Abstract: A catheter comprising: a shaft (1) having a proximal end (2) and a distal end (3), the distal end terminating in a tip (4); a drainage opening (7) located at the distal end of the shaft, the drainage opening communicating with a drainage lumen (8) of the shaft; a balloon located at the distal end of the shaft, the balloon comprising a first region secured to the shaft, a second region secured to the shaft and an elastic-walled conduit extending between the first region and the second region, the elastic conduit extending over the tip.

Abstract: A catheter comprising: a shaft (1) having a proximal end (2) and a distal end (3), the distal end terminating in a tip (4); a drainage opening (7) located at the distal end of the shaft, the drainage opening communicating with a drainage lumen (8) of the shaft; a balloon located at the distal end of the shaft, the balloon comprising a first region secured to the shaft, a second region secured to the shaft and an elastic-walled conduit extending between the first region and the second region, the elastic conduit extending over the tip.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for facilitating social ranking and grouping via received signals conveying health-related information. The system may receive signals conveying health-related information associated with a user; determine health-related information associated with the user based on the received signals; determine one or more motivational criteria for the user; aggregate the user and other users into one or more groups; determine one or more social rankings of the user within the one or more groups based on the health-related information; select a first peer group for the user from the one or more groups based on the one or more social rankings of the user and the one or more motivational criteria for the user; and effectuate presentation of the user's social ranking within the first peer group.

Abstract: A catheter comprising: a shaft (1) having a proximal end (2) and a distal end (3), the distal end terminating in a tip (4); a drainage opening (7) located at the distal end of the shaft, the drainage opening communicating with a drainage lumen (8) of the shaft; a balloon located at the distal end of the shaft, the balloon comprising a first region secured to the shaft, a second region secured to the shaft and an elastic-walled conduit extending between the first region and the second region, the elastic conduit extending over the tip.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods directed towards smart plurality of sensors for power management. More specifically, the present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods that can reduce the amount of power consumed by the plurality of sensors by evaluating when sensors should be activated or deactivated. By reducing the amount of time a particular sensor is actively polling for information, power consumed by the plurality of sensors associated with the wearable device can be reduced.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for facilitating social ranking and grouping via received signals conveying health-related information. The system may receive signals conveying health-related information associated with a user; determine health-related information associated with the user based on the received signals; determine one or more motivational criteria for the user; aggregate the user and other users into one or more groups; determine one or more social rankings of the user within the one or more groups based on the health-related information; select a first peer group for the user from the one or more groups based on the one or more social rankings of the user and the one or more motivational criteria for the user; and effectuate presentation of the user's social ranking within the first peer group.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods directed towards smart plurality of sensors for power management. More specifically, the present disclosure provides devices, systems and methods that can reduce the amount of power consumed by the plurality of sensors by evaluating when sensors should be activated or deactivated. By reducing the amount of time a particular sensor is actively polling for information, power consumed by the plurality of sensors associated with the wearable device can be reduced.

Abstract: A wearable device includes: a band configured to at least partially surround a body part of a user; a clasp configured to hold the band in a closed position, wherein the band resists removal from the body part while in the closed position; a lock actuator configured to selectively lock the clasp against moving to an open position; a communication interface configured to receive data from at least one other device; and a processor in communication with the lock actuator and the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a locking indication that the wearable device is to be unlocked, and in response to receiving the locking indication, signal the lock actuator to allow the clasp to transition to the open position. The device may further comprise a physiological sensor (e.g. an accelerometer for motion sensing), and an indication to allow unlocking of the clasp may for example be received upon reaching a predefined goal measured by said physiological sensor, e.g.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a server and related wearable device, method, and machine-readable storage medium including one or more of the following: receiving, at a rule installation server, family health data associated with at least one family member of a wearable device user; retrieving a candidate rule including installation criteria and an identification of a wearable device rule; evaluating the installation criteria using the family health data to determine that the candidate rule is to be installed; and based on determining that the candidate rule is to be installed, communicating the wearable device rule for installation on the wearable device.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a system, method, and medium for coaching a user including one or more of the following: a plurality of instructions including variations of a reminder message to perform an action, wherein at least two of the instructions are stored in at least a first and a second delivery format; a physiological sensor for monitoring a physiological parameter of the user; and a processor unit configured to carry out the steps of: providing a first instruction from the plurality of instructions in the first delivery format; determining a level of compliance towards the goal based on the monitored physiological parameter; selecting a second instruction from the plurality of instructions based on the level of compliance towards the goal, wherein the second instruction is in either the first or the second delivery format, and is reduced in instruction content compared to the first instruction.

Abstract: The invention concerns a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for promoting a healthier life style of a subject. The method includes the steps of detecting a triggering event relating to a subject, reviewing a user profile associated with the subject which includes information relating to the subject, searching a text fragment database including a collection of text fragments and selecting appropriate text fragments based in part on the specific user profile of the particular subject, and sending the text fragments selected to a coach for forwarding to the subject, review, or amendment.

Abstract: A paper web is monitored for measurement and manufacturing control by a stationary web sensor extending across the entire web which is raster scanned by the motion of the web. Massive amounts of data are processed by a look up table memory addressed by digitized sensor data and the output from a reference memory containing element specific information. The lookup table is loaded with data to define a characteristic or property of the web corresponding to digitized sensor data interpreted in view of element specific data from the reference memory. Rapidly processed data is stored in a memory in a form facilitating its display and interpretation by an operator of the web manufacturing machine and also control of the machine. By controlling operation of the machine, uniformity of the web is substantially improved and, by taking the measurements closely adjacent the initial processing end of the web, corrections of nonuniformity in the web are quickly effected.