Patents Issued in December 5, 2019
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Publication number: 20190365266Abstract: A method of using a magnetometer system to analyse the magnetic field of a region of a subject's body is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining one or more signals corresponding to the time derivative of the time varying magnetic field of a region of a subject's body, averaging the time derivative signal or signals over plural periods, and using the averaged time derivative signal or signals to analyse the magnetic field generated by the region of the subject's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Creavo Medical Technologies LimitedInventors: Benjamin Thomas Hornsby VARCOE, David Diamante DIMAMBRO, Abbas Ahmad AL-SHIMARY, Richard Theodore GRANT
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Publication number: 20190365267Abstract: An example device for detecting one or more parameters of a cardiac signal is disclosed herein. The device includes one or more electrodes and sensing circuitry configured to sense a cardiac signal via the one or more electrodes. The device further includes processing circuitry configured to determine a representative signal based on the cardiac signal, the representative signal having a single polarity, and determine an end of a T-wave of the cardiac signal based on an area under the representative signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Alfonso Aranda Hernandez, Berthold Stegemann, Marc A. Vos, David J. Sprenkeler
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Publication number: 20190365268Abstract: Provided is a method and an apparatus for processing ECG signals and an ECG machine, for improving a correct detection rate of R waves in the ECG signals recorded by a recorder.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Guangfei LI, Qi YANG, Xun ZHANG
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Publication number: 20190365269Abstract: Provided is a wearable heart abnormal symptom sensing smart watch including: a smart band to be worn on a wrist of a user; an electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement sensor installed in the smart band and come into contact with a wrist skin of the user, the ECG measurement sensor to repetitively measure an ECG signal from the user; and a smart device installed in the smart band and in electrical contact with the ECG measurement sensor through the smart band.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Moon-Seog JUN
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Publication number: 20190365270Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for use of wearable electrode assemblies. The electrode assemblies improve comfort by providing increased overall surface area of their bottom surfaces, which make contact with the patient's scalp and hair. Collapse, compression, or telescoping of the bottom surface will thereby decrease the direct force and/or pressure applied by the distal member or members of the bottom surfaces to the skin. This may be advantageous in patients who have little to no hair in electrode contact areas, patient populations that are particularly skin-sensitive, and/or patients which must wear the electrode assemblies of an extended time period. The electrode assemblies further include structures to dispense and/or maintain conductive gel placed over the patient's skin, thereby maintaining electrical connection quality, and/or to facilitate the clearing of skin and/or hair prior to establishing an electrical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Bradley G. BACHELDER, Xingjuan CHAO
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Publication number: 20190365271Abstract: Systems, interfaces, and methods are described herein for evaluation and adjustment cardiac therapy. The systems, interfaces, and methods may utilize, or include, a graphical user interface to display various information with respect to a plurality of external electrodes and electrical activity monitored using such external electrodes and to allow a user to adjust what information to display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Subham Ghosh, Karen Kleckner, Melissa Rhodes, Jordyn Reich
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Publication number: 20190365272Abstract: This invention is directed to a bio-potential electrode-set for measuring electrical signals during an electrooculogram (EOG) from a human, particularly to flexible self-adhesive bio-potential sensing electrode-set substrate specifically to cover the perimeter of the eyes for EOG recordings. In general, EOG is a technique for measuring the cornea-retinal standing potential that exists between the front and the back of the human eye. The resulting signal is called the electrooculogram. Primary applications include, but are not limited to, ophthalmological assessments that require recording eye movements or gaze tracking and human computer/machine interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Seyedhesam Sadeghian-Motahar, Jerald H. Simmons
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Publication number: 20190365273Abstract: Methods of making a white matter fibrogram representing the connectome of the brain of a subject, comprising: (a) performing a multispectral multislice magnetic resonance scan on the brain of a subject, (b) storing image data indicative of a plurality of magnetic resonance weightings of each of a plurality of slices of the brain of the subject to provide directly acquired images, (c) processing the directly acquired images to generate a plurality of quantitative maps of the brain indicative of a plurality of qMRI parameters of the subject, (d) constructing a plurality of magnetic resonance images indicative of white matter structure from the quantitative maps, and (e) rendering a white matter fibrogram of the brain of the subject from the plurality of magnetic resonance images.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Hernan JARA
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Publication number: 20190365274Abstract: A diagnostic method for monitoring changes in a fluid medium in a patient's head. The method includes positioning a transmitter at a first location on or near the patient's head, the transmitter generates and transmits a time-varying magnetic field into a fluid medium in the patient's head responsive to a first signal; positioning a receiver at a second location on or near the patient's head offset from the transmitter, the receiver generates a second signal responsive to a received magnetic field at the receiver; transmitting a time-varying magnetic field into the fluid medium in the patient's head in response to the first signal; receiving the transmitted magnetic field; generating the second signal responsive to the received magnetic field; and determining, a phase shift between the transmitted magnetic field and the received magnetic field for a plurality of frequencies of the transmitted time-varying magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Richard Warren WYETH, Mitchell Elliott LEVINSON
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Publication number: 20190365275Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a signal source that generates a sine wave signal; an output section that outputs a measurement signal corresponding to the sine wave signal to a test subject via a first electrode; an input section that receives, as an input signal, the measurement signal that has passed through the test subject and been input via a second electrode; a first calculation device that calculates correlation values between the sine wave signal and the input signal; and a second calculation section that, based on the correlation values, calculates a bioelectrical impedance of the test subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Teruaki UEHARA
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Publication number: 20190365276Abstract: Disclosed are catheter systems and methods of using the catheter system to acquire mucosal impedance data of a patient. Also disclosed are methods of classifying or otherwise identifying esophageal conditions in a subject based on mucosal impedance data acquired using a catheter system. Unlike conventions systems that require subjective input from a physician to render a diagnosis, the systems and methods described herein can utilize the mucosal impedance measurements to generate a probability that the subject's esophagus corresponds to an esophageal condition or a set of esophageal conditions. In one embodiment, a classification model is used to generate the probability. The classification model may generate the probability based at least in part on a change in the mucosal impedance measurements between a distal location and a proximal location on the subject's esophagus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Michael F. Vaezi, Charles Lindsay, James M. Prinster
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Publication number: 20190365277Abstract: Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, locating, tracking, monitoring, deflating, and retrieving the same are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Mark C. Brister, Neil R. Drake, Sheldon Nelson, Daniel J. Proctor
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Publication number: 20190365278Abstract: An apparatus includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured for exchanging signals with: (i) a probe, which is inserted into a body of a patient and includes a flexible distal-end assembly, wherein the distal-end assembly comprises a magnetic position sensor and two or more intra-body electrodes, and, (ii) multiple body-surface electrodes attached externally to the body of the patient. The processor is configured to estimate, based on the signals exchanged with the probe, a spatial displacement of the magnetic sensor between consecutive measurements, and to estimate a position of the distal-end assembly in the body based on (i) the signals exchanged with the intra-body electrodes and the body-surface electrodes, (ii) a-priori known spatial relationships between two or more of the intra-body electrodes of the probe and (iii) the estimated spatial displacement of the magnetic sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Doron Moshe Ludwin, Gal Fleishon, Meir Bar-Tal, Goren Cohn, Menachem Schechter, Daniel Osadchy
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Publication number: 20190365279Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for localizing lesions within a patient's body, e.g., within a breast. The system includes a microwave antenna probe for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals to detect one or more markers that are implanted within or around the target tissue region. During use, the marker(s) are implanted into a target tissue region, and the microwave antenna probe is placed against the patient's skin to transmit a signal to the marker(s) and to receive the reflected signal from the marker(s) in order to determine the location of the marker(s). A tissue specimen, including the lesion and the marker(s), is then removed from the target tissue region based at least in part on the location information from the microwave antenna probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Larry W. Fullerton, John E. Greene, Tommy G. Nguyen, Eduardo Chi Sing
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Publication number: 20190365280Abstract: In some embodiments, a body cavity shape of a subject is reconstructed based on intrabody measurements of at least one property of an electromagnetic field by an intrabody probe (for example, a catheter probe) moving within a plurality of electrical fields intersecting the body cavity. In some embodiments, the electrical fields are generated at least in part from electrodes positioned in close proximity, for example, within 1 cm, of the body cavity. In some embodiments, the body cavity is a chamber of a heart (for example, a left atrium or left ventricle), and the electrodes used to generate the electrical field are positioned in the coronary sinus, a large vein occupying the groove between the left atrium and left ventricle. In some embodiments, known distances between measuring electrodes are used in guiding reconstruction, potentially overcoming difficulties of reconstruction from measurements of non-linear electrical fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Navix International LimitedInventors: Yizhaq SHMAYAHU, Yitzhack SCHWARTZ, Eli DICHTERMAN, Zalman IBRAGIMOV, Shlomo BEN-HAIM, Yehonatan BEN DAVID
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Publication number: 20190365281Abstract: A patient monitoring device includes a capnograph device (10) and a pulse oximeter (70). An electronic processor (84) is programmed to generate a capnography index (50) indicative of patient well-being from a capnogram measured by the capnograph device, and to generate an arterial blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) index (90) indicative of patient well-being from SpO2 (72) measured by the pulse oximeter. A patient safety index (92) is computed from the capnography index and the SpO2 index. One or more clinical warnings are determined based at least in part on the patient safety index. A display component (82) is configured to display at least one of the computed one or more clinical warnings.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: JOSEPH ALLEN ORR, LARA MARIE BREWER, PAUL BRUCE GUNNESON
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Publication number: 20190365282Abstract: A completely wireless capnography/drug delivery system is provided, with the drug delivery device reacting in relation to raw data transfers from the capnography device. Such a system utilizes the same capnography waveform generating algorithm within each component device (including an external connectivity base and a possible data center, as well) to receive raw data for comparison waveform results to ensure system functionality and to prevent outside data compromise or hacking. If an alert as to subject patient capnography waveform results initially at the capnography device, the other system component devices are alerted and such raw data is then transferred for such mirror capnography waveform generation at each location. Such a system thus allows for the drug delivery device to provide needed drug delivery operations directly, and wirelessly, in relation to such capnography waveform results, allowing the subject patient full mobility while monitored and treated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Gibson
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Publication number: 20190365283Abstract: The present invention relates to provide, among other things, the methods, devices, and systems that can simply and quickly collecting and analyzing a tiny amount of vapor condensates (e.g. exhaled breath condensate (EBC)).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Essenlix CorporationInventors: Stephen Y. Chou, Wei Ding, Yufan Zhang, Ji Qi
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Publication number: 20190365284Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for measuring an object, comprising a winder of a measuring element arranged to form a loop about the said object, which has at least one wall and an exit opening arranged to allow the exit of at least one unwound portion of the said measuring element, which is defined between the said exit opening and a distal end of the said measuring element, which is provided with a connecting element that abuts against the said exit opening, and a connecting means being located at a distance d from the said exit opening, characterised in that the said connecting means is located on the said at least one wall, is adjacent to the said exit opening, is presented in the form of a protrusion which extends towards the said distal end, and is arranged to receive the said connecting element in a stationary manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Joseph HARFOUCHE
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Publication number: 20190365285Abstract: A biological information acquisition device includes a body motion detector that includes a pressure sensitive portion on which a body motion of a subject acts and that detects a signal indicating the body motion of the subject, and a clamp member that clamps a clothing item of the subject. The clamp member includes a first member that is disposed on the subject side of the clothing item, and a second member that is disposed on the opposite side of the clothing item from the first member. The pressure sensitive portion is disposed on the first member side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroko Kashimoto, Chika Koyama, Mamoru Okumoto, Takehiko Hiei
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Publication number: 20190365286Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for passive tracking of dyskinesia and tremor symptoms using a wearable computer. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, by one or more motion sensors of a computer attached to a user's limb, motion data; extracting, by one or more processors of the computer, one or more features from the motion data that are potentially indicative of dyskinesia or tremor; determining, by one or more processors of the computer and based on the one or more extracted features, the likelihood of dyskinesia or tremor; generating, by the one or more processors, data indicating the likelihood of dyskinesia or tremor; and outputting, by the one or more processors, the data through an output device of the computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: William R. Powers, III, Maryam Etezadi-Amoli, Adeeti V. Ullal, Daniel Trietsch, Sara Kianian, Hung A. Pham
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Publication number: 20190365287Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for gait type classification using a pressure sensor of a smart insole, which are capable of classifying pieces of gait data having various variances using only a pressure sensor. The apparatus for gait type classification includes a gait data measuring part configured to measure pieces of gait data using a pressure sensor, a pre-processor configured to define a section of a unit step in all the pieces of gait data, divide the pieces of gait data for each unit step, and normalize the pieces of divided gait data to equalize lengths of the pieces of divided gait data, and a feature extractor configured to extract features suitable for gait type classification from the pieces of pre-processed gait data, and a gait type classifier configured to receive the extracted features as an input and determine and classify a final gait type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Dankook UniversityInventors: SANG-IL CHOI, Wooduk SEO, Sungsin LEE
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Publication number: 20190365288Abstract: A neural monitoring system for detecting an artificially-induced mechanical muscle response to a stimulus provided within an intracorporeal treatment area includes a mechanical sensor, a stimulator, and a processor. The processor is configured to provide a periodic stimulus via the stimulator, and monitor the output from the mechanical sensor in an expected response window that follows one stimulus, yet concludes before the application of the next, subsequent stimulus to determine if the stimulus induced a response of the muscle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Wybo, Aashish Shah, Tarik Yardibi, Emir Osmanagic, Darren Scarfe
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Publication number: 20190365289Abstract: A method for estimating power usage of a body in motion may include accessing location data associated with the body in motion, determining a trajectory of the body in motion based on the location data, encoding the trajectory, and estimating the power usage based on the encoded trajectory. The power usage may further be estimated based on one or more programmed features, which may include one or more of friction, wind resistance, potential energy, or kinetic energy. The method may further include estimating a second power usage of one or more second bodies in motion and estimating a competitive outcome based on the power usage and the second power usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Yasuyuki Kataoka
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Publication number: 20190365290Abstract: Techniques for determining a patient's orientation using an accelerometer that is part of a medical device carried by or implanted in a patient. The medical device may use the accelerometer to determine the orientation of the medical device with respect to gravity. When the medical device is fixed in a known orientation on the patient, the medical device may perform a calculation to determine the orientation of a patient. To simplify calculations and reduce power consumption, the device may calculate an inner product (dot product) multiplication between the orientation vector of the medical device and one or more known reference templates. In some examples, the medical device may determine which reference template is closest to the orientation vector, based on the dot product. In other examples, the medical device may determine one or more body part angles for the patient, based on the dot product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Brian B. Lee, Patrick Scholten
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Publication number: 20190365291Abstract: New activity recognition, recording, analysis and control techniques, systems and sensors are provided. In one embodiment, multiple sensory tags with unique identification and data transfer attributes, create positional, movement, orientation and acceleration data and supply it to a control system. The tags may be placed at location(s) on the user's body, clothing, personal effects, exercise equipment and other activity-relevant locations, to enhance activity recognition and mapping. The system may define a personal activity space, sample data preferentially from that space, and perform a simplified form of object-recognition to determine, record and analyze user activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Group Mee LLCInventor: Christopher V. Beckman
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Publication number: 20190365292Abstract: An acoustic otoscope generates volume change excitations of either a trapezoidal or sinusoidal waveforms which are coupled into a sealed ear canal using a speculum tip. The change in volume results in a pressure change, for which a pressure measurement is taken during the volume change excitation interval. In one example, a trapezoidal time-domain volume change is presented, and a pressure measurement waveform is stored, the pressure measurement waveform thereafter examined to find a change of slope point in time, after which the pressure measurement waveform is scaled to be equal to the volume change waveform at that same point in time, a difference between scaled pressure measurement and volume excitation is formed, and examined for peak value prior to the earlier determined change in slope point in time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Otonexus Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark A Moehring, Jay A. Chesavage, Weigang WANG, Dong Ho Choi
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Publication number: 20190365293Abstract: A measurement system for measuring blood characteristics includes a controller, an emitter, a sensor, and a reference sensor. The emitter emits light at a plurality of wavelengths from a first side of a blood flow channel to a second side of the blood flow channel The sensor is provided on the second side of the blood flow channel. The reference sensor is provided on the first side of the blood flow channel The controller compensates measurements from the sensor based upon measurements from the reference sensor. The reference sensor may be disposed in a position to increase noise immunity of the measurement system. The measurement system may be connected to or part of a dialysis system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Louis LeeGrande Barrett
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Publication number: 20190365294Abstract: The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Jeroen Poeze, Marcelo Lamego, Sean Merritt, Cristiano Dalvi, Hung Vo, Johannes Bruinsma, Ferdyan Lesmana, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Greg Olsen
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Publication number: 20190365295Abstract: The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Jeroen Poeze, Marcelo Lamego, Sean Merritt, Cristiano Dalvi, Hung Vo, Johannes Bruinsma, Ferdyan Lesmana, Massi Joe E. Kiani, Greg Olsen
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Publication number: 20190365296Abstract: Analyte sensor connectors that connect analyte sensors, e.g., conductive members of analyte sensors, to other devices such as sensor electronics units, e.g., sensor control units, are provided. Also provided are systems that include analyte sensors, analyte sensor connectors, and analyte sensor electronics units, as well as methods of establishing and maintaining connections between analyte sensors and analyte sensor electronics units, and methods of analyte monitoring/detection. Also provided are methods of making analyte sensor connectors and systems that include analyte sensor connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.Inventors: Mohammad E. Moein, Louis G. Pace, Udo Hoss, Phu X. Le, Samuel M. Curry
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Publication number: 20190365297Abstract: Methods, device and system for providing a sensor insertion assembly including an inserter housing, an introducer including a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a shaft portion comprising a channel and a distal end, the shaft portion extending downwardly from an edge of the body portion, the shaft portion including a holding member disposed along a length of the channel, the holding member configured to substantially releasably retain a sensor, an on-body electronics unit, wherein the introducer is configured for insertion of the sensor through an aperture in the on-body electronics unit prior to insertion through skin and a drive mechanism included in the inserter housing and operatively coupled to the introducer, wherein the drive mechanism drives the introducer and retained sensor through the skin are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Gary Ashley Stafford
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Publication number: 20190365298Abstract: A biomarker diagnostic system includes a sensor to collect a sweat sample from a biological subject; a processor operatively connected to the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to perform metabolic and proteomic profiling of biomarkers in the sweat sample. The metabolic and proteomic profile is compared to a predetermined profile of the biomarkers and to determine a physiological status of the biomarkers. The system further includes a feedback unit operatively coupled to the sensor and the processor and configured to output physiological performance data based on the physiological status.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Sean W. Harshman, Anthony V. Qualley, Nicole M. Schaeublin, Jennifer A. Martin, Claude C. Grigsby, Rhonda L. Pitsch
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Publication number: 20190365299Abstract: A system for thermoregulatory sweat testing of a subject includes a chamber for accommodating the subject, the chamber having a heating device for operably elevating the core body temperature of the subject to a target temperature so as to induce sweating over a skin surface of the subject; a cooling device for operably creating forced evaporative cooling of the skin surface of the subject after the core body temperature of the subject is elevated to the target temperature; an imaging device for acquiring images of the subject at different times, each image having imaged pixels, the imaging device including one or more infrared cameras, one or more infrared sensors, or a combination of them; and a controller coupled with the chamber and the imaging device for controlling operations of the chamber and the imaging device and processing the acquired images to determine skin surface sweat distributions of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Michael S. Carroll, Debra E. Weese-Mayer
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Publication number: 20190365300Abstract: An amount of a substance contained within blood circulating within the human body tissue is evaluated. An application region of an apparatus makes skin contact at the position of the tissue. The apparatus includes electrodes arranged on a dielectric substrate to present an active surface at the application region. Force data is derived from a detector, that is compared against a first predetermined level 1401. In response to this comparing step, capacitive coupling procedures are performed or these procedures are inhibited. Thus, procedures are inhibited if a sufficient force has not been applied. If a sufficient force has been applied, capacitive coupling procedures capacitively couple selected pairs of the electrodes by producing electric fields that penetrate the tissue, to produce monitored output data, from which the evaluation is made.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Hrand Mami MAMIGONIANS
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Publication number: 20190365301Abstract: A method for monitoring a blood glucose level of an individual comprises the steps of receiving a first glucose value, which has been measured in a body fluid of the individual other than the individual's blood, the first glucose value representing the blood glucose level of the individual with a first delay; receiving speech of the individual; analyzing the individual's speech; and determining a supplementary glucose value, which represents the blood glucose level of the individual with a shorter delay than the first delay; wherein the determination of the supplementary glucose value is based on the analyzing of the individual's speech. A device and a system for performing the method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Jim Rasmusson, Peter C. Karlsson, Magnus Svensson, Claes Nilsson, Jimmy Eklund
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Publication number: 20190365302Abstract: A pulse oximeter sensor assembly and a method for monitoring and assessing a physical state of a subject with the assembly are provided. The assembly includes a pulse oximeter sensor, an indicator device, a processor coupled to the pulse oximeter sensor and the indicator device, a base layer configured to conform to a temporal region of the subject's head, and a mounting assembly configured to enable securing of the pulse oximeter sensor assembly in the temporal region of the subject's head. By positioning the assembly in the temporal region of the subject's head, the assembly can utilized data taken from the temporal artery and provide an external indication as to the physical status of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventor: Gregory M. Burnett
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Publication number: 20190365303Abstract: A fluid control device includes an inlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with a bodily fluid source and an outlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with a fluid collection device, which can produce a negative pressure differential between the outlet and the inlet. A sequestration portion is in fluid communication with the inlet and includes a first flow controller configured to transition from a first state to a second state to place the sequestration portion in fluid communication with the outlet when the negative pressure differential has a first magnitude. A sampling portion is in fluid communication with an outlet and includes a second flow controller configured to transition from a first state to a second state to place the sampling portion in fluid communication with the inlet when the negative pressure differential has a second magnitude greater than the first magnitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory J. BULLINGTON, Jay M. MIAZGA, Shan E. GAW, Timothy F. RAMSEY
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Publication number: 20190365304Abstract: A method for treating collected blood to be used in a test for rare cells in blood that includes mixing the collected blood with an agent that increases the intracellular concentration of cAMP or an analogous compound thereof, where the method for performing the test for rare cells in blood, includes using blood treated by the method described herein as the blood sample to be subjected to the test.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: ARKRAY, Inc.Inventor: Hidenori Takagi
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Publication number: 20190365305Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing one or more psychological states of a user are provided. The method includes analyzing a plurality of words and organizing each word in the plurality of words into one or more categories based on the analysis of the plurality of words. The method further includes receiving a plurality of words from the user, analyzing the plurality of words from the user, determining, which category or categories to which one or more words in the plurality of words from the user belongs, determining, based on the analysis of the plurality of words from the user and the determination of which category or categories to which the one or more words in the plurality of words from the user belongs, one or more psychological states of the user, and outputting, to a graphical user interface, the one or more psychological states.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Foroud Hamidian, Mona Fazeli
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Publication number: 20190365306Abstract: The test lab set-up includes a test flow bench for mounting one or more test devices, an adjustable nozzle for simulating urine flow, and a sensor for collecting data associated with the simulated urine flowing through the test device(s). A computing device for measuring and/or calculating various parameters associated with the simulated urine flow may also be included. The test device may have a shape corresponding to a handheld uroflowmeter subject to testing. The angle of the adjustable nozzle may be adjusted to test for various angles of urine flow. Similarly, the angle, pitch, and roll of the test device may be adjusted to test for various angles at which a uroflowmeter is held. As fluid flows through the test device, the sensor collects information such as, for example, flow rate, duration, volume, and the like. The sensor transmits the data collected to a computing device for additional processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien
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Publication number: 20190365307Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to uroflowmeters and methods for processing data generated therefrom. In one aspect, the uroflowmeter is a handheld device. The uroflowmeter includes a handle, a flow chamber coupled to the handle, and a sensor associated with the flow chamber that detects a parameter of urine received in the flow chamber. The uroflowmeter may include both reusable and disposable components. As a uroflowmeter it can identify and record data corresponding to the rate of flow over the measured duration of a void of urine, but may also timestamp the voiding act and communicate the data to an external data collection center for additional analysis and incorporation into a comprehensive voiding report or voiding diary.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joe Kapushion
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Publication number: 20190365308Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and systems for generating a void profile for user void events. The method includes receiving by a processing element a plurality of outputs from a fluid level sensor corresponding to a plurality of levels of fluid flowing through a voiding device during a flow event; determining by the processing element a beginning and an end time of the fluid flow into the voiding device during the flow event; analyzing the plurality of outputs of the fluid level sensor over a time interval defined by the beginning and end time of the fluid flow to determine at least one of a fluid flow rate data and an accumulated volume data for the fluid flowing through the voiding device; and storing the fluid flow rate data and the accumulated flow volume data in a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien
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Publication number: 20190365309Abstract: An adjustment device for vestibular system of human body contains: a control module including a rotatable fulcrum unit, and the rotatable fulcrum unit having a drive unit which has four support portions which obliquely rotate upward and downward around the rotatable fulcrum unit in a circumferential operation path. The drive unit includes a motor, a drive wheel, a deceleration wheel, a belt, an actuation shaft, and two transmission members. Each universal connection rod has a universal output segment opposite to the universal input segment so that the universal input segment outputs power to the universal output segment, and the universal output segment is connected with the rotatable fulcrum unit. The carrier is connected with the four support portions of the drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Cheng-Chia LI
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Publication number: 20190365310Abstract: A computer-automated method is presented for segmenting image data for an organ of a subject, where the organ is a tubular structure. The method includes: receiving image data representing a volume of the subject, such that the image data includes the organ; generating a centerline through the organ; determining location of an outer wall of the tube within the image data, where the location of the inner wall is determined using the centerline; determining location of an outer wall of the tube within the image data, where the location of the outer wall is determined using the inner wall; and computing a measure of the organ from the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Ryan W. STIDHAM, Binu ENCHAKALODY, Mahmoud AL-HAWARY, Ashish WASNIK, Stewart C. WANG
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Publication number: 20190365311Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method and/or device embodiments for using a wireless mouthguard with pressure sensors for measuring bite compression forces generated by a bruxism patient during sleep. A system comprises a mouthguard and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) coupled to a portion of the mouthguard covering an axial plane of a tooth. The MEMS comprises an antenna, a capacitive sensor, a microcontroller, and a power supply. The sensor generates sensor signals corresponding to a force generated by a mouthguard wearer's bite. The MEMS may then transmit data describing the wearer's bite force over a period of time to an external computing device for display and analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Otis Dental, LLCInventor: Andrew Lee
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Publication number: 20190365312Abstract: A sleep monitoring system includes an ECG device (2) and a respiration inductance plethysmogram (3) which monitor cardiac activity and physical (ribcage) respiration respectively and feed representative signals to a digital data processor. Operations (5-9) process the beat interval data, while in a second thread, operations (20-24) independently process the amplitude modulation of the ECG data caused by the respiratory motion of the subject. The inductance plethysmogram device (3) provides an input to the processor which represents respiration as directly monitored independently of the ECG. Operations (30-34) process this direct respiration data independently and in parallel, in a third thread. All extracted features are fed to a classifier which in step (10) combines selected combinations of features to make decisions in real time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Conor HENEGHAN, Stephen James REDMOND
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Publication number: 20190365313Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for prompting a patient to take a blood glucose management action. A diabetes management application on a mobile device can receive diabetes-related information from the mobile device. The diabetes management application can identify a blood glucose management action prompt based on a comparison of the received diabetes-related information to one or more predetermined prompt criteria. The diabetes management application can generate a blood glucose management action prompt based on the blood glucose management action prompt condition. The diabetes management application can present the blood glucose management action prompt to the patient on a user interface of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Curtis Christensen, Daniel Davis, Erik Davis, Chandler Stormo, Lonny Stormo
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Publication number: 20190365314Abstract: An ocular fundus image processing device includes a processor. The processor acquires an ocular fundus image of a subject's eye photographed using an ocular fundus image photographing unit. The processor also acquires a detection result of an artery and a vein in at least a part of the ocular fundus image, by inputting at least the part of the ocular fundus image into a mathematical model trained using a machine learning algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: NIDEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke SHIBA, Yoshiki KUMAGAI, Yusuke SAKASHITA
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Publication number: 20190365315Abstract: A system and method for conducting a sleep test includes initiating a sleep test script, and providing the script to a patient. Testing hardware is shipped hardware from a provider to the patient, and instructions are provided to the patient for connecting the testing hardware to a mobile computing device. A mobile sleep application is downloaded and installed onto the mobile computing device. The testing hardware is connected to the testing hardware and to the mobile computing device, and the sleep test is conducted using the mobile sleep application operating on the mobile computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Florida Apnea DiagnosticsInventor: Arun Vikram Ramabadran