Abstract: The present invention relates to a breast status determination device (10?). The breast status determination device (10?) comprises a breast shield (16?), a nipple elongation measurement unit (17?), and a breast status determination unit (20?). The breast shield (16?) can receive abreast (12) of a user (14) therein. The nipple elongation measurement unit (17?) can measure an elongation of a nipple of the breast (12) received in the breast shield (16?) for a specific pressure in the breast shield (16?) during a milk extraction session. The breast status determination unit (20?) can determine a status of the breast (12) based on the elongation of the nipple (26). The breast status determination device (10?) can allow estimating of milk left in the breast during the milk extraction session, when the breast (12) is empty, and whether a milk ejection reflex is present or absent in the breast (12).

Abstract: A method of treating snoring among two users includes determining that snoring by at least one of the users is occurring, and responsive thereto, either: (a) determining that only one of the at least two users is snoring and responsive thereto generating a signal to produce an anti-snoring motion in an active pillow associated with the one user and generating another signal to produce a distracting motion in another active pillow associated with the other user; or (b) determining that both of the users are snoring and responsive thereto generating signals to produce anti-snoring motions in each of the active pillows.

Abstract: A controller (120) for simultaneously tracking multiple sensors in a medical intervention includes a circuit (121-181) that causes the controller (120) to execute a process. The process executed by the circuit (121-181) includes receiving first and second signals respectively from a first and a second passive ultrasound sensor (S2) used in the medical intervention. The first and second signals respectively include first and second sensor information indicative of respective locations of the first and the second passive ultrasound sensor (S2). The process executed by the circuit (121-181) also includes combining (120) the first signal and the second signal for transmission over only one channel, and providing the first signal and the second signal over the only one channel to a system (190) that determines the location of the first passive ultrasound sensor (S1) and the location of the second passive ultrasound sensor (S2) and that has only the one channel to receive the first signal and the second signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to user guiding during X-ray imaging. In order to provide further guidance during X-ray imaging, a guiding device (10) for visual guidance during X-ray imaging is provided. The guiding device (10) comprises a camera arrangement (12), a display arrangement (14) and a housing structure (16). The housing structure comprises a housing (18) of an X-ray imaging system for housing an X-ray source or an X-ray detector. Further, the camera arrangement is configured to capture image data of a region of interest of a subject in front of the housing. Furthermore, the display arrangement is configured to present the captured image data as a live presentation of the region of interest. Still further, the camera arrangement is mounted to the housing on a first side (20) of the housing, and the display arrangement is mounted to the housing on a second side (22) of the housing, the second side being at least one of the group of lateral and opposite to the first side.

Abstract: A coffee machine has a test function, by which a user can instruct suitable operating settings to be determined, e.g. for a new coffee bean type to be used. A series of one or more test brewing cycles is then carried out to measure operating characteristics of the coffee machine, and thereby derive a set of suitable operating settings, for example for those new coffee beans.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for preparing a hot liquid drink makes use of expansion of a phase change material (as is for example used in a wax motor) to drive displacement of the liquid into or out of a heating vessel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to medical X-ray imaging. In order to provide further facilitated positioning of a medical X-ray imaging apparatus, a device (10) for support in positioning a medical X-ray imaging apparatus is provided. The device comprises an input unit (12), a processing unit (14) and an output unit (16). The input unit is configured to receive a 3D motion-model of a currently used X-ray imaging apparatus; and to receive a 3D model of a subject suitable for a calculation of virtual X-ray projections. The input unit is also configured to receive current 3D spatial context data in relation to a current location and orientation of the X-ray imaging apparatus, the 3D spatial context data comprising at least one of the group of a current arrangement of an object support, a current position of the subject on the object support, and objects or persons currently located in a potential moving area of the X-ray imaging apparatus.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure encompass a visual endoscopic guidance device employing an endoscopic viewing controller (20) for controlling a display of an endoscopic view (11) of an anatomical structure, and a visual guidance controller (130) for controlling of a display one or more guided manipulation anchors (50-52) within the display of the endoscopic view (11) of the anatomical structure. A guided manipulation anchor (50-52) is representative of location marking and/or a motion directive of a guided manipulation of the anatomical structure. The visual guidance controller (130) further controls a display of a hidden feature anchor relative to the display of the endoscopic view (11) of the anatomical structure. The hidden feature anchor (53) being representative of a position (e.g., a location and/or an orientation) of a guided visualization of the hidden feature of the anatomical structure.

Abstract: An automated external defibrillator (210) for use during CPR comprising: a first electrode pad (370a) configured to obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from an individual; a second electrode pad (370b) configured to obtain ECG signal from the individual, wherein the first and/or the second electrode pad comprises an electrode pad visual display (372) configured to be visible while providing CPR to the individual; a controller (310) configured to: (i) process an electrical and/or an accelerometer signal to determine a depth of one or more chest compressions during CPR; (ii) compare the determined depth of the chest compressions to a threshold depth; (ii) determine, based on the comparison, that the determined depth exceeds or falls below the threshold depth; and (iii) direct the electrode pad visual display to provide a depth indication to the user that the determined depth of the chest compressions exceeds or falls below the threshold depth.

Abstract: A light therapy system (12) for administering a controllable melanopic luminous exposure includes a controllable lighting assembly (16) for use in delivering the desired luminous exposure. The system further includes a visual display means (18) for presenting at the same time a visual output such as a video to the patient. A target melanopic luminous exposure for administration to the patient is received by a controller 24. This target is then adjusted to compensate for an additional melanopic luminous exposure which the visual display means generates in displaying the visual output. A control schedule is then generated for controlling an illuminance of the lighting assembly to deliver over a defined treatment period the adjusted target melanopic luminous exposure. The lighting assembly is then controlled according to the control schedule.

Abstract: An acoustic image source model for early reflections in a room is generated by iteratively mirroring (305) rooms around boundaries (e.g. walls) of rooms of the previous iteration. The boundaries around which to mirror in each iteration is determined (303) by a specific selection criterion including requiring that mirror directions cannot be reversed, cannot be in an excluded direction and cannot be repeated unless in a continuous series of mirrorings.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking an object (14) received within a body (16) using ultrasound wherein shifts in position of an ultrasound probe (20) tracking the object (either deliberate or accidental) can be corrected for. The method comprises tracking a position of the object through the body using an ultrasound transducer unit, and sensing movement of the ultrasound transducer unit using a physically coupled motion sensor (26). From the movement of the ultrasound transducer unit, movement of its field of view (24) can be determined. Based on a tracked history of positions (28) of the object through the field of view, and on the tracked movement of the field of view relative to the body, a direction of motion of the object through the body can be derived.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of Dixon-type MR imaging. It is an object of the invention to provide a method that enables efficient and reliable Dixon water/fat separation, in particular using a bipolar acquisition strategy, while avoiding flow-induced leakage and swapping artifacts. According to the invention, an imaging sequence is executed which comprises at least one excitation RF pulse and switched magnetic field gradients, wherein pairs of echo signals are generated at two different echo times (TE1, TE2) and during two or more different cardiac phases (AW1, AW2). The echo signals are acquired and phase images are reconstructed therefrom. A final diagnostic image is reconstructed from the echo signal data using water/fat separation, wherein regions of flow and/or or estimates of flow-induced phase errors are derived from the phase images to suppress or compensate for flow-induced leakage and/or swapping artifacts in the final diagnostic image.

Abstract: A food processing device or food storage device (70), having: a chamber (72) for housing a foodstuff (42) to be processed or stored; and a nutrition/ingredient analysis system (30), having: an electromagnetic radiation source (32); a radiation guide (34) for guiding the electromagnetic radiation based on total internal reflection (attenuated total reflection, ATR), wherein the radiation guide comprises an input (36) coupled to the electromagnetic radiation source (32), an output (38), and a sensing surface (40) between the input and output for placing against a foodstuff to be analyzed, wherein the sensing surface (40) is for contact with the foodstuff (42); a detector (44) for detecting guided electromagnetic radiation at the output of the radiation guide; and a filter arrangement (46) for wavelength filtering the guided electromagnetic radiation reaching the detector, wherein the filter arrangement includes a plurality of optical bandpass filters (46a, 46b), and the plurality of filters are selectively mova

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) for determining the position of stents (34, 36) in an image of vasculature structure, the device (10) comprising: an input unit (12); a processing unit (14); and an output unit (16); wherein the input unit (12) is configured to receive a sequence of images (24) of a vasculature structure (38) comprising at least one vessel branch (44, 46); wherein the processing unit (14) is configured to: detect positions of at least two markers (26, 28, 30, 32) for identifying a stent position (50, 52) in at least one of the images (24); detect at least one path indicator (64, 66, 74, 76) for the at least one vessel branch (44, 46) in at least one of the images (24) of the vasculature structure (38) at least for vessel regions in which the positions of the markers (26, 28, 30, 32) are detected; associate the at least two markers (26, 28, 30, 32) to the at least one path indicator (64, 66, 74, 76) based on the detected positions of the markers (26, 28, 30, 32) and the location o

Abstract: Disclosed is a medical system (100, 300, 500, 700) comprising: a memory (128) storing machine executable instructions (130); a processor (122) configured for controlling the medical system; and a pilot tone system (106). The pilot tone system comprises a radio frequency system (108) comprising multiple transmit channels (110) and multiple receive channels (112). The multiple transmit channels are configured for each transmitting unique pilot tone (132) signals via multiple transmit coils. The multiple receive channels are configured for receiving multi-channel pilot tone data (134) via multiple receive coils.

Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying anatomical phrases in medical text. Methods and systems described herein use a syntactic approach to generate lists of relevant terms and define a grammar on these terms. Methods and systems described then search for phrases in text that conform to the grammar.

Abstract: A hair styling device (S), comprising a luminescent unit (LU) for subjecting hair (H) to optical radiation. Preferably, the luminescent unit (LU) is arranged to translate a first wavelength of light (Li) from a light source (L) into a second wavelength of N escaping light (EL) escaping from the luminescent unit (LU). Preferably, light escapes from the luminescent unit (LU) where hair (H) touches the luminescent unit (LU). Preferably, the luminescent unit (LU) is provided with a scattering element. A refractive index of the luminescent unit (LU) may range from 1.3 to 1.7, preferably 1.3 to 1.42. Preferably, the luminescent unit (LU) provides for a plurality C of treatment compartments.

Abstract: An ultrasound probe has a two dimensional matrix array transducer and a digital microbeamformer. The microbeamformer comprises a plurality of transmitters and amplifiers coupled to elements of the array transducer, a plurality of low power analog to digital converters and digital beamforming circuitry coupled to the amplifiers, a microbeamformer controller, a power supply and a USB controller which cumulatively consume three watts or less.