Abstract: A system and method for measuring the impedance of one or more of a plurality of leads in an electrocardiogram (ECG) are disclosed. These may include applying a plurality of leads to a patient's body, applying a plurality impedance pads to the patient's body, providing a burst pulse from the catheter electrode of the ECG, measuring impedance signals across ones of the plurality of impedance pads and the plurality of leads, and determining the impedance for one or more leads from the measured impedance signals. The plurality of impedance pads may define a first axis from the right side of the patient's chest to the left side of the patient's chest, a second axis from the upper chest area of the patient to the lower abdomen area of the patient, and a third axis from the center of the patient's back to the center of the patient's chest.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an apparatus wearable by a user. The apparatus can comprise a biometric sensor constructed to generate signals based upon measurements of the user. The apparatus can comprise a processor constructed to determine a significant detrimental change in the user via an algorithm based upon the signals.

Abstract: In various embodiments, non-invasive methods to induce motor control in a mammal subject to spinal cord or other neurological injuries are provided. In some embodiments the methods involve administering transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) to the mammal at a frequency and intensity that induces locomotor activity.

Abstract: A fever-causing disease outbreak detection system for an early warning of the outbreak of an infectious disease. The system uses an array of infrared detectors to measure the temperatures of individuals in a population. The measured temperatures are used to create a measured population temperature distribution. A central control unit generates a predicted population temperature distribution using environmental data such as local atmospheric conditions and compares the predicted population temperature distribution to the measured population temperature distribution. If an outbreak is detected, an alert is issued.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for tuning treatment parameters in movement disorder therapy systems. The present invention further relates to a system for screening patients to determine viability as candidates for certain therapy modalities, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS). The present invention still further provides methods of quantifying movement disorders for the treatment of patients who exhibit symptoms of such movement disorders including, but not limited to, Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism, Dystonia, Chorea, and Huntington's disease, Ataxia, Tremor and Essential Tremor, Tourette syndrome, stroke, and the like. The present invention yet further relates to methods of tuning a therapy device using objective quantified movement disorder symptom data acquired by a movement disorder diagnostic device to determine the therapy setting or parameters to be provided to the subject via his or her therapy device.

Abstract: A wearable physiological monitoring system comprises commercially available off-the shelf components. With the growth of interrelated systems of computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people connected by the Internet, there is a significant interest in the use of wearable sensors such as cell watches, and cell phones. These wearable sensors may be used to monitor physiological signals and provide health information. An edge-intelligent Internet based wearable assists in substance-abuse detection by monitoring and interpreting an individual's physiological signals on continuous basis. The wearable device helps in monitoring cravings and substance abuse of the individual and help the healthcare provider to start an early intervention as required. The proposed system is developed as a dedicated substance abuse wearable system. An example of a wearable device is a medical quality wearable which yielded a correlation of 0.89 for accelerometer measurements and 0.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described including placing a set of two or more electrodes (22) in electrical contact with a portion of a subject's body. At least one computer processor (24) drives the electrodes to apply an amplitude shift keying signal to the portion of the subject's body, the amplitude shift keying signal containing a high frequency component that acts as a carrier wave, the high frequency component having a frequency of between 80 Hz and 120 Hz, and a low frequency component that acts as a modulating component that modulates the carrier wave, the low frequency component having a frequency of between 1 Hz and 8 Hz. Other applications are also described.

Abstract: A kit for transcranial brain stimulation is disclosed. The kit comprises a headset for transcranial brain stimulation, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which is executable on an electronic device having processing capabilities. The program comprises program code portions which when executed on the electronic device is configured to: store, in a computer memory, a schedule for performing the transcranial brain stimulation; and generate a control signal for the headset such that transcranial brain stimulation is performed according to the schedule for performing the transcranial brain stimulation. The headset comprises: a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the electronic device; a circuit comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a power source configured to provide power to the circuit; and a controller being configured to control powering of the circuit according to the control signal.

Abstract: A system may comprise a controller configured to implement an algorithm on a received input to produce an output, and a system input operably connected to the controller and configured for use to enter at least one input into the algorithm. The at least one input may include: one or more sensor inputs or one or more inputs from smart appliances or one or more user inputs regarding at least one of time of day or mental or physical state; or at least one of a user-inputted disease, a user-inputted disease state, or a user-inputted symptom-related information into the algorithm. The controller may be configured to provide instructions through the system output to implement a system action. The algorithm implemented by the controller may be configured to identify one, or a combination of more than one, of the neuromodulation modes as a candidate neuromodulation mode based on the input(s).

Abstract: Implantable medical leads and/or lead extensions include a band that encapsulates a portion of conductors of the lead and/or lead extension. The band may be reflowed in order to provide the encapsulation of the conductors. The band may further be used to create a seal together with the surrounding lead body and an additional object such as a stiffener rod, stylet tube, and/or molding stylet, to allow a proximal area of a lumen of the lead body to be injection molded while prevent the injection molding material from proceeding past the band. When a stiffener rod is present in a proximal area of the lead and/or lead extension, additional stiffness is provided to the lead body to resist buckling of the lead body during insertion of the proximal end. The band may be bonded to the stiffener rod to fix the position of the stiffener rod relative to the conductors.

Abstract: A medical implant device (100) is disclosed that can protect and shield an implant (101) as the implant (101) moves through body tissue. The medical implant device (100) can comprise a main body portion (110) having a payload opening (111) to receive a payload (i.e., an implant). The medical implant device (100) can also comprise a tapered nose portion (120) at a front end (103a) of the medical implant device (100) extending from the main body portion (110) and configured to penetrate body tissue. In addition, the medical implant device (100) can comprise a payload coupling interface (130) configured to couple the implant (101) to the main body portion (110).

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a light guide configured to convey light energy, a lens configured to focus the light energy into a light beam, a mounting tube, a jaw assembly coupled to the mounting tube, and a handle assembly. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw member non-movably secured to the mounting tube, a second jaw member movably secured to the mounting tube, and a window secured to the first jaw member and forming a tissue contacting surface. The window is oriented in a plane oblique to a longitudinal axis of the mounting tube and forms a liquid-tight seal between tissue and the lens. The handle assembly is coupled to the jaw assembly to move the second jaw member between an open position in which the second jaw member is spaced part from the window and a closed position.

Abstract: A medical device includes a constant-flow pump configured to pump a fluid through a fluid conduit and a rotary valve fluidically connected to the pump. The rotary valve includes at least one rotatable valve member configured to be operatively connected to and rotate relative to the fluid conduit. The rotatable valve member includes at least one aperture. The rotatable valve member is capable of being positioned in a plurality of positions relative to the conduit. The position of the at least one first aperture of the rotatable valve member controls fluid flow through the rotary valve, and thereby through the conduit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a maternal monitoring transducer (20), comprising a housing (60), a substrate board (72), particularly a PCB (70), disposed in the housing (60) and comprising control components (74), and a displacement measurement arrangement (76) comprising a displacement-sensitive structure (78) that is arranged to detect deformations of a deflectable measurement section (80) of the substrate board (72), wherein the maternal monitoring transducer (20) supplies a signal that is representative of maternal motion. The disclosure further relates to a method of operating a maternal monitoring transducer (20).

Abstract: An automatic depression detection method includes the following steps of: inputting audio and video files, wherein the audio and video files contain original data in both audio and video modes; conducting segmentation and feature extraction on the audio and video files to obtain a plurality of audio segment horizontal features and video segment horizontal features; combining segment horizontal features into an audio horizontal feature and a video horizontal feature respectively by utilizing a feature evolution pooling objective function; and conducting attentional computation on the segment horizontal features to obtain a video attention audio feature and an audio attention video feature, splicing the audio horizontal feature, the video horizontal feature, the video attention audio feature and the audio attention video feature to form a multimodal spatio-temporal representation, and inputting the multimodal spatio-temporal representation into support vector regression to predict the depression level of indivi

Abstract: Radiopaque markers represent that a lead is suitable for a particular medical procedure such as a magnetic resonance image scan and are added to the lead or related device. The markers may be added after implantation of the lead in various ways including suturing, gluing, crimping, or clamping a radiopaque tag to the lead or to the device. The markers may be added by placing a radiopaque coil about the lead, and the radiopaque coil may radially contract against the lead to obtain a fixed position. The markers may be added by placing a polymer structure onto the lead where the polymer structure includes a radiopaque marker within it. The polymer structure may include a cylindrical aperture that contracts against the lead to fix the position of the polymer structure. The polymer structure may form a lead anchor that includes suture wings that can be sutured to the lead.

Abstract: A method and system of providing therapy to a patient implanted with an array of electrodes is provided. A train of electrical stimulation pulses is conveyed within a stimulation timing channel between a group of the electrodes to stimulate neural tissue, thereby providing continuous therapy to the patient. Electrical parameter is sensed within a sensing timing channel using at least one of the electrodes, wherein the first stimulation timing channel and sensing timing channel are coordinated, such that the electrical parameter is sensed during the conveyance of the pulse train within time slots that do not temporally overlap any active phase of the stimulation pulses.

Abstract: A bio-signal measurement apparatus comprises tool-less connectors, coupling targets, a controllable coupling selection arrangement, and a control arrangement. The tool-less connectors are for an electric contact with a separate docking apparatus or an electrode arrangement. The coupling targets include a battery and a data communication unit that performs electrically a plug-and-play data transfer with the separate docking apparatus. The tool-less connectors, the number of which is three, are electrically coupled with the controllable coupling selection arrangement, which electrically couples all the tool-less connectors with only one of the coupling targets at a time in response to control from the control arrangement.

Abstract: An approach is provided for synchronizing an impedance cardiography (“ICG”) measurement period with an electrocardiography (“ECG”) signal to reduce patient (105) auxiliary current. The approach involves measuring an ECG signal of a patient via an ECG device (103). The approach also involves processing the ECG signal to cause, at least in part, a detection of one or more ECG features of the signal. The approach further involves synchronizing a start, a stop, or a combination thereof of a measurement of an ICG signal of the patient via an ICG device (101) based, at least in part, on the detection of the one or more ECG features. The measurement of the ICG signal includes injecting an electrical current into the patient (105) for a duration of the measurement.

Abstract: An example of a neurostimulation system may include a storage device, a programming control circuit, and a graphical user interface (GUI). The storage device may be configured to store individually definable waveforms. The programming control circuit may be configured to generate stimulation parameters controlling the delivery of the neurostimulation pulses according to a pattern. The GUI may be configured to define the pattern using one or more waveforms selected from the individually definable waveforms. The GUI may display waveform tags each selectable for access to a waveform of the individually definable waveforms, and display a waveform builder in response to selection of one of the waveform tags. The waveform builder may present a graphical representation of the accessed waveform and allow for the accessed waveform to be adjusted by editing the graphical representation of the accessed waveform on the GUI.