A61B5/742

High accuracy impedance measurement

The disclosure provides a measurement circuit. The measurement circuit includes a control engine. An excitation source is coupled to the control engine. A first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes are coupled to the excitation source and receive current from the excitation source. The control engine operates the excitation source in a first mode and a second mode. The control engine, in the first mode, measures a parasitic impedance associated with the first and the second set of electrodes, and the control engine, in the second mode, measures an impedance of the first and the second set of electrodes and of an external object.

Methods for radio wave based health monitoring that utilize data derived from amplitude and/or phase data
11576586 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A method for monitoring a health parameter in a person is disclosed. The method involves transmitting radio waves below the skin surface of a person and across a range of stepped frequencies, receiving radio waves on a two-dimensional array of receive antennas, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves across the range of stepped frequencies, generating data that corresponds to the received radio waves, wherein the data includes amplitude and phase data, deriving data from at least one of the amplitude and phase data, and determining a value that is indicative of a health parameter in the person in response to the derived data.

Contact sensing systems and methods
11576714 · 2023-02-14 · ·

According to some embodiments, a medical instrument comprises an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end and a pair of electrodes or electrode portions (for example, a split-tip electrode assembly). Systems and methods are described herein that perform contact sensing and/or ablation confirmation based on electrical measurements obtained while energy of different frequencies are applied to the pair of electrodes or electrode portions. The contact sensing systems and methods may calibrate network parameter measurements to compensate for a hardware unit in a network parameter measurement circuit or to account for differences in cables, instrumentation or hardware used.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIO PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STATISTICAL SIGNATURE USING MACHINE LEARING ALGORITHMS
20230045078 · 2023-02-09 ·

Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for evaluating or analyzing complex audio signals using multi-dimensional statistical signatures and machine learning algorithms. One advantage of the present disclosure is the ability for remote evaluation of respiratory tract health using speech analysis. The need for remote collection capabilities that can sensitively and reliably characterize respiratory tract function is particularly pertinent in view of the recent Covid-19 pandemic, which may adversely affect the health of individuals who could already be experiencing health problems with respiratory tract function.

Systems and Methods for Digital Wellness

Systems and associated methods are provided for monitoring a user while operating a computing device and providing active feedback to said user regarding health and safety best practices associated with operating said computing device. The methods comprise obtaining user biometric data; converting said biometric data into actionable instances of health and safety user device operation use cases; and interacting with the user based on said actionable instances in order to improve or remedy any deviations from recommended health and safety user device operation practices.

PATIENT CARE METHODS AND SYSTEMS THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED MONITORING
20230043118 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A patient care method through artificial intelligence-based monitoring in accordance with one example of the present disclosure comprises steps of: obtaining image information relating a user by a first collecting portion, obtaining speech information relating to the user by a second collecting portion and obtaining biometrics information relating to the user by a third collecting portion (Step 1); representing at least a part of a plurality of information obtained from the first collecting portion, the second collecting portion and the third collecting portion, through a display portion of a user table (Step 2); determining health condition of the user, based on a part of the plurality of information obtained from the first collecting portion, the second collecting portion and the third collecting portion by a server (Step 3); controlling the display portion of the user table to represent a first information automatically generated based on the determined heath condition by the server (Step 4), wherein the first information is converted in real time based on user's feedback on the first information and represents a change in the determined health condition on the display portion.

MUSCLE ACTIVATION, AND ASSOCIATED ALGORITHMS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20230039042 · 2023-02-09 ·

Systems and methods for tracking performance are provided. A method includes monitoring a first amplitude of a first muscle activity for a plurality of time. The method includes generating a plurality of measures of neuromuscular work for the plurality of time points using the first amplitude. The method includes determining a plurality of muscle activation quotients for the plurality of time points, using the plurality of measures of neuromuscular work. The method includes defining a plurality of muscle activation zones using the plurality of muscle activation quotients, wherein individual muscle activation zones correspond to ranges of values of the plurality of muscle activation quotients. The method includes generating a visualization of the plurality of muscle activation quotients and the plurality of muscle activation zones for the plurality of time-points. The method also includes outputting the visualization to a display.

MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20230038615 · 2023-02-09 · ·

A medical device may include a lower housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) received within the lower housing, a top housing, two plungers received in gaps within the top housing, and strain gauges mounted to the PCB. The strain gauges may define two polygons aligned with the two plungers. The two plungers may be in contact with the strain gauges such that a force on a plunger is transferred to the strain gauges in contact with the respective plunger. The load magnitude and load location may be determined based on the measured strain of the strain gauges.

NON-MELANIN-BIASED PULSE OXIMETER AND ACCOMPANIED PATIENT MONITORING TECHNOLOGY

The melanin bias reducing pulse oximeter system reduces melanin interference when obtaining pulse oximetry readings for individuals with higher skin concentrations of melanin. The system incorporates optics reducing the melanin bias through hardware and software designed using extensive testing, via a proprietary testing method. The physical pulse oximeter includes different mechanical designs, for example, finger clip, ring, and bracelet design for enhanced usage, accuracy, and comfort for those unable to wear traditional pulse oximeters. The user interface includes built-in UI, external and portable UI, bedside monitoring, and connection to patient monitoring systems, via wired and/or wireless means. Further systems include those with both melanin bias reducing pulse oximetry and heart telemetry in the same device, via either a wired or wireless compact waterproof system to be used for continuous monitoring including blood oxygen saturation as a 5.sup.th vital sign. Systems also include fall detection, bed alarm, and location services.

Information display method, information display device, information display system, and computer-readable medium
11553884 · 2023-01-17 · ·

An information display method displays brain activity information calculated using a biological signal measured from a living body so as to be superimposed on a morphological image including a plurality of sectional images. The information display method includes: acquiring mask information representing an area belonging to a brain in the morphological image; and detecting one or more extremal value positions with spatial extremal values in the brain activity information based on the mask information. A sectional image corresponding to the one or more extremal value positions is acquired from the morphological image. A brain activity distribution corresponding to the sectional image is acquired. The brain activity distribution is displayed so as to be superimposed on the sectional image.