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FABRICS CONFORMALLY COATED WITH CONJUGATED POLYMERS, DISPOSABLE HEALTH MONITORING SENSORS USING THE SAME, AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF

A wearable device may include a sensor. The sensor may include a flexible fabric, a conjugated polymer coating deposited on the fabric via vapor-phase oxidative chemical vapor deposition (oCVD), and a plurality of electrodes in coupled to the conjugated polymer coating. The wearable device may further include a processor communicatively coupled to the electrodes. The processor may measure an electrical property across the electrodes, determine a physiological event based on the measured electrical property, and output measurement information corresponding the physiological event.

REAL-TIME FITNESS COACHING SYSTEM USING SMART HEALTH SENSOR
20220395238 · 2022-12-15 ·

Provided is a real-time fitness coaching system using a smart health sensor. The real-time fitness coaching system includes smart fitness equipment including a reference position sensor disposed at a preset position, a smart wearable band which includes a motion position sensor and is attached to a part of an individual's body, and a server connected to the smart fitness equipment and the smart wearable band via a network, wherein the server receives reference position information of the reference position sensor from the smart fitness equipment, receives motion position information of the motion position sensor from the smart wearable band, generates fitness correction information on the basis of a relative value of the motion position information with respect to the reference position information, and provides the fitness correction information to a user terminal connected thereto via a network.

DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE EXAMINATION
20220395228 · 2022-12-15 ·

A glove-mountable system for pelvic floor muscle (PFM) examination includes a first flexible member including a force sensor configured to detect a force applied to a PFM of a patient by a user. A second flexible member includes an electromyography (EMG) electrode, a stimulation electrode, and a 3-D digitization probe. The second flexible member is stacked on the first flexible member and each flexible member is secured to an examination glove. An actuation button is actuated by the user when at least one point of interest is detected in at least on PFM. A computer including a processor and a memory is in communication with the first flexible member, the second flexible member and the actuation button. The computer generates a 3-D map of a plurality of PFMs of the patient based on data received from the first flexible member, the second flexible member and the actuation button.

FLEXIBLE PRESSURE SENSORS
20220390298 · 2022-12-08 ·

Implementations are directed to a pressure-sensing device including a pressure-sensitive sheet, one or more pressure-sensitive input regions disposed along the pressure-sensitive sheet including a first conductive thread including a first length in contact with the pressure-sensitive sheet, and a second conductive thread including a second length in contact with the pressure-sensitive sheet. At least a first portion of the first length of the first conductive thread passes through the pressure-sensitive sheet through a first hole in the pressure-sensitive sheet at a first location and a second portion of the second length of the second conductive thread passes through the pressure-sensitive sheet through a second hole in the pressure-sensitive sheet at a second location.

CALIBRATION OF ELECTRODE-TO-MUSCLE MAPPING FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

A functional electrical stimulation (FES) device includes electrodes arranged to apply functional electrical stimulation to a body part of the user. FES stimulation is performed by: receiving values of a set of user metrics for the user; receiving a target position of the body part represented as values for a set of body part position measurements; determining a user-specific energization pattern for producing the target position based on the received target position and the received values of the set of user metrics for the user; and energizing the electrodes of the FES device in accordance with the determined user-specific energization pattern. The determination may utilize an FES calibration database with records having fields containing: values of the set of user metrics for reference users; energization patterns; and values of the set of body part position metrics for positions assumed by the body part in response to applying the energization patterns.

Smart device
11496870 · 2022-11-08 ·

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a body with a processor, a camera and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

Sensing bending of multiple joints

Examples are disclosed that relate to sensor devices configured to sense bending in multiple joints. One example provides a sensor device configured to span a first articulable joint and a second articulable joint. The sensor device comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack and connected to a base. The plurality of electrodes comprise a first electrode arranged at a first joint region of the sensor device that is configured to be positioned at the first articulable joint, a second electrode arranged at a second joint region of the sensor device that is configured to be positioned at the second articulable joint, and a reference electrode.

Systems and methods for assessment and measurement of reaction time in virtual/augmented reality
11612341 · 2023-03-28 · ·

A virtual or augmented reality based system for assessment and measurement of reaction time is disclosed. In various embodiments the system, methods, and computer program products relate to assessing and measuring a reaction time of a patient/user in virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) environments. The VR/AR system may provide a sensory stimulus to the patient/user in the VR/AR environment, determine a plurality of motion parameters, and determine a reaction time based on the plurality of motion parameters by applying a time window selection model. In various embodiments, a time window shrinkage model may be applied after the time window selection model.

SMART DEVICE
20230079256 · 2023-03-16 ·

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a body with a processor, a camera and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

Workwear unit having a glove that fastens a control system and functional module to a user's body

A workwear unit for detecting, documenting, analyzing, monitoring and/or teaching processes includes a portable control system, at least one functional module connected with the portable control system, and which comprises at least a sensor module and a peripheral device, and at least a glove fastening the portable control system and the functional module to a user's body. The portable control system and the sensor module form a structural unit connected with the glove. The sensor module has a barcode scanner fastened to the back of a hand. The peripheral device has an electrical release which is arranged outside on an index finger of the glove.