Abstract: An intraluminal sensing system is provided, which includes an intraluminal device. The intraluminal device includes a flexible elongate member that can be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, and an ultrasound sensor at a distal portion of the flexible elongate member and configured to emit an ultrasound pulse in a longitudinal direction and to receive ultrasound echoes from the pulse. The system also includes a processor circuit in communication with the ultrasound sensor. The processor circuit is configured to compute a velocity spectrum of particles moving within the body lumen based on the received ultrasound echoes and, based on the velocity spectrum, compute a skew index indicative of a position or alignment of the ultrasound sensor within the body lumen. The processor circuit is also configured to output an indication of the skew index.

Abstract: The invention provides a system and a method for calculating flow parameter based on a plurality of ultrasound reflections received from a plurality of distances along the vessel. A first flow parameter (41) at a first location and a second flow parameter (42) at a second location is calculated respectively from a first ultrasound signal associated to ultrasound reflection at the first location (z1) and from the second ultrasound signal associated to ultrasound reflection at the second location (z2). A composite flow parameter (50) is computed based on the first flow parameter and the second flow parameter, which is then output to a user interface (6).

Abstract: An apparatus for capturing audio comprises a first beamformer (305) coupled to a microphone array (301) and arranged to generate a first beamformed audio output. A plurality of constrained beamformers (309, 311) each generates a constrained beamformed audio output. A first adapter (307) adapts beamform parameters of the first beamformer (305) and a second adapter (313) adapts constrained beamform parameters for the plurality of constrained beamformers (309, 311). A difference processor (317) determines a difference measure for the constrained beamformers (309, 311) where the difference measure is indicative of the difference between beams formed by the first beamformer (305) and the constrained beamformers (309, 311).

Abstract: An apparatus for capturing audio comprises a first beamformer (305) coupled to a microphone array (301) and arranged to generate a first beamformed audio output. A plurality of constrained beamformers (309, 311) each generates a constrained beamformed audio output. A first adapter (307) adapts beamform parameters of the first beamformer (305) and a second adapter (313) adapts constrained beamform parameters for the plurality of constrained beamformers (309, 311). A difference processor (317) determines a difference measure for the constrained beamformers (309, 311) where the difference measure is indicative of the difference between beams formed by the first beamformer (305) and the constrained beamformers (309, 311).

Abstract: A beamforming audio capture apparatus comprises a microphone array (301) which is coupled to a first beamformer (303) and a second beamformer (305). The beamformers (303, 305) are filter-and-combine beamformers comprising a plurality of beamform filters each having an adaptive impulse response. A difference processor (309) determines a difference measure between beams of the first beamformer (303) and the second beamformer (305) in response to a comparison of the adaptive impulse responses of the two beamformers (303, 305). The difference measure may e.g. be used to combine the output signals of the beamformers (303, 305). An improved difference measure less sensitive to e.g. diffuse noise may be provided.

Abstract: A beamforming audio capture apparatus comprises a microphone array (301) which is coupled to a first beamformer (303) and a second beamformer (305). The beamformers (303, 305) are filter-and-combine beamformers comprising a plurality of beamform filters each having an adaptive impulse response. A difference processor (309) determines a difference measure between beams of the first beamformer (303) and the second beamformer (305) in response to a comparison of the adaptive impulse responses of the two beamformers (303, 305). The difference measure may e.g. be used to combine the output signals of the beamformers (303, 305). An improved difference measure less sensitive to e.g. diffuse noise may be provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a processing apparatus (10), system (1) and method (20) for determining an ambulation motion of a subject. Advantageously also a slow ambulation motion may be detected. The processing apparatus is configured to perform the steps of obtaining accelerometer data indicative of a trunk motion of the subject; extracting one or more orthogonal motion components from high-pass filtered accelerometer data; determining a gravity component from low-pass filtered accelerometer data; comparing a direction of at least one of said orthogonal motion components with a direction of the gravity component; and classifying a motion of the subject as ambulation if said motion component is orthogonal or parallel to said gravity component.

Abstract: A tissue electrode assembly includes a membrane configured to form an expandable, conformable body that is deployable in a patient. The assembly further includes a flexible circuit positioned on a surface of the membrane and comprising at least one base substrate layer, at least one insulating layer and at least one planar conducting layer. An electrically-conductive electrode covers at least a portion of the flexible circuit and a portion of the surface of the membrane not covered by the flexible circuit, wherein the electrically-conductive electrode is foldable upon itself with the membrane to a delivery conformation having a diameter suitable for minimally-invasive delivery of the assembly to the patient.