Abstract: A method for assessing exercise fatigue includes obtaining exercise heart rates of a user; calculating a CTL and an ATL based on the exercise heart rates and an exercise load computation model; calculating a TSB based on the CTL and the ATL; and determining a fatigue level based on the TSB. Such a determination of fatigue level will not be affected by subjective factors, thereby the scientificity and accuracy of the assessment result are effectively improved, and the assessment result is closer to the user's current physical function condition.

Abstract: A surgeon input device for controlling a robotic surgical system is disclosed herein. The surgeon input device comprising a housing and at least one sensor disposed within the housing. The at least one sensor, in operative communication with an electromagnetic signal transmitter, configured to detect at least one of a position and orientation of a surgeon's hand within a predefined electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic signal transmitter. The surgeon input device further comprising at least one button protruding out of the housing, where the at least one button configured to open and close an end-effector of a surgical instrument and at least one sensor disposed within the housing, where the at least one sensor configured to detect a compression and decompression of the at least one button and send a signal via a sensor wire to a control system to regulate opening and closing of the end effector of the surgical instrument.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for delivering stimulating energy with a lead are disclosed. One method includes inserting a lead for cardiac therapy into an intercostal space of a patient and proximate to a lateral margin of the patient's sternum (the lead having a distal end configured to transmit therapeutic electrical pulses from a pulse generator to the heart), advancing the distal end of the lead through the intercostal space, and coupling a proximal end of the lead to the pulse generator for delivery of therapeutic electrical pulses for pacing or defibrillation of the heart.

Abstract: A device for treating sleep disordered breathing includes a stimulation element to stimulate an airway patency related nerve.

Abstract: In some examples, processing circuitry of a medical device system determines, for each of a plurality of patient parameters, a difference metric for a current period based on a value of a patient parameter determined for the current period and a value of the patient parameter determined for an immediately preceding period, and determines a score for the current period based on a sum of the difference metrics for at least some of the plurality of patient parameters. The processing circuitry determines a threshold for the current period based on scores determined for N periods that precede the current period, compares the score for the current period to the threshold, and determines whether to generate an alert indicating that an acute cardiac event of the patient, e.g., ventricular tachyarrhythmia, is predicted, and/or deliver a therapy configured to prevent the acute cardiac event, based on the comparison.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a dental network including a portable dental laser station controllable within a remote access system. The dental laser station can include a dental laser, and a dental handpiece assembly coupled to or including the at least one dental laser. Some embodiments include a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a dental laser management process to exchange dentistry-related parameters between the dental laser station or components and a remote network. Some embodiments include a handpiece assembly structured so that any beam size on the output window or surface is greater than any beam size exiting at the input window or surface. Some embodiments include a laser power supply combination with at least one high voltage (HV) power supply, a coupled or integrated simmer supply, a direct current (DC) supply, and at least one laser configured with a power supply.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for determining a maximum value of a heart rate data of a user performing a physical activity. Acquire first heart rate data in a first duration of the physical activity performed by the user. Acquire motion data in the first duration of the physical activity performed by the user. Calculate second heart rate data based on the motion data in the first duration of the physical activity performed by the user by a mathematical model and estimate the maximum value of the heart rate data of the user based on a comparison between the first first heart rate data and the second heart rate data.

Abstract: A joint movement monitoring device includes a joint pad that fits over a joint. The joint pad has a primary section placed over a first side of the joint and has an opposing section placed over a second side of the joint. A plurality of three-dimensional (3D) magnetic sensors are incorporated into the primary section of the joint pad. The 3D magnetic sensors are separated by a known distance. A magnet is incorporated into the opposing section of the joint pad. A controller obtains signals from the plurality of 3D magnetic sensors. The signals are used to detect magnet rotation angles related to 3D magnetic sensors within the plurality of 3D magnetic sensors. The detected magnet rotation angles are used to monitor joint position of the joint.

Abstract: A method for generating sleep apnea information for a portion of body sensor data. The method of generating sleep apnea information is made dependent upon a determined presence or absence of arrhythmia within the portion of body sensor data. A first sleep apnea detection methodology is used in response to an absence of arrhythmia being detected within the portion of body sensor data.

Abstract: A helmet configured to be worn by a wearer that includes an outer shell, an inner liner positioned inside the outer shell, a data collection assembly that includes a first data collection member for measuring impact data, and a second data collection member for measuring vital signs data.

Abstract: A device for treating sleep disordered breathing includes a stimulation element to stimulate an airway-patency-related nerve.

Abstract: Apparatuses (e.g., devices, systems, etc.) and methods that may provide access to one or more tools to a remote site in the body including expandable and external working channels that may be part of a tube that is coupled to an outer surface of an elongate medical device, such as an endoscope.

Abstract: A computer-assisted device includes a first repositionable arm configured to support a first end effector, a second repositionable arm configured to support a second end effector, and a control unit. The control unit configured to monitor an actual motion of at least one structure selected from the group consisting of the first repositionable arm and the first end effector, determine a deviation threshold based on at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a mode of operation of the first end effector and a mode of operation of the computer-assisted device, and in response to determining that the actual motion of the at least one structure deviates from a desired motion of the at least one structure by more than the deviation threshold, halt motion of the first repositionable arm and the first end effector or halt motion of the second repositionable arm and the second end effector.

Abstract: A method of providing therapy to a patient according to one embodiment includes generating an electrical noise signal by at least one noise generator controlled by a controller of a tunable noise system, partitioning the electrical noise signal into a plurality of discrete frequency bands, each of the discrete frequency bands having a corresponding bandwidth, delivering the electrical noise signal through one or more electrodes to the patient to target at least one of neural tissue or non-neural tissue of the patient, adjusting an amplitude of one or more of a voltage or current of the electrical noise signal within a selected frequency band of the plurality of discrete frequency bands to generate an adjusted electrical signal based on feedback received from the patient, and delivering the adjusted electrical signal through the one or more electrodes to provide therapy to the patient.

Abstract: A system determines patient eligibility for a medical protocol. The system includes a medical protocol library containing information relating to a plurality of medical protocols. The information includes eligibility rules and compliance rules for the plurality of medical protocols. The system also includes a sensor and medical device interface configured to receive patient data from one or more sensors and/or one or more medical device. The patient data relates to the eligibility rules and/or the compliance rules for at least one of the medical protocols. The system also includes a protocol eligibility module configured to determine patient eligibility for at least one of the medical protocols as a function of the received patient data. Furthermore, the system includes a user interface configured to display an indication that the patient is eligible for the protocol.

Abstract: A system for detecting sleep apnea uses a PPG sensor for generating a PPG signal. An estimate of respiratory effort is derived from the PPG signal, and from this a respiratory effort signal is derived. Characteristic features are extracted from the respiratory effort signal, and sleep disordered breathing events are detected from the extracted characteristic features. This analysis can distinguish between sleep disordered breathing events and normal breathing during sleep.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biological information of a user may include a light source configured to emit light to an object of the user; an image sensor comprising a pixel array, and configured to acquire successive image frames by detecting light scattered or reflected from the object of the user; and a processor configured to: select a predetermined number of pixel-rows from among pixel-rows of the image sensor, detect signal intensities in the predetermined number of pixel-rows for each image frame of the successive image frames, correct the signal intensities, combine the signal intensities for each image frame of the successive image frames based on correcting the signal intensities, acquire a photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal based on combining the signal intensities, and estimate the biological information of the user based on the PPG signal.

Abstract: Conventionally, activity detection has been through one mode i.e., smart watch. Though it works in reasonable cases, there are chances of false positives considerably. Other approaches include surveillance which limits itself to object detection. Embodiments of present disclosure provide systems and methods for detecting activities performed by user from data captured from multiple sensors. A first input (FI) comprising accelerometer data, heart rate and gyroscope data and second input (SI) comprising video data are obtained. Features are extracted from FI and pre-processed for a first activity (FA) detection using activity prediction model. Frames from SI are processed for creating bounding box of user and resized thereof to extract pose coordinates vector. Distance between vector of pose coordinates and training vectors of pose coordinates stored in the system is computed and a second activity (SA) is detected accordingly. Both the FA and SA are validated for determining true and/or false positive.

Abstract: A wearable for providing light therapy to a wearer includes at least one fabric panel having an inner surface that when the wearable is worn is configured to face a wearer's skin and at least one side-emitting optical fiber affixed to the inner surface. The side-emitting optical fiber is optically connectable with an optical fiber light source and configured to project light having a therapeutic wavelength toward a wearer of the wearable. When affixed to the fabric panel, the side-emitting optical fiber can have a length in meters based on the optical power launched into the side-emitting optical fiber and the average attenuation of the side-emitting optical fiber.

Abstract: A surgical system is provided comprising: an input device; and a controller for receiving control inputs from the input device and for providing haptic feedback at the input device, the controller configured to apply a staged transition from a first haptic feedback profile at the input device to a second haptic feedback profile at the input device.