Abstract: A method for disease risk assessment includes a data acquiring step, a preprocessing step, and a determining step. In the data acquiring step, a medical record of a subject, a static physiological information of the subject measured, and a dynamic physiological information corresponding to different actions of the subject are obtained. In the preprocessing step, a terminal device is applied for integrating the aforementioned data to generate a current data. In the determining step, the current data is inputted into a prediction model for calculation, so as to generate a disease risk assessment result corresponding to the subject. The assessment result includes a disease category, an onset probability corresponding to the disease category, and an estimated time of the onset of the disease. Thus, the present invention accurately assesses the disease probability of the subject in the future for health improvement and disease prevention and postponement.

Abstract: The invention is a breath sensing device comprising a sensing pad, a plurality of coverage sensing units, and a signal processor, the coverage sensing units are disposed on the sensing pad, when a user lies down on the sensing pad, a plurality of coverage signals sensed by the coverage sensing units respectively produce a periodic change according to the deformation of a curve along the body of the user while breathing, the signal processor is electrically connected to the coverage sensing units to receive the coverage signals, and the signal processor calculates to obtain duration and proportion of the user's inspiration, expiration, and pause phase and depth information of breathing from a waveform of the coverage signals based on a signal-processing algorithm.

Abstract: A pressure sensing system and a pressure sensing setting method are provided. The pressure sensing system includes a first pressure sensing sheet, a second pressure sensing sheet, and a processing device. The first flexible substrate of the first pressure sensing sheet has a first conductive pattern; the second flexible substrate of the second pressure sensing sheet has a second conductive pattern. The second pressure sensing sheet has the second conductive pattern stacked with the first conductive pattern of the first pressure sensing sheet. The processing device outputs electric signal to the first pressure sensing sheet; the second pressure sensing sheet obtains a pressure sensing signal, which is compared with a threshold value, determining if the first pressure sensing sheet and the second pressure sensing sheet are pressed by an external force, thereby preventing erroneous signal and improving measurement accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device which includes the following features: a light source illuminates a target to generate an optical inspection signal; a probe head provides an optical path for the optical inspection signal; a probe tube arranged at a front end of the probe head; at least one switched filter module arranged in the optical path, allowing the optical inspection signal to pass therethrough to generate a corresponding spectral signal; and an image sensor arranged behind the switched filter module, receiving the spectral signal and generating a spectral image. The spectral image can be transmitted to an external device, wherefrom the user can use the spectral image to examine the target in further detail. The present invention features a rotary-type or movable-type switched filter module, which facilitates the user to switch filters easily during optical inspection.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for measuring a biological stimulus signal, which replaces the conventional wired synchronized signal transmission technology with a wireless synchronized signal transmission technology to increase convenience in usage, and which compensates the delay time of wireless transmission in a calibration way to achieve a synchronization effect, whereby the stimulus signal can be corresponding to the response signal correctly, and whereby the synchronized integrated data of the subject can be correctly generated.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable noninvasive inspection device, which comprises a light source illuminates a target to generate an optical inspection signal; a probe head provides an optical path for light source to receive optical inspection signal; a probe tube arranged at a front end of probe head; at least one switched filter module arranged in the optical path, allowing the optical inspection signal to pass there through to generate a corresponding spectral signal; and an image sensor arranged behind the switched filter module, receiving the spectral signal and generating a spectral image. The spectral image can be transmitted to an external device, wherefrom the user can use the spectral image to examine the target in further detail. The present invention features a rotary-type or movable-type switched filter module, which facilitates the user to switch filters easily during optical inspection.

Abstract: An image guiding device for a brain surgery is provided. A computation processing unit receives a non-invasive basic brain image obtained prior to a surgery and plans brain surgical route data. An operating tube enters a brain according to the brain surgical route data. An image capturing module in the operating tube feeds back actual conditions of the brain in real-time. The computation processing unit performs real-time route correction to allow an operating probe to perform operations when the operating tube arrives at a target site. Thus, using the non-real-time non-invasive basic brain image collaborating with a real-time image capturing module, the computation processing unit performs route correction, thereby significantly reducing surgery risks and equipment costs.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable noninvasive inspection device, which comprises a light source illuminates a target to generate an optical inspection signal; a probe head provides an optical path for said light source to receive said optical inspection signal; at least one switched filter module arranged in the optical path, allowing the optical inspection signal to pass there through to generate a corresponding spectral signal; and an image sensor arranged behind the switched filter module, receiving the spectral signal and generating a spectral image. The spectral image can be transmitted to an external device, wherefrom the user can use the spectral image to examine the target in further detail. The present invention features a rotary-type or movable-type switched filter module, which facilitates the user to switch filters easily during optical inspection and expands the application of the present invention.

Abstract: A signal processing system aims to mark living creature physiological signal at a specific time by monitoring living creature's explicit characteristic behavior or ambient environment variation. It includes a trigger device to trigger a time marking device to generate a time signal, a signal processing device to receive the time signal through a transmission interface, and a detection device to measure and send a physiological signal of the living creature to the signal processing device. The signal processing device compensates delay time of the transmission interface, trigger device and time marking device to get a corrected time signal. Thus, the signal processing device can add the corrected time signal in the physiological signal or capture the physiological signal corresponding to a specific time of the corrected time signal to correctly interpret correlation between the living creature's explicit characteristic behavior or ambient environment variation and the physiological signal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable noninvasive inspection device, which comprises a light source illuminates an target to generate an optical inspection signal; a probe head provides an optical path for said light source to receive said optical inspection signal; at least one switched filter module arranged in the optical path, allowing the optical inspection signal to pass therethrough to generate a corresponding spectral signal; and an image sensor arranged behind the switched filter module, receiving the spectral signal and generating a spectral image. The spectral image can be transmitted to an external device, wherefrom the user can use the spectral image to examine the target in further detail. The present invention features a rotary-type or movable-type switched filter module, which facilitates the user to switch filters easily during optical inspection and expands the application of the present invention.

Abstract: A method and system are used to analyze the components of a tissue sample by using hyperspectral imaging. The system comprises an image capture module and a hyperspectral image analysis module. The image capture module generates an excitation light beam to illuminate the tissue sample, receives a spectral image induced by the excitation light beam, and converts the spectral image into hyperspectral image data containing continuous spectrum waveforms. The hyperspectral image analysis module performs a linear transformation on the hyperspectral image data to obtain a plurality of linearly-independent continuous spectrum curves and compares the linearly-independent continuous spectrum curves with continuous spectrum data of known components in a database to identify the components in the tissue sample and obtain the types, proportions, and spatial distributions thereof, whereby the physician can diagnose the lesion more accurately.

Abstract: A microscanning system including a microscope, a relay lens device, a stepping motor and a hyper-spectrometer is disclosed. The microscope is adapted to acquire and enlarge an image of an object to generate an enlarged image which is a 2D image distributed along the first direction and second direction. The relay lenses device disposed behind the microscope receives and transfers the enlarged image outputted by the microscope. The stepping motor electrically connected to the relay lens device reciprocates the relay lens linearly in the first direction device in a stepwise manner along the second direction. The hyper-spectrometer disposed behind the rely lens device receives the partial enlarged images of the object along the first direction that are transferred by the relay lens device sequentially along the second direction, and transform the partially enlarged images into the corresponding spectrum information.

Abstract: A pressure measurement member includes an insulation bottom layer, a flexible insulation top layer and at least one spacer. The insulation bottom layer has a bottom conductive element on the surface thereof. The flexible insulation top layer has a top conductive element on the surface thereof adjacent to the insulation bottom layer and opposite to the bottom conductive element. The spacer is located between the insulation bottom layer and flexible insulation top layer to separate the insulation bottom layer and flexible insulation top layer. As different pressures could result in different impedance variations on the contact area between the top conductive element and bottom conductive element, the pressure being applied can be derived from the impedance variation. The invention can measure pressure without using piezoresistive material to reduce cost.

Abstract: A fall-down alarm system includes a contact detection unit, a non-contact detection unit and a fall-down evaluation unit connecting respectively to the contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit. The contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit respectively detect an abnormal detected shape of an object and abnormal life symptoms of the object, and then the fall-down evaluation unit determines a fall-down condition and sends a trigger signal to request assistance. Through the contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit respectively detecting the shape and life symptoms of the object, the erroneous fall-down judgment can be reduced.

Abstract: A measuring method for synchronizing bio-signals with stimulations is capable of enhancing utility by using wireless synchronization signal transmission instead of conventional wired synchronization signal transmission and by using a signal processing approach to compensate a delay time in the wireless transmission to obtain a synchronous result. Thereby a stimulus signal corresponds to a biological response signal precisely in order to correctly generate integrated synchronization data of a stimulus organism.

Abstract: An image guided surgery apparatus and system are provided. The image guided surgery system includes an image capturing system, an image scanner, a navigator, a surgical catheter and a surgical probe. The image capturing system has an elongated and flexible working tube for capturing a surface image, a structure image or a dynamic structure image of a tissue during the surgical catheter moving forward to the surgical part, thus determining the type and the structure of the tissue in the front-end of the surgical catheter. Therefore, whether a moving path of the surgical catheter is to at the correct position can be confirmed for reaching a correct surgical site. The surgical catheter assists the surgical probe directly reaching the optimal surgical site for performing a precise positioning surgery.

Abstract: A pressure measurement member includes an insulation bottom layer, a flexible insulation top layer and at least one spacer. The insulation bottom layer has a bottom conductive element on the surface thereof. The flexible insulation top layer has a top conductive element on the surface thereof adjacent to the insulation bottom layer and opposite to the bottom conductive element. The spacer is located between the insulation bottom layer and flexible insulation top layer to separate the insulation bottom layer and flexible insulation top layer. As different pressures could result in different impedance variations on the contact area between the top conductive element and bottom conductive element, the pressure being applied can be derived from the impedance variation. The invention can measure pressure without using piezoresistive material to reduce cost.

Abstract: A microscanning system including a microscope, a relay lens device, a stepping motor and a hyper-spectrometer is disclosed. The microscope is adapted to acquire and enlarge an image of an object to generate an enlarged image which is a 2D image distributed along the first direction and second direction. The relay lenses device disposed behind the microscope receives and transfers the enlarged image outputted by the microscope. The stepping motor electrically connected to the relay lens device reciprocates the relay lens linearly in the first direction device in a stepwise manner along the second direction. . The hyper-spectrometer disposed behind the rely lens device receives the partial enlarged images of the object along the first direction that are transferred by the relay lens device sequentially along the second direction, and transform the partially enlarged images into the corresponding spectrum information.

Abstract: A fall-down alarm system includes a contact detection unit, a non-contact detection unit and a fall-down evaluation unit connecting respectively to the contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit. The contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit respectively detect an abnormal detected shape of an object and abnormal life symptoms of the object, and then the fall-down evaluation unit determines a fall-down condition and sends a trigger signal to request assistance. Through the contact detection unit and non-contact detection unit respectively detecting the shape and life symptoms of the object, the erroneous fall-down judgment can be reduced.

Abstract: The optical image stabilizer includes a substrate, a carrier movably disposed above the substrate for carrying an image sensor, an anchor fixed above the substrate, a conducting pad fixed above the anchor for coupling an image processing circuit, a flexible suspension disposed between the conducting pad and the carrier, a conducting line disposed above the flexible suspension coupled to the conducting pad and protruding over the carrier for coupling the image sensor, and a micro-actuator disposed between the substrate and the carrier for adjusting the position of the carrier according to control signals from an actuator control circuit.