Abstract: Various systems, apparatus and methods are described herein for generating cardiac, cardiopulmonary, and/or hemodynamics phenotypes of patients for use in various applications. In various embodiments, a ventilation support apparatus connected to a patient may be operated to perform a therapeutic maneuver selected to cause one or more targeted receptors of the patient to initiate an autoregulation response in the patient. In various embodiments, a measurement may be taken of one or more changes in a vital sign of the patient such as blood pressure that is caused by initiation of the autoregulation response in the patient. In various embodiments, a cardiac, cardiopulmonary, or hemodynamic phenotype of the patient may be generated based on the measured one or more changes.

Abstract: A cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, device (100, 200, 400) for delivering intrathoracic pressure pulses to a subject (290), the device comprising an air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) for delivering air to the airways of the subject (290), wherein the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) is configured to: operate a first mode, wherein in the first mode the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) generates a first output (412, 770a, 770b) comprising a first plurality of positive pressure pulses (771) for temporally increasing the subject's intrathoracic pressure to induce compressions of the heart of the subject (290) by increasing the volume of the subject's lungs; operate a second mode, wherein in the second mode the air pressure generator (110, 310, 410) generates a second output (414, 880) comprising a second plurality of positive pressure pulses for providing an assured airflow to the lungs of the subject (290); and deliver a resulting output (425, 986, 1086) to the airways of the subject (290), th

Abstract: A tongue advancer assembly (305) for a tongue manipulation system, the tongue advancer assembly (305) comprising: a core mount (703) comprising a connection rod coupling configured to couple the tongue advancer assembly to a distal end of a connection rod (303); and a tongue advancer (701) configured to be coupled to the core mount (703).

Abstract: An electrode is provided for use as part of a tongue treatment. The electrode is for providing a permanent anchored implant in the tongue. The anchored implant may be used both for electrical therapy and mechanical (tongue remodeling) therapy.

Abstract: A system for analysis of the upper airway has at least two sensors are provided along a flow path leading to the mouth and/or nose of a user. A relation is derived between the two sensor signals, and this is interpreted to detect at least the presence of upper airway obstructions, and preferably also the location and/or extent of such obstructions.

Abstract: A tongue manipulation device (10) has a tissue anchor (20) for attachment to the tongue, a bone anchor (22) typically for attachment to the mandible and a tether line (24) which fixes the tissue anchor to the bone anchor. The bone anchor comprises a tether line spool arrangement which comprises a spool (46) rotatable about a spooling axis and a spooling locking arrangement (54). The spooling locking arrangement is controlled by rotation about the spooling axis between spooling locking and permitting configurations. In this way, the physician implanting and setting the device can perform titration and subsequent locking as two independent operations.

Abstract: Proposed is a Pulse Transit Time, PTT, measurement concept wherein a forced oscillation technique, FOT, is used to determine a pulse arrival time at alveoli of the lungs of a patient.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying energy to an object and/or sensing the object. The apparatus includes an optical device for applying and/or sensing light energy and an electrical device for applying and/or sensing electrical energy. At least one optical fiber is provided for applying light energy to the object and/or sensing the object. The at least one optical fiber is connected to the optical device and includes a conductive coating forming an electrical conductor for applying electrical energy to the object and/or sensing the object. The electrical conductor is connected to the electrical device.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying energy to an object includes at least one combination element for combining multiple energy applying elements for applying energy to the object. The combination element includes an axis around which the energy applying elements are wound. Further, the energy applying elements include energy emission locations arranged along a line.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for applying energy to an object (2), wherein the apparatus (1) comprises an energy emitting element, a temperature sensor and a tube (6), in which the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor are locatable. The energy emitting elements is adapting for applying energy to the object (2) and the temperature sensor is adapted for sensing the temperature of the object (2). Both, the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor can be guided to a location of the object (2), at which the energy is to be applied.

Abstract: A sensing apparatus for sensing an object includes an arrangement of sensing elements for sensing a property of the object. The sensing elements are operable in a contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are in contact with the object, and in a non-contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are not in contact with the object. The sensing apparatus further includes a mode determination unit for determining whether or not a sensing element is in contact with the object.

Abstract: An apparatus for depth-resolved measurements of properties of tissue includes an illuminator that illuminates the tissue with light, a collector for collecting light which has not been absorbed by the tissue, and a determination device configured to determine properties of the tissue in different depths from the collected light. A casing for advancing into a hollow object includes at least a part of the illuminator and collector. The illuminator and collector are configured to collect light depth-resolved, and the determination device is configured to determine depth-resolved properties of the tissue from the light which has been collected depth-resolved.

Abstract: The invention provides a marker (20). The marker (20) comprises a circuit (22) actuated by a first frequency into conductive status to track position information of an object (40). The circuit (22) of the marker (20) is in a non-conductive status based on the second frequency, and the first frequency is not in the range of the second frequency for measuring the conductivity information of the object (40). The invention further provides a device for measuring conductivity information of the object by generating the first frequency and the second frequency.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for imaging a heart is provided, wherein the imaging of the heart is improved such that conclusions about regions of the heart having an abnormal behaviour can be made more accurate and more optimal. The imaging apparatus comprises a first site determination unit for determining a first site of the heart comprising a first property type like a fractionated electrogram (70,71,74,75) and a second site determination unit for determining a second site comprising a second property type like a ganglionated plexus (72,73). The first site and the second site are causally related and displayed on a display unit. Since the displayed first and second sites are causally related to each other, a further information is given, i.e. the causal relation, which assists a user in finding regions of the heart showing an abnormal behaviour.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensing apparatus for sensing an object, wherein the sensing apparatus (1) comprises an arrangement (7) of sensing elements for sensing a property of the object (2). The sensing elements are operable in a contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are in contact with the object (2), and in a non-contact mode, in which a sensing is performable, while the sensing elements are not in contact with the object. The sensing apparatus comprises preferentially further a mode determination unit for determining whether a sensing element is in contact with the object (2) or not.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying energy to an object (2), wherein the apparatus comprises at least one combination element (36) for combining multiple energy applying elements (37) for applying energy to the object, wherein the combination element comprises an axis (60), around which the energy applying elements (37) are wound, wherein the energy applying elements (37) comprise energy emission locations arranged along a line.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying energy to an object (2) and/or sensing the object (2). The apparatus comprises an optical device (8) for applying and/or sensing light energy and an electrical device (13) for applying and/or sensing electrical energy. At least one optical fiber is provided for applying light energy to the object (2) and/or sensing the object (2), wherein the at least one optical fiber is connected to the optical device (8), wherein the at least one optical fiber comprises a conductive coating forming an electrical conductor for applying electrical energy to the object and/or sensing the object and wherein the electrical conductor is connected to the electrical device (13).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for applying energy to an object (2), wherein the apparatus (1) comprises an energy emitting element, a temperature sensor and a tube (6), in which the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor are locatable. The energy emitting elements is adapting for applying energy to the object (2) and the temperature sensor is adapted for sensing the temperature of the object (2). Both, the energy emitting element and the temperature sensor can be guided to a location of the object (2), at which the energy is to be applied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical apparatus (120,130) having a sensor (100,110) for detecting a force acting on the medical apparatus (120,130) in a longitudinal direction. The medical apparatus (120,130) comprises an opto-mechanical force transducer having a flexible part (22,42) for receiving the force, an optical guide (1) having an outcoupling surface (11) that faces the flexible part (22,42) of the opto-mechanical force transducer, and a photodetector which detects an interference pattern composed of light (32) in the optical guide (1) that is reflected from the outcoupling surface (11) of the optical guide (1) and of light (33) in the optical guide (1) that is reflected from the flexible part (11) of the opto-mechanical force transducer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for applying energy to an object, wherein the apparatus comprises an arrangement (7) of energy emitting elements (19) for outputting energy to the object. At least some of the energy emitting elements (19) are adapted for emitting energy to the object independently from each other.