Patent classifications
A61B5/4854
WEARABLE BRAIN MULTI-STIMULATION PAIN CONTROL DEVICE
A wearable brain multi-stimulation pain control device is provided, comprising a main support unit, an auxiliary support unit, an audio stimulation unit, and an optical frequency-flashed stimulation unit. The main support unit includes two ear portions corresponding to a user’s ears and a front side portion, and the auxiliary support unit includes a mounting portion. Two opposite ends of the mounting portion are pivoted to the main support unit, and the audio stimulation unit includes two speakers that are respectively arranged on the ear portions and can broadcast a binaural beats with frequency following response. The optical frequency-flashed stimulation unit is arranged on the front side portion and can stimulate at least one eye of the user with flickering light, so that the user can obtain multiple stimulations at the same time in a single course of treatment to achieve the effect of improving pain.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRO-MERIDIAN DIAGNOSTICS
A current sensor may take measurements of electrical currents that flow between two limbs of a mammal through at least a portion of the mammal’s torso. The current measurements may be taken during a single diagnostic session while a ground electrode contacts the body at a preferably distal location on a limb and a probe electrode is sequentially placed at different locations on distal portions of other limbs. Each of the current delivery locations may be an acupuncture point. An electrical current state for the diagnostic session may be calculated. This state may consist of current ranges for one or more electrical currents that are measured during the session. A lookup table may be employed to determine one or more medical conditions that are indicated by the current state. Alternatively, a trained machine learning model may predict, based on the measured currents, one or more medical conditions.
WEARABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL AURICULAR MULTI-POINT BIO-SIGNAL ACQUISITION, HEALTH STATUS MONITORING, AND BIO-STIMULATION DEVICE
The present invention provides a personalized, three-dimensional printed, human auricle-specific multiple auricular points' bio-signal acquisition, health status monitoring, and bio-stimulation device, including an artificial ear model made of at least one bio-compatible, flexible polymer, a plurality of sensing and stimulating electrodes with at least one sensing end and a signal acquisition/processing end penetrating through a body of the ear mold conformably with a human auricle so that a surface of the ear mold where sensing end of the electrodes is disposed creates an electrode-human skin interface for bio-signal detection and bio-stimulation responsive thereto. Methods of fabricating the device based on 3-D printing, 3D scanning and modelling techniques and using thereof for bio-signal acquisition, analysis, health status monitoring and bio-stimulation are also provided.
Hardness meter and hardness measuring method for estimating target object having hardness estimation portion that estimates hardness of measurement object based
The objective of the present invention is to provide a hardness meter which estimates hardness in a stable manner regardless of a compression strength. A hardness meter includes: a movable portion which is continuously pressed against an object to be measured; a sensor which outputs an output signal reflecting a reaction force at a part of the object to be measured; a motive force mechanism that causes the movable portion to perform a piston motion; a hardness estimating portion which estimates the hardness of the object on the basis of an alternating current component of the output signal, generated by the piston motion; a position estimating portion which estimates a measurement position information by shooting with a camera; and a hardness map display portion which maps and displays the hardness on a schematic diagram of the surface of a living body based on the measurement position information.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING STRENGTHS AND VARIATIONS OF YING-NUTRIENT QI AND WEI-DEFENSIVE QI
A method for measuring the strength and variation of Ying-nutrient Qi: heating tissue to a set temperature on a site near a human meridian, and then measuring infrared radiation to calculate an obscuration ratio so that a numerical representation of the strength of Ying-nutrient Qi can be obtained. A Ying-nutrient Qi measurement system, including at least two pairs of infrared temperature sensors and contact temperature sensors, a CPU, and a storage device, wherein the contact temperature sensors is in direct contact with a human body, and every infrared temperature sensor is paired with a contact temperature sensor to measure the temperature of a site. By measurement, whether a patient has blood stasis or phlegm retention can be inferred. In addition, a fluctuation condition of Ying-nutrient Qi or the relative strength of Ying-nutrient Qi/Wei-defensive Qi of different meridians can further provide auxiliary bases for syndrome differentiation of six meridians.
System and methods for addressing psychological conditions of a patient through guided meditation
Computing devices, methods and computer-readable mediums for providing guided meditation to patients based on results of a psychological test are provided herein. Contemplated computing devices can comprise a processor, a memory for storing a computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to serve psychological tests to the patient through a virtual patient portal, transform results of the psychological tests into sets of psychological conditions of the patient, match predefined meditation paths to the patient and serve guided meditation tracks in the matched meditation paths to the patient through the virtual patient portal.
ORGAN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING ORGAN IMAGE
An organ image capture device is provided with an imaging unit, a display unit, and an information extracting unit. The imaging unit images an organ of a living body and acquires an image thereof. The display unit displays, together with the image acquired by imaging by the imaging unit, an indicator for specifying an organ imaging position satisfying an imaging condition including a condition relating to illumination at the time of imaging by the imaging unit. The information extracting unit extracts information necessary for diagnosing the degree of health of the living body from an image which is acquired by imaging by the imaging unit and is within a range specified by the indicator.
Method and Apparatus for Simulating the Wrist Pulse Patterns for Pulse Diagnosis
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for simulating the wrist pulse patterns to be used for teaching and practicing pulse diagnostic techniques in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and other alternative medicines. The method represents the wrist pulse patterns and artery responses by use of six characteristic qualities: width, depth, strength, rhythm, length, and propagation. One embodiment of the invention uses a processor to drive three solenoids. The three plungers of the solenoids produce time-varying forces that simulate the wrist pulse waves felt by the user's fingers when evaluating pulse patterns in humans or animals. Via a force sensor, the processor detects the compression force from the palpating fingers and classifies said force into one of the three ranges (shallow, middle, and deep). A purity of pulse waveforms representing the various pulse patterns defined in TCM are pre-programmed into the processor in terms of their characteristic qualities and compression forces. The width of the artery is represented by either a width-adjustable plunger head or a multi-lumen tube placed on top of the plungers. Once the user selects a specific pulse pattern, the device continuously generates the pulse waveforms that change dynamically in response to the compression force.
WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REFLECTIVE ZONES USING SENSORS
On a wearable and Internet of Things (IOT) device that is proximate to a user equipment, a method to detect reflective zones of the wearable device may include, in response to a preset criterion, obtaining a characteristic of the left foot pressure points, obtaining a characteristic of the right foot pressure points, obtaining a pressure sensor on the wearable device, obtaining a position sensor on the wearable device, obtaining a force sensor on the wearable device, obtaining kinetic energy movement from the wearable device, and obtaining the radio characteristic of the wearable device. The method may also include transmitting the left foot pressure points characteristic, the right foot pressure points characteristic, the pressure sensor on the wearable device, the position sensor on the wearable device, the force sensor on the wearable device, the kinetic energy movement from the wearable device, and the radio characteristic to a user equipment.
Pulse measuring device and method of pulse measurement therewith
A pulse measuring device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a measuring unit which is capable of spherical movement with multiple degrees of freedom; and a movement unit on which the measuring unit is mounted, and which has a spherical movement part for moving the measuring unit spherically with multiple degrees of freedom while also having a linear movement structure for moving the measuring unit linearly with multiple degrees of freedom. The measuring unit comprises: a unit body which is coupled so as to be able to rotate relative to an end part of the movement unit; a linking part which is coupled to a lower end part of the unit body and is able to rotate relative to the unit body; and a sensor part which is equipped with a pulse diagnosis sensor.