULTILAYER HOUSING SEALS FOR ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS
Described are systems, devices, and methods useful in the prevention and/or detection of liquid intrusion into ultrasound equipment. Ultrasound transducers and associated ultrasound circuitry, which can be located in an interior of an ultrasound system or device can be adversely affected by exposure to liquids. As described herein, ultrasound systems and devices can comprise a multilayer seal, for example, wherein the multilayer seal comprises one or more layers for preventing liquid intrusion and one or more layers for detection of liquid intrusion (e.g., wherein the one or more layers for detection of liquid intrusion comprise an indicator material capable of changing color when exposed to a liquid).
Systems and methods for concentrating alkali metal within a vapor cell of a magnetometer away from a transit path of light
An exemplary wearable sensor unit includes 1) a magnetometer comprising a vapor cell comprising an input window and containing an alkali metal, and a light source configured to output light that passes through the input window and into the vapor cell along a transit path, and 2) a temperature control circuit external to the vapor cell and configured to create a temperature gradient within the vapor cell, the temperature gradient configured to concentrate the alkali metal within the vapor cell away from the transit path of the light.
ANALYTE AND ENVIRONMENT SENSORS
Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for in vivo monitoring of localized environment conditions within a patient user by measuring analytes, including glucose, oxygen, and/or other analytes. In some aspects, a sensor device includes a wafer-based substrate, at least one electrochemical sensor two-electrode contingent including a working electrode and a reference electrode on the substrate and configured to detect a target analyte in a body fluid when the sensor device is deployed within a subject's body, where the working electrode is functionalized by a chemical layer configured to facilitate a reaction involving the target analyte that produces an electrical signal; and an electronics unit in communication with the electrochemical sensor electrode contingent to transmit the electrical signal to an external processor.
PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR WITH RESONATING MICROSTRUCTURES
A sensor system may have a force sensor formed from a piezoelectric film. The piezoelectric film may comprise a number of tuned microstructures that are configured to resonate at a particular frequency. In accordance with the tuning of the microstructures, frequency signals corresponding to the microstructure resonance may be mechanically amplified before being processed by associated processing electronics. The processing electronics may be configured to identify a type of biological vibration detected by the force sensor.
ARRAY TYPE SKIN-CONFORMAL SENSOR FOR HEART RATE AND BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND HEART RATE AND BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS
Disclosed are an array type skin-conformal sensor for heart rate and body temperature measurement, the array type skin-conformal sensor including a base sheet configured to be attached to the skin in tight contact therewith, the base sheet being made of a skin-conformal material, a measurement portion formed at one surface of the base sheet, the measurement portion being deformed by deformation of the skin, whereby resistance of the measurement portion is changed, and an electrode pattern formed at one surface of the base sheet, one end of the electrode pattern being connected to the measurement portion to transmit a change in resistance of the measurement portion, and a heart rate and body temperature measurement apparatus using the same. Since the skin-conformal sensor is attached to the skin in tight contact therewith, it is possible to measure the heart rate even though a blood vessel is deeply located.
Patient positioning apparatus
Disclosed is a patient positioning assembly for orientating a patient with respect to a radiation source. The patient positioning assembly includes a translatable member movable in a vertical direction between a vertically downwards first position and a vertically upwards second position. The patient positioning assembly further includes a patient support assembly mounted to the translatable member and adapted to rotate relative to the translatable member about a vertical axis. The patient support assembly is configurable between a first orientation, which sustains the patient in a seated position, and a second orientation, which sustains the patient in a generally standing position.