Abstract: Method and apparatus obtain information about a patient and/or a respiratory therapy system that is configured to deliver respiratory therapy to the patient. The respiratory therapy system may include a flow generator configured to generate a supply of pressurized air along an air circuit to a patient interface. A sound signal representing a sound in the air circuit may be processed to obtain cepstrum data. A time series of delay estimates based on acoustic signatures of the cepstrum data may be generated. Each acoustic signature may represent a reflection of sound from a patient interface along the air circuit. Variation in the time series of delay estimates may be analysed. One or more output indicators based on the variation may be generated. The one or more output indicators may concern patient and/or system status.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device for converting a current and a moment and a rehabilitation robot, which relate to the technical field of current moment conversion. The method is applied to a controller of a rehabilitation robot; and the method comprises: acquiring to-be-processed current data; searching for a conversion relationship corresponding to the to-be-processed current data from a pre-stored current conversion relationship table based on the to-be-processed current data, wherein the current conversion relationship table stores at least one set of corresponding relationships of current data and conversion relationship; and converting the to-be-processed current data into a corresponding target moment using the conversion relationships.

Abstract: A mask apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a mask body provided with a microphone; a mask body cover coupled to a front surface of the mask body and having a front opening through which sound is output forward; a sealing portion coupled to a rear surface of the mask body and forming a breathing space; and a first speaker fixed to one of the mask body and the mask body cover and outputting a sound input by the microphone; in which a first resonance space in which the first speaker is accommodated is formed between the mask body and the mask body cover to amplify the sound output from the first speaker and output the sound to the front opening.

Abstract: A powder inhaler assembly includes a powder inhaler including a metering device having a dosing recess and movable, with respect to a container and to an inhalation channel, between an idle state, in which the dosing recess is in communication with an opening of the container so as to be filled with a dose of the powdered medicament, and a triggered state, in which the dosing recess is in communication with the inhalation channel for enabling inhalation of a dose of the powdered medicament contained in the dosing recess through a mouthpiece. An electronic module is attachable to the powder inhaler and includes a non-contact sensor positioned and configured to sense position(s) of at least part of the metering device to detect at least when the metering device is in the triggered state.

Abstract: A head up CPR system may include a base and an upper support coupled with the base and configured to elevate a patient's upper body. The system may include a chest compression device that is coupleable with one or both of the base and the upper support and a positive pressure ventilation system that is coupleable with the base.

Abstract: A bite block provides a pair of bilateral jaw spacers positioned between the patient's posterior teeth to separate an interincisal distance between the jaw. A connecting bridge behind the patient's incisors joins the bilateral spacers at opposite sides of the jaw. The bilateral jaw spacers are positioned between the patient's upper and lower posterior teeth to transfer the forces against the bite block when the patient bites down to the stronger and wider posterior teeth that can withstand larger stresses. The posterior teeth have large, flat surfaces which can stably receive the bilateral jaw spacers without unwanted displacement.

Abstract: A device and system for e.g. rehabilitation and assistance of hand motor functions, in particular a portable and under-actuated hand exoskeleton for use in activities of daily living, is disclosed.

Abstract: A gait motion assisting apparatus of the present invention includes a casing attachable to right and left knee ankle foot orthoses, an electric motor, a drive arm having a proximal end driven around a drive-side pivot axis by driving force from the electric motor and a distal end operatively connected to a lower leg frame of the orthosis, a rotation sensor detecting a swinging position of the drive arm around the drive-side pivot axis, a gait motion state detection sensor and a control device. The control device recognizes as a reference value a detection signal from the rotation sensor when the lower leg is fully extended, and judges right or left of leg to which the orthosis is mounted based on a detection signal other than the reference value to select right or left of assisting force control data used when calculating assisting force to be output from the electric motor.

Abstract: The application relates to a three-section guide rail structure for a massage chair includes a backrest guide rail, a transition guide rail, and a seat guide rail. The transition guide rail is hinged and matched with both the backrest guide rail and the seat guide rail, and each rail has a toothed rack. A first pressing strip is fixed to the backrest guide rail and extends into the transition guide rail, while a second pressing strip is fixed to the seat guide rail and extends into the transition guide rail. This structure makes it easier for the massage mechanism to move between the backrest guide rail and the seat guide rail during the process of lying or lifting the seat.

Abstract: A tracheal connector is connected to a respiratory gas generator and a tracheal tube. The tracheal connector includes a tracheal connector body connected to the tracheal tube, a connector tube connected to the tracheal connector body and the respiratory gas generator, and a restriction mechanism configured to narrow a respiratory gas flow path configured to allow the respiratory gas to flow therein. The tracheal connector body includes a tracheal port connected to the tracheal tube, an exhaust port facing the tracheal port and configured to discharge at least expired air of the subject, and a respiratory port connected to the connector tube. The restriction mechanism is provided on the respiratory gas flow path between the respiratory port and the tracheal port.

Abstract: A hand-held massage machine includes a handle; a massage unit mounted on the handle by means of a telescopic shaft; a power source; and a transmission mechanism, where a counterweight portion is mounted on the transmission mechanism, and the counterweight portion is linked to the transmission mechanism so as to increase force output by the transmission mechanism to the telescopic shaft. By means of the above structure, the telescopic shaft in the hand-held massage machine can obtain larger telescopic force, and the scale and the generation probability of lateral deviation of a massage unit and the telescopic shaft in a telescopic process are smaller, such that vibration and noise generated due to lateral deviation in the telescopic process of the massage unit are reduced.

Abstract: An oxygen mask for use in an aircraft includes a base, the base having an oxygen port for an inflow of oxygen from an oxygen source; a face piece, protruding from a peripheral portion of the base and surrounding a breathing space; a re-directing portion, spaced from the base and arranged over the oxygen port within the breathing space; and at least one lateral opening between the base and the re-directing portion, the at least one lateral opening providing a fluid connection between the oxygen port and the breathing space.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a frame and patient support, and surgical methods using the frame and patient support. The frame and patient support can be used to support and manipulate the patient prior to, during, and after surgery to articulate the patient's body to facilitate stabilization of the patient's spine. The frame and patient support can be configured for rotation about a rotational axis, and the frame and patient support can include a lower-leg-support, an upper-leg-support, a pelvic-support, a torso-support, and a head-and-arm support for supporting corresponding portions of the patient's body.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically porting respiratory therapy settings to a new respiratory therapy device. Currently, when a patient replaces receives a replacement respiratory therapy device, the prescription settings must be manually ported. Accordingly, the inventors have developed technology to automatically, port, translate, and validate therapy settings and modes to a replacement respiratory therapy device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for supportive respiration of a living being (3), said device having a sensor arrangement, a programmable control unit (10) and an air conveyance unit (6), which is controllable by the control unit (10). The sensor arrangement has a pressure sensor (9) and an air flow sensor (11), which are designed for the temporally successive detection of respiratory pressure values and respiratory air flow values of the living being (3).

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing percussive ventilation therapy to a patient airway preferably includes at least one driver unit configured to provide pressurized, non-pulsate gas. At least one patient interface device preferably has structure configured to (i) receive the pressurized, non-pulsate gas from the at least one driver unit and transform it into a pulsed and pressurized gas, and (ii) supply at least one sub tidal volume of pulsed and pressurized gas to a patient through a patient connection orifice. At least one flexible tube is preferably configured to provide pressurized, non-pulsate gas from the at least one driver unit to the at least one patient interface device. Preferably, at least one portion of the patient interface device is disposable, and another portion may be reusable. Preferably, the invention uses Adaptive Dynamic Subtidal Ventilation technology.

Abstract: An exoskeleton system including one or more unitary cables comprising at least a first unitary cable configured to extend from an exoskeleton device to a first actuator unit, the first unitary cable comprising: one or more power lines, one or more fluid lines, one or more communication lines, and a cable connector that includes a first connector side and a second connector side.

Abstract: A hip assist actuation system is configured to allow a user to experience free movement of hip extension and hip flexion over a predetermined range and receive a torque assist in response to performing a lifting or pushing activity. The hip assist actuation system may be configured to determine whether the lifting or pushing activity is occurring and provide the torque assist in response to the determination.

Abstract: An exoskeleton system that includes at least one actuator unit having an upper arm and a lower arm that are rotatably coupled via a joint and a fluidic actuator that extends between the upper arm and the lower arm.

Abstract: Embodiments presented provide for a medical apparatus that allows for administration of a fluid, such as oxygen, to a patient, and to allow a medical professional to quickly and precisely administer such oxygen and/or a gaseous sedative with little waste.