A61B5/0205

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE FOR A WEARABLE ULTRASOUND BLOOD FLOW SENSOR

An example of a system for providing patient care guidance to a caregiver based on ultrasound detection of blood flow includes a defibrillator including an electrode assembly and an output device, a portable computing device communicatively coupled to the defibrillator and including an output device, a Doppler shift waveform evaluation engine disposed at the defibrillator and/or the portable computing device, and a wearable ultrasound blood flow sensor configured to couple to a patient and the defibrillator and/or the portable computing device and to generate data signals representing a Doppler shift waveform. The engine is configured to receive the data signals representing the waveform, generate caregiver instructions according to a cardiac arrest protocol, analyze the waveform based on the received data signals, identify heart-induced blood flow based on the waveform analysis, and generate and provide caregiver instructions according to a non-cardiac arrest protocol based on the identified heart-induced blood flow.

BED HAVING FEATURES FOR CONTROLLING HEATING OF A BED TO REDUCE HEALTH RISK OF A SLEEPER

Temperature sensors are configured to sense a temperature for the sleeper and transmit temperature readings. A controller is configured to receive temperature readings; and send to a heating subsystem instructions to initiate a warming process that raises a distal temperature of the sleeper more than a proximal temperature of the sleeper. The heating subsystem that may include a heating element that, when engaged, can raise the distal temperature of the sleeper more than the proximal temperature of the sleeper.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING, TRACKING, AND ASSESSING MENTAL WELLNESS
20230053198 · 2023-02-16 ·

A system and method for promoting, tracking, and assessing mental wellness. The method includes receiving an entry from a subject user, the entry including an input and a mood indicator, storing the entry in within a set of entries, the set including at least two entries received over a period of time, and determining a presence of at least one marker in the input of each entry within the set. The method further includes analyzing the set of entries for occurrences of markers or sequences of markers and alerting a supervisory user if the occurrences of markers or sequences of markers exceed a predetermined threshold. The method further includes associating contextual content from a supervisory user to an entry, the contextual content including a note, an attachment, a form, and/or a flag. The system includes a platform for accessing, managing, and storing data and analytics for implementing the method.

HEALTH STATE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD

A device for monitoring the health state is made in a chip including a semiconductor die integrating an electric potential sensor and a cardiac parameter determination unit. The potential sensor is configured to detect potential variations on the body of a living being and associated with a heart rhythm and to generate a cardiac signal. The cardiac parameter determination unit is configured to receive the cardiac signal and determine cardiac parameters indicative of a health state. In particular, the cardiac parameter determination unit is configured to detect triggering events and to determine features of the cardiac signal in time windows defined by the triggering events. The die also integrates a decision unit, configured to receive the cardiac parameters and generate a health signal based on a comparison with threshold values. The cardiac parameters include heart rate and QRS-complex.

HEALTH STATE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD

A device for monitoring the health state is made in a chip including a semiconductor die integrating an electric potential sensor and a cardiac parameter determination unit. The potential sensor is configured to detect potential variations on the body of a living being and associated with a heart rhythm and to generate a cardiac signal. The cardiac parameter determination unit is configured to receive the cardiac signal and determine cardiac parameters indicative of a health state. In particular, the cardiac parameter determination unit is configured to detect triggering events and to determine features of the cardiac signal in time windows defined by the triggering events. The die also integrates a decision unit, configured to receive the cardiac parameters and generate a health signal based on a comparison with threshold values. The cardiac parameters include heart rate and QRS-complex.

NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF ENDOGENOUS S-NITROSOTHIOLS
20230050352 · 2023-02-16 ·

Systems and methods are provided for non-invasive measurement of endogenous S-nitrosothiols and related measurements thereof. One or more sensors non-invasively measures a set of one or more biometric parameters within a region of interest of a subject to provide a time series of measurements for each of the set of biometric parameters. A medium stores machine-readable instructions that are executable by an associated processor to perform processing comprising receiving the time series of measurements of the biometric parameter, generating, using a predictive model, a value representing an endogenous S-nitrosothiol content of tissue within the region of interest from the time series of measurements of the biometric parameter, and providing, by a user interface, the value representing the endogenous S-nitrosothiol content of tissue within the region of interest to a user.

NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF ENDOGENOUS S-NITROSOTHIOLS
20230050352 · 2023-02-16 ·

Systems and methods are provided for non-invasive measurement of endogenous S-nitrosothiols and related measurements thereof. One or more sensors non-invasively measures a set of one or more biometric parameters within a region of interest of a subject to provide a time series of measurements for each of the set of biometric parameters. A medium stores machine-readable instructions that are executable by an associated processor to perform processing comprising receiving the time series of measurements of the biometric parameter, generating, using a predictive model, a value representing an endogenous S-nitrosothiol content of tissue within the region of interest from the time series of measurements of the biometric parameter, and providing, by a user interface, the value representing the endogenous S-nitrosothiol content of tissue within the region of interest to a user.

PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING APPARATUS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING METHOD
20230051939 · 2023-02-16 ·

A physiological monitoring device is provided and includes a physiological sensing device, a first PPG sensor, a vital signs detector, and a PPG controller. The physiological sensing device senses at least one physiological feature of a subject to generate at least one sensing signal. The first PPG sensor senses pulses of a blood vessel of the subject to generate a first PPG signal when the first PPG sensor is activated. The vital signs detector obtains vital signs data according to the at least one sensing signal. The PPG controller detects whether a specific event is happening to the subject according to the vital signs data. In response to detecting that the specific event is happening to the subject, the PPG controller activates the first PPG sensor. The physiological monitoring apparatus obtains a blood oxygen level of the subject according to the first PPG signal.

PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING APPARATUS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING METHOD
20230051939 · 2023-02-16 ·

A physiological monitoring device is provided and includes a physiological sensing device, a first PPG sensor, a vital signs detector, and a PPG controller. The physiological sensing device senses at least one physiological feature of a subject to generate at least one sensing signal. The first PPG sensor senses pulses of a blood vessel of the subject to generate a first PPG signal when the first PPG sensor is activated. The vital signs detector obtains vital signs data according to the at least one sensing signal. The PPG controller detects whether a specific event is happening to the subject according to the vital signs data. In response to detecting that the specific event is happening to the subject, the PPG controller activates the first PPG sensor. The physiological monitoring apparatus obtains a blood oxygen level of the subject according to the first PPG signal.

Patient-worn wireless physiological sensor
11576582 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A wireless, patient-worn, physiological sensor configured to, among other things, help manage a patient that is at risk of forming one or more pressure ulcers is disclosed. According to an embodiment, the sensor includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface. The sensor also includes a substrate layer including conductive tracks and connection pads, a top side, and a bottom side, where the bottom side of the substrate layer is disposed above the top side of the base. Mounted on the substrate layer are a processor, a data storage device, a wireless transceiver, an accelerometer, and a battery. In use, the sensor senses a patient's motion and wirelessly transmits information indicative of the sensed motion to, for example, a patient monitor. The patient monitor receives, stores, and processes the transmitted information.