Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring blood oxygen saturation of a subject is provided. The apparatus includes a unit configured for wearing on the subject's upper arm, the unit comprising first and second light sources configured to emit light of first and second wavelengths and a photodetector configured to detect light of the first and second wavelengths, where the light sources are arranged to direct light into the upper arm and the photodetector is arranged to detect light reflected from within the upper arm.

Abstract: Presented are concepts for monitoring walker usage by a subject. One such concept obtains movement data comprising values of detected movement of an arm of the subject for a first time period during which the subject is determined to have transferred between first and second locations the first time period. It is determined if the subject used a walker during the first time period based on a measure of variance in the values of detected movement of the subject's arm during the first time period.

Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasively measuring bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a sensor position sensor configured to obtain sensor position information of the pulse wave sensor with respect to the object, based on the object being in contact with the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to estimate the bio-information based on blood vessel position information of the object, the sensor position information, and the pulse wave signal.

Abstract: A triboelectric wearable device (100) and a method for physiological monitoring, comprising: a support element (101); a first element (102) consisting of a first metallic contact (102a) and a second metallic contact (102b) between which is placed a dielectric layer, said first element (102) being able to be placed in contact with a wrist (50) of a user and bonded to the support element (101); a second element (103) overlapped and bonded to the first element (102) and to the support element (101). The triboelectric wearable device (100) further comprises an electronic interface (104) for acquiring and processing the signal generated by means of the triboelectric effect in the blood vessels of the user near the wrist (50), said electronic interface (104) being housed into the support element (101) and connected to the first metallic contact (102a) and to the second metallic contact (102b) of the first element (102).

Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a sensor that includes a first a first polymer-luminescent sensing compound configured to produce a first luminescent signal in the presence of a first analyte and a second polymer-luminescent sensing compound configured to produce a second luminescent signal in the presence of a second analyte. The second luminescent signal can have a luminescent lifetime that is at least 1.1 times greater than a luminescent lifetime of the first luminescent signal. Such temporally differences in signal can be used to deconvolute the first luminescent signal from the second luminescent signal even when, for example, the first luminescent signal and the second luminescent signal have the same or a similar emission spectrum.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one sensor for health monitoring.

Abstract: A method and system for measuring personal health, the method comprising detecting a photoplethysmograph (PPG) wave, the PPG wave generated based on a combination of infra-red and red lights, transmitting the PPG wave to a server, the server processing the PPG wave to infer biometric statistics based on machine learned correlations generated from a training set of PPG waves and biometric data, receiving the biometric statistics from the server, and generating display data based on the biometric statistics.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device for selectively storing blood pressure information and updating calibration data on the basis of the stored blood pressure information, and a control method. The electronic device comprises, a memory operably connected with the processor, wherein the memory can include instructions, during the execution thereof, for allowing the processor to, display a user interface on a display, allow the user interface to provide guidelines for measuring the blood pressure, receive first data from the motion sensor, receive second data from a PPG sensor, receive third data from the PPG sensor, determine the validity of the third data at least partially on basis of the first data and the second data, and display an indication on the user interface at least partially basis of the determined validity.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing and a PhotoPlethysmoGram (PPG) sensor disposed inside the housing. The PPG sensor may include a first Light Emitting Diode (LED) configured to generate light in a first wavelength band, a second LED configured to generate light in a second wavelength band, a third LED configured to generate light in a third wavelength band, a fourth LED configured to generate light in a fourth wavelength band, and a light receiving module including at least one photo diode. The electronic device may include a processor operatively coupled with the PPG sensor and a memory operatively coupled with the processor. The memory may include instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to measure optical densities of the light generated by the first LED to the fourth LED, and calculate a blood glucose value based at least in part on the measured optical densities.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are provided for correcting lag in measurements of analyte concentration level in interstitial fluid. The invention includes receiving a signal representative of sensor data from an analyte monitoring system related to an analyte level measured over time, computing rates of change of the sensor data for a time period of the sensor data, computing a rate distribution of the rates of change, transforming the rate distribution into a linear arrangement, determining a best-fit line for the transformed rate distribution, computing a slope of the best-fit line; and using the slope of the best-fit line as a representation of a variability of the analyte level to adjust an amount of lag correction applied to the sensor data. Numerous additional features are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for maintaining a physiological sensor at constant pressure against a subject. A system may include a wearable band that is wearable by a subject, a physiological sensor coupled to the wearable band, a pressure sensor coupled to the wearable band, a processor and a user interface. The physiological sensor may be positioned along an inside surface of the wearable band, embedded in the wearable band, or otherwise positioned in the band to be adjacent to the subject as the subject wears the wearable band. The pressure sensor may directly or indirectly measure a pressure of the physiological sensor against the subject. The processor may generate an alert when a pressure measurement for the physiological sensor against the subject is outside a specified range. The user interface may present the alert to the subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved tocodynamometer transducer that exhibits increased mechanical stability, dynamic range, accuracy, and reliability. Improvement components include top and bottom enclosures, plunger, ferrite core, LVDT transformer, transformer housing, flat spring, and other components. The flat spring includes four spring ribs that are symmetrical, curvilinear in shape, identical in path length, separated by an air gap, and equally spaced between the outer ring, inner ring, and the spring ribs that are adjacent. The spring constant is identical along two or more axes improving the accuracy of the improved tocodynamometer transducer. The ferrite core travel length is increased and mechanically constrained to remain between the LVDT transforming winding increasing the dynamic range and the linearity of the voltage output of the improved tocodynamometer transducer.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include a sensor configured to obtain a bio-signal from an object, and a processor configured to obtain a second-order differential signal of the bio-signal, and extract a progressive wave component from the bio-signal using, based on a first local minimum point of the second-order differential signal being stable, the first local minimum point of the second-order differential signal, or extract the progressive wave component from the bio-signal using, based on the first local minimum point of the second-order differential signal being unstable, a maximum amplitude point in a systolic portion of the bio-signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining timing of parturition onset in non-human animals are provided. Specifically, a software application platform which provides a user with the ability to receive customized information relating to an animal's estimated parturition onset as displayed on a user interface. A user can input data, for example, one or more animal specific biomarkers, and subsequently receive identification of a predicted parturition onset timing and customized recommendations and/or intervention steps for the specific animal.

Abstract: Provided is a biopsy instrument having an outer needle-locking member, which is capable of checking whether an inner needle is placed in target tissue and shooting an outer needle after the tissue is sufficiently introduced into the inner needle, thereby accurately collecting the target tissue that is to be.

Abstract: A method of operation of a compute system includes: generating a skin segmentation including a non-skin region and a skin prediction based on a patient image; generating a body part segmentation based on the patient image; generating a cropped image based on the skin segmentation and the body part segmentation with the cropped image includes the non-skin region based on the skin prediction; generating a psoriasis segmentation based on the cropped image and the skin prediction; generating intermediate scores for erythema, induration, desquamation for the cropped image; and generating a full body PASI score based a psoriasis segmentation and the intermediate scores on the for displaying on a device to assist in diagnosis.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of collecting, by the transport, data from a device associated with an occupant containing an amount of movement of the device and an amount of time elapsed during the movement, and determining an injury level of the occupant based on the data after a collision.

Abstract: A diagnostic system is used for measuring and analyzing startle response of a subject for diagnosis of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) such as concussions. The diagnostic system includes a stimuli delivery circuitry, whereby startle stimuli are delivered to the subject. The diagnostic system comprises at least one sensor circuitry, whereby the startle response of the subject are detected and recorded. The sensor circuitry comprises at least one muscle startle response measuring means, and said diagnostic system comprises a diagnosis circuitry whereby the features of the startle response are extracted and analyzed.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor module, a method for manufacturing a sensor module, and a blood pressure measurement device with a highly smooth surface and high sensor accuracy. A sensor module 63 includes: a pressure sensor portion 71; a sensor base 72 including a support wall portion 72a with flow holes 72d to 72g formed extending through the support wall portion 72a from one main surface side to the other main surface side, the pressure sensor portion 71 being disposed on the one main surface side of the sensor base 72; a sensor head cover 73 including an opening 73a at a position opposite a sensor 71a and disposed on the one main surface side of the support wall portion 72a of the sensor base 72 with a gap 79 that communicates with the flow holes 72d to 72g and the opening 73a formed therebetween; and a soft portion 74 disposed in the opening 73a that covers the pressure sensor portion 71.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a component of an analyte may include a sensor including a light source configured to emit light to the analyte, and a detector configured to measure a spectrum of light reflected from the analyte; and a processor configured to: based on an initial amount of received light being obtained from the analyte by operating the sensor under initial operating conditions, determine optimal operating conditions based on the initial amount of received light and the initial operating conditions; and based on a spectrum being measured from the analyte by operating the sensor under the optimal operating conditions, estimate the component of the analyte based on the spectrum.