Abstract: Vital data management system (VDMS), for example a patient data management system (PDMS), comprising a VDMS web application (1) of a run-time environment, and also corresponding devices, methods, systems and computer program products for IT-based vital data management, for example patient data management, and for automated compilation and processing of vital data.

Abstract: A process for monitoring a patient by a monitoring device is provided in which simplified monitoring of the patient can be carried out on the basis of a suitable selection of the parameter values and/or ranges displayed in a special manner. A suitable device (1) is provided for carrying out the process.

Abstract: A compact combination sensor is provided for physiological parameters, which can be worn behind the ear. The combination sensor has a heat flux sensor (1) for detecting two temperatures (Th1, Th2) for determining the body core temperature (Tc), an acoustic sensor (2) for measuring the heart rate (HR) and for detecting speech signals, as well as a measured signal evaluating unit (4, 5, 7). A communications interface (8) is provided for transmitting the processed data from the measured signal evaluating unit (4, 5, 7) to a communications unit (9) are located in the sensor carrier (11).

Abstract: A patient bed is provided for transporting and/or positioning a patient. The patient bed has a bed area provided for receiving a patient. The patient bed is flexible at least in the bed area in such a way that the patient bed can be rolled up around a part of the patient bed. The patient bed has at least one transport mount for acting on by a transporter, and the patient bed is designed to be transported via the at least one transport mount when loaded with a patient. The patient bed has a plurality of reinforcing fibers, which are flexible and tension-proof, wherein each of the reinforcing fibers passes through the bed area and is operatively connected to at least one of the at least one transport mount in such a way that a force acting on the bed area can be transmitted at least partially to the at least one transport mount.

Abstract: A sealing frame for a breathing mask is provided that can be adapted to the contours of the face of a mask user in a simple manner. The sealing frame (1), includes a soft plastic material (5) with embedded metal strips (6).

Abstract: A breathing mask to be fastened with a strap on the head with breathing gas supply through the strap. The strap includes areas that have a multilayer design and at least two layers of the material of the strap lying one on top of another are connected with one another such that they form a channel, through which a gas can flow.

Abstract: A patient bed is provided for transporting and/or positioning a patient. The patient bed has a bed area provided for receiving a patient. The patient bed is flexible at least in the bed area in such a way that the patient bed can be rolled up around a part of the patient bed. The patient bed has at least one transport mount for acting on by a transporter, and the patient bed is designed to be transported via the at least one transport mount when loaded with a patient. The patient bed has a plurality of reinforcing fibers, which are flexible and tension-proof, wherein each of the reinforcing fibers passes through the bed area and is operatively connected to at least one of the at least one transport mount in such a way that a force acting on the bed area can be transmitted at least partially to the at least one transport mount.

Abstract: A device for guiding a person along a traveled path enables the wearer of the device to be guided back along the traveled path in an electronically supported manner even under conditions under which orientation is difficult. The device has a portable ejection means (2), in which a container (14) for accommodating a plurality of transponders (7) and an ejection mechanism (10), which is actuated by a control device (6) to eject a transponder (7) from the container (14), are present. A control unit (6) is prepared such as to actuate the ejection mechanism (10) at predetermined time intervals or at predetermined distances in space. A portable transmitter/receiver device (8) is designed to detect at least one of the transponders (7) dropped off and to generate a signal representative of the direction in which that transponder (7) is located. A portable display device (4) receives the direction signal of the transmitter/receiver means (8) and offers the wearer a visual and/or acoustic display of the direction.

Abstract: A breathing mask with a mask body, which has a seal at its edge, which said seal is in contact with the user's face, wherein at least part of the seal that is in contact with the user's face is elastically deformable with spring characteristics ranging from linear to progressive and at least part of the seal that is in contact with the user's face is elastically deformable with degressive spring characteristic.

Abstract: An incubator for premature and newborn patients is provided with a heater (6), and a fresh air flow (13) fed in with oxygen metering, characterized in that the incubator has an electrically operated oxygen concentrator (12), and an oxygen sensor (5) for measuring the oxygen concentration in the incubator, wherein the oxygen metering device (7) meters the oxygen released by the oxygen concentrator (12) into the fresh air flow (13) fed into the incubator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sieve electrode for connection to a nerve stump, which is composed of a thin flexible substrate (1) with a plurality of ports (2) for nerve filaments and several electrodes (3) that are disposed on at least some of said ports (2) on said substrate (1) and adapted for being electrically contacted via conductors (5) on said substrate (1), as well as of at least one counter-electrode (4). The substrate (1) presents tabs (6) protruding from the edge for fixing the substrate (1) on a face of the nerve stump, which serve, at the same time, as carrier of the counter electrode (4). With this sieve electrode a neuro-technological interface is provided that permits a low-lesion contact with the nerve stump at a maximum of useable surface for the ports.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device and a process for examining cells using the patch-clamp method. A plane arrangement is used of a first number of micro-cuvettes for receiving cells and a plane arrangement of a second number of micro-pipettes which can be positioned in relation to the plane arrangement of micro-cuvettes in such a manner that a multiplicity of cells located in the micro-curvettes can be examined simultaneously.

Abstract: A device for lifting the abdominal wall for conducting endoscopic examinans and surgery within the abdominal cavity having a handling section and a spiral shaped section which is provided with at least one pitched winding, where the distal end of the spiral-shaped section is provided with a larger spiral diameter than the proximal side.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a solid-state chemical sensor with a substrate support. On one side of the support is mounted a heating element with branch circuit connections. On the other side interdigital electrodes are arranged and thereon a carbon dioxide-sensitive material, which comprises CuO and TiO.sub.3, as well as additional metal oxides, in the form of a thick film of approximately 20-200 .mu.m.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cuff-electrode that can be placed as an extraneural, sleeve-shaped electrode about a biological tissue, e.g. a nerve.