Abstract: A system for assessing emergency risk of patients in an emergency department is provided. The system includes a patient carrier comprising a transmissive structure, one or more optical or radar sensors configured to measure respiration information of the patient via light or radio waves traveling through at least a portion of the transmissive structure of the patient carrier, one or more additional sensors configured to measure injury information and cardiac information of the patient, and a computer system comprising one or more physical processors that are programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed cause the computer system to: determine an emergency risk parameter for the patient based on the cardiac information, the injury information and the respiration information of the patient obtained from the one or more sensors. The emergency risk parameter for the patient indicates that the patient requires medical intervention within a specified time period.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (30) for detection of a video data related risk score (110) for a bed fall risk of an individual (2), the device (30) comprising a first port (3) for obtaining video data (130) related to movement of the individual (2) and a video data processing unit (8) for obtaining and processing the video data (130) to generate a video data related risk score (110) indicating the bed fall risk of the individual (2) by detecting at least one risk factor from the video data (130) and computing the video data risk score (110) from the at least one risk factor.

Abstract: Method, device and system for measuring a degree of torsion or bending of a joint. The method comprises the steps of attaching a sensor (56) to the limbs that are joined by the joint, measuring an output signal of the sensor during torsion or bending at the joint, and a final step of relating said output signal of the sensor to a degree of torsion or bending. The sensor comprises an electrically conductive loop (51), with loop parts that run from one limb to other and back in the loop, the area of said loop at least partially covering both limbs from one limb to the other. The limbs may be limbs of the human or animal body, for instance limbs at a knee. The sensor further comprises an output unit (57) for providing an output signal that is a measure for the inductance of the loop. Calibration data for the sensor may be determined by detecting the output signal of the sensor for a well defined degree of torsion or bending at said joint under static conditions and storing the calibration data.

Abstract: Method, device and system for measuring a degree of torsion or bending of a joint. The method comprises the steps of attaching a sensor (56) to the limbs that are joined by the joint, measuring an output signal of the sensor during torsion or bending at the joint, and a final step of relating said output signal of the sensor to a degree of torsion or bending. The sensor comprises an electrically conductive loop (51), with loop parts that run from one limb to other and back in the loop, the area of said loop at least partially covering both limbs from one limb to the other. The limbs may be limbs of the human or animal body, for instance limbs at a knee. The sensor further comprises an output unit (57) for providing an output signal that is a measure for the inductance of the loop. Calibration data for the sensor may be determined by detecting the output signal of the sensor for a well defined degree of torsion or bending at said joint under static conditions and storing the calibration data.

Abstract: A method and optical module for measuring relative movement of an input device and object (15) along at least one measuring axis. A laser device (3) having a laser cavity is provided for generating a measuring beam (13) in respect of each measuring axis. The measuring beam (13) is used to illuminate the object (15) and measuring beam radiation reflected from the object (15) and re-entering the laser cavity generates a self-mixing effect in the laser and causes changes in operation of the laser cavity. A detector (4) is used to generate a measurement signal representative of these changes and an electronic processing circuit (18) selects, in dependence on the speed of relative movement, one of at least two parameters of the measurement signal for use in determining the speed and direction of relative movement.

Abstract: An activity monitor is provided that reduces the amount of power consumed during a monitoring operation.

Abstract: An item of wearware, such as a shoe, comprises a buffer configured for enabling to dynamically regulate an effect of a next impact on the item in operational use of the item, under control of the intensity of the previous impact.

Abstract: A method and optical module for measuring relative movement of an input device and object (15) along at least one measuring axis. A laser device (3) having a laser cavity is provided for generating a measuring beam (13) in respect of each measuring axis. The measuring beam (13) is used to illuminate the object (15) and measuring beam radiation reflected from the object (15) and re-entering the laser cavity generates a self-mixing effect in the laser and causes changes in operation of the laser cavity. A detector (4) is used to generate a measurement signal representative of these changes and an electronic processing circuit (18) selects, in dependence on the speed of relative movement, one of at least two parameters of the measurement signal for use in determining the speed and direction of relative a movement.

Abstract: An activity monitor is provided that can be cheaper and require lower power than existing activity monitors. A single output channel from a plurality of motion sensors is provided and monitored intermittently.

Abstract: A method for laser spot welding, whereby a laser beam is directed to the material to be welded, and whereby, during the welding operation, the surface temperature of said material at the spot of the weld is detected. The presence of a weld can be determined depending on the detected surface temperature after the laser beam is switched off. Furthermore, the power of the laser beam can be controlled depending on the detected surface temperature. To control the welding operation, also the reflected laser radiation from the spot of the weld can be detected.

Abstract: An activity monitor is provided that operates to reduce errors associated with current activity monitors caused by simply adding activity values from different motion sensors.

Abstract: An activity monitor is provided that can be cheaper and require lower power than existing activity monitors. A single output channel from a plurality of motion sensors is provided and monitored intermittently.

Abstract: An activity monitor is provided that reduces the amount of power consumed during a monitoring operation.

Abstract: Portable computers are known in the art and are used to make working at different places possible.