Abstract: The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to a wound cover to, in operation, be disposed on or over a wound of a user and temporarily affixed to a wound site, having the wound therein, of the user, the wound cover comprising a wound cover stack having a plurality of layers formed in an integrated, unitary structure including a mesh pad layer, a sensor layer, disposed on the mesh pad layer, the sensor layer having a plurality of physiological sensors, configured to detect physiological characteristics and, in response, generate physiological data which are representative thereof, a communication layer configured to output (wired or wirelessly) the data measured or detected by the physiological sensors to circuitry external to the wound cover, and an outer/adhesive layer to, in operation, temporarily affix the wound cover to the wound site of the user.

Abstract: The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to bioimpedance sensing devices, systems, and methods, including, for example, utilizing a wearable sensing garment and/or accessory, that sense, acquire, detect and/or measure bioimpedance data to, in one embodiment, calculate, assess, determine and/or monitor data associated with, corresponding to and/or representative of a biological properties (e.g., fluid state or state of hydration) in an animal body (e.g., a human). The wearable sensing garment and/or accessory, having bioimpedance sensors thereon or therein, may be, for example, made of any material now known or later developed and preferably fits tight/snug (selectively or entirely) to the body of the animal so that the bioimpedance sensors make suitable contact to the body to facilitate acquisition of bioimpedance data (e.g., intermittent, periodic, continuous and/or substantially continuous data acquisition).

Abstract: The invention discloses a system, method and medical device for measuring various hemoglobin derivatives, such as oxyhemoglobin, reduced hemoglobin, partial hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin and sulfhemoglobin in whole or in hemolyzed blood. The novel method uses a statistical approach to enable the design of a portable co-oximeter. This portable co-oximeter utilizes compact light sources, such as light emitting diodes or light emitting lasers, to emit light in the visible region. Being portable, the device is a point-of-care device that can be used in emergency situations by paramedics, in the emergency room, and in a physicians office to detect and measure the concentrations and/or percentages of functional and non-functional hemoglobin derivatives in a patient's blood.

Abstract: The invention discloses a system, method and medical device for measuring various hemoglobin derivatives, such as oxyhemoglobin, reduced hemoglobin, partial hemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin and sulfhemoglobin in whole or in hemolyzed blood. The novel method uses a statistical approach to enable the design of a portable co-oximeter. This portable co-oximeter utilizes compact light sources, such as light emitting diodes or light emitting lasers, to emit light in the visible region. Being portable, the device is a point-of-care device that can be used in emergency situations by paramedics, in the emergency room, and in a physicians office to detect and measure the concentrations and/or percentages of functional and non-functional hemoglobin derivatives in a patient's blood.

Abstract: The present invention combines highly advanced electrochemical sensors with inexpensive microcircuitry and other optional sensing devices to produce an electrochemical sensor with microprocessor and memory capabilities. The sensor of the invention is small, self-powered, simple to use, and sufficiently inexpensive to be practical for use in recording environmental conditions to which low unit cost perishable products are exposed during shipping and/or storage.

Abstract: An electronic sensor is described that includes a sample receptacle and a data storage device. The data storage device is powered by a pair of half cells on the sensor. The half cells contain ion solutions that are also used to calibrate the sensor. As the sensor is placed within a sensor data reader, the data stored on the data storage device is transferred to the reader along with measurements of the voltage potential between the half cells. The reader thereafter calculates a calibration slope curve for the sensor. The calibration slope curve is then used to determine the exact ion concentration of any sample that is placed in the sample receptacle.

Abstract: The invention disclosed provides a method for preparing spherical-like encapsulated aminoglycosides which may be administered orally to a patient, and which retain antibacterial properties without significant degradation stomachically. The present invention also provides spherical-like encapsulated aminoglycosides and a method for introducing aminoglycosides into a patient by oral ingestion without significant degradation of bactericidal properties.

Abstract: A method and means for determining the risk of future cardiac ischemic events in a patient after a sentinel event in that same patient, wherein levels of acid glycoprotein and CK-MB are monitored relative to predetermined threshold levels, within a prescribed time frame after the sentinel event, and these monitored levels are then correlated with the predicted likelihood of future cardiac ischemic events to classify such cardiac patients into categories of risk.