Abstract: A method for monitoring at least one cardiac tissue. The method comprises a) intercepting a plurality of reflections of an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reflected from at least one cardiac tissue of a patient in a plurality of EM radiation sessions, b) computing a mechanical tracing indicative of at least one mechanical property of said at least one cardiac tissue according to said plurality of reflections, c) analyzing said mechanical tracing so as to detect a presence or an absence of a physiological condition, and d) outputting said analysis.

Abstract: Techniques for generating magnetic resonance (MR) images of a subject from MR data obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the techniques include: obtaining input MR spatial frequency data obtained by imaging the subject using the MRI system; generating an MR image of the subject from the input MR spatial frequency data using a neural network model comprising: a pre-reconstruction neural network configured to process the input MR spatial frequency data; a reconstruction neural network configured to generate at least one initial image of the subject from output of the pre-reconstruction neural network; and a post-reconstruction neural network configured to generate the MR image of the subject from the at least one initial image of the subject.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting disease comprising a device for detecting angiogenesis and an electronic device. The device comprises two microwave scanners, at least one multiple channel radiometer, a microwave switch network, a controller, a data transmission device, and a power source. Each microwave scanner comprises a cup; a flexible printed circuit board, each circuit board comprising: a plurality of antenna modules coupled thereto, each antenna module comprising: an antenna, a multi-throw microwave switch, and a temperature sensor. The antenna is configured to receive microwaves thermal radiation from patient tissue and the radiometer is configured to measure microwaves thermal radiation emitted from patient tissue. The data transmission device is configured to wirelessly transmit measurement data collected by the controller from the radiometer and the temperature sensors to an electronic device and the electronic device is configured to transmit the measurement data to a cloud data storage.

Abstract: An exemplary tissue detection and location identification apparatus can include, for example, a first electrically conductive layer at least partially (e.g., circumferentially) surrounding a lumen, an insulating layer at least partially (e.g., circumferentially) surrounding the first electrically conductive layer, and a second electrically conductive layer circumferentially surrounding the insulating layer, where the insulating layer can electrically isolate the first electrically conductive layer from the second electrically conductive layer. A further insulating layer can be included which can at least partially surrounding the second electrically conductive layer.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a system configured to facilitate imaging an infant using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device is provided herein. The system comprises an infant-carrying apparatus comprising an infant support configured to support the infant and an isolette for positioning the infant relative to the MRI device, the isolette comprising: a base for supporting the infant-carrying apparatus; and a bottom surface configured to be coupled to the MRI device. In some embodiments, the infant-carrying apparatus further comprises at least one radio frequency (RF) coil coupled to the infant support and configured to be coupled to the MRI device to detect MR signals during imaging performed by the MRI device. A method for positioning an infant relative to an MRI device using an infant-carrying apparatus and isolette is further provided herein.

Abstract: A minimally invasive system comprises an elongate medical instrument including a flexible body. The flexible body includes a wall including a channel, and the channel includes a groove. The flexible body further includes a lumen defined by an interior surface of the wall and a curved distal tip portion. The elongate medical instrument further includes a shape sensor coupled to the flexible body. The shape sensor is at least partially positioned within the groove, and the shape sensor is configured to detect shape characteristics of at least a portion of the flexible body. The system further includes an actuator for manipulating the elongate medical instrument.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact, video-based monitoring of pulse rate, respiration rate, motion, and oxygen saturation. Systems and methods are described for capturing images of a patient, producing intensity signals from the images, filtering those signals to focus on a physiologic component, and measuring a vital sign from the filtered signals.

Abstract: A method of reconstructing a shape of a volume of a part of a subject based on intrabody measurements of a plurality of crossing electromagnetic fields established within the volume, the method including: receiving, by computer circuitry, measurements of the crossing electromagnetic fields carried out using at least one sensor carried on an intrabody probe, the measuring being carried out with the probe at multiple locations in the volume, to provide a set of measurement samples, each taken at a location; generating, by computer circuitry and based on said measurement samples, a transformation that transforms measurement samples to geometric positions; transforming, using said generated transformation fewer than half of the measurements in said set of measurement samples into a set of geometric positions; and reconstructing the shape of said volume from said set of geometric positions.

Abstract: A mobile music listening device synchronizing in a personalized way music and movement, and dedicated to improving the kinematics of the runner. Thanks to inertial units connected to a smartphone, the runner's steps are detected in real time by the mobile application. A dedicated algorithm adapts the pulsation of the musical excerpts in such a way as to bring the runner to a suitable cadence, capable of preventing injuries. A method for the synchronization of the rhythmic stimulation with the biological variability using a Kuramoto model characterized in that phase oscillator with a coupling term from the movement dynamics with parameters of, coupling strength, maximum and minimum frequencies for a fraction of the unmodified song frequency, maximum difference between the tempo and target frequency, Target the target frequency.

Abstract: A gait monitoring system operative to monitor gait of an end-user bearing a wearable device equipped with at least one magneto-inertial sensor, the system comprising a processor configured to receive raw sensor data from the wearable device's at least one magneto-inertial sensor to extract situational data from the raw sensor data, the situational data including at least the device's bodily position relative to the end-user, to determine a gait analysis process which yields at least one parameter characterizing the end-user's gait, depending at least on the device's bodily position as extracted, and to compute, and generate an output indication of, the at least one parameter characterizing the end-user's gait, by running the gait analysis process as selected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait, characterized in that it includes a pair 10 of soles 11, 12 each provided with an electronic box 100, 101, 102, each box comprising: an inertial platform, a data processing module 120, 121, 122, a data storage module 130, 131, 132, a means of communication 140, 141, 142, a power source 150.

Abstract: A walking vibration analysis apparatus 10 includes a binarization processing unit 11 that acquires walking vibration data specifying walking vibration produced in association with walking, and converts the acquired walking vibration data into binary data representing a value of vibration over time from a start of walking with two values, being high level and low level, and an individual determination unit 12 that specifies an individual from which the walking vibration data was acquired, by collating the binary data obtained through conversion with individual specification data created, for each individual in advance, by converting the walking vibration data of the individual into binary data.

Abstract: An assist device control system is provided. The control system includes an improvement effect data storing unit that stores improvement effect data, which represents a correlation between an improvement effect and an assist force, for each target item for every reference unit period for a plurality of types of target items, a data recognizing unit that recognizes the improvement effect data for each of a plurality of target items, and a schedule determining unit that compares the recognized improvement effect data, determines a target item to be prioritized for every reference unit period, and determines the assist force to be generated for every reference unit period on the basis of the improvement effect data of the target item to be prioritized.

Abstract: A muscle contraction detection sensor for detecting a muscle contraction that includes: a substrate to be mounted facing a muscle to be detected; at least two pressing members that are disposed on the substrate and are to be pressed against the muscle; and at least two reaction force detection units configured to detect respective reaction forces received by the pressing members, wherein the pressing members include a first pressing member and a second pressing member, the reaction force detection units include a first reaction force detection unit and a second reaction force detection unit, a muscle contraction is detected based on a change in a difference between, or a change in ratios of, the reaction force received by the first pressing member detected by the first reaction force detection unit and the reaction force received by the second pressing member detected by the second reaction force detection unit.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes providing a monitoring device to an animal, the animal being monitored by a user having a user device, determining location data defining a spatial zone, determining location data of the monitoring device, sensing a movement of the animal using the monitoring device, and determining whether or not the monitoring device is connected to the user device via a first communication system when the movement of the animal exceeds a movement threshold. The method also includes determining whether or not the monitoring device is connected to a second communication system when the monitoring device is not connected to the user device via the first communication system, and determining whether or not the monitoring device is located in the spatial zone by comparing the location data defining the spatial zone with the location data of the monitoring device.

Abstract: A method is provided for detecting an undesirable event or condition in a patient. The method may comprise receiving a first input signal from an UWB radar configured to monitor an environment occupied by the patient and including information representative of the patient's motion. Data derived from the first input signal is processed using a pattern recognition model to detect and classify patterns in the data derived from the first input signal as indicative or predictive of an undesirable event or condition involving the patient. When a pattern is classified as indicative or predictive of an undesirable event or condition in the patient an alarm is issued. A log of data derived from the first input signal and associated with a detection of a pattern classified as indicative or predictive of an undesirable event enables further machine learning in order to create an updated pattern recognition model based on individual patient behavior.

Abstract: A control device of a motion support device that can quickly and appropriately support a predetermined motion of a user wearing the motion support device when the user performs the predetermined motion is provided. A control device estimates whether a user is in a standing state, calculates an x-axis speed V_Wx of a waist part of the user M and the absolute value VA_Wx thereof, estimates that the user has started a crouching motion from the standing state if V_Wx<0 and VA_Wx>Vjud1, and controls the walking assist device such that the crouching motion is supported if the user is estimated to have started the crouching motion.

Abstract: The balance training apparatus includes: a moving cart capable of moving on a moving surface by driving a driving unit; a detection unit configured to detect a load received from a foot of a trainee who is standing on the moving cart; a calculation unit configured to calculate the center of gravity of loads of both feet of the trainee on a riding surface from, the load detected by the detection unit; a setting unit configured to set the center of gravity of the loads at which it is estimated that the trainee has maintained an upright state on the riding surface as a reference center of gravity; and an instruction controller configured to output an instruction of the orientation of the body to the trainee and an instruction to move the center of gravity to the trainee.

Abstract: A posture and breathing improvement device, system, and method. The method may include performing an activity that is created using the system. The activity may be a breathing, stretching, meditation, strength, or the like, activity. The method may comprise having the user do a breathing and movement activity simultaneously. The method may comprise leading the user though the movement activity by providing a follow the target dynamic graphic. The user's current movements may also be displayed so that the user can correct in real time any deficiencies in performing the activity. After the activity is finished, the system displays to the user how the user did and allows the user to compare this to an optimal earlier created target path.

Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method and/or system for tailoring insulin therapies to physiological characteristics of a patient. In particular, observations of a blood glucose concentration of a patient responsive to a meal profile and an insulin profile may be used for estimating one or more physiological parameters.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an analyte sensing biointerface that comprises a sensing electrode incorporated within a non-conductive matrix comprising a plurality of passageways extending through the matrix to the sensing electrode. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing a sensing biointerface and methods of detecting an analyte within tissue of a host using an analyte sensing biointerface.

Abstract: An apparatus for procuring bodily fluid samples with reduced contamination includes a housing having a sequestration chamber, an inlet, and an outlet. A flow controller defines a portion of the sequestration chamber and can transition—in response to a suction force exerted by a fluid collection device fluidically coupled to the outlet—from a first state in which the sequestration chamber has a first volume to a second state in which the sequestration chamber has a second volume greater than the first volume, to draw an initial volume of bodily fluid into the sequestration chamber. An actuator is coupled to the housing and is in fluid communication with the inlet and the sequestration chamber in a first configuration, and is transitioned to a second configuration to sequester the sequestration chamber from the inlet, and allow a subsequent volume of bodily fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet.

Abstract: A fluid transfer device for parenterally transferring fluid to and/or from a patient includes a housing, a needle, and an occlusion mechanism. The housing defines a fluid flow path and is couplable to a fluid reservoir. The needle has a distal end portion that is configured to be inserted into the patient and a proximal end portion that is configured to be fluidically coupled to the fluid flow path of the housing, and defines a lumen therebetween. The occlusion mechanism selectively controls a fluid flow between the needle and the fluid flow path. The occlusion mechanism includes an occlusion member that is movable between a first configuration where the lumen of the needle is obstructed during insertion into the patient and a second configuration where the lumen of the needle is unobstructed after the needle has been inserted into the patient allowing fluid transfer to or from the patient.

Abstract: A whole blood filtration device is provided with a filter membrane separating a feeding volume and a clean side of the filter membrane from each other. The feeding volume communicates with a first feeding side opening and with a second feeding side opening. The filter membrane has pores with a pore size that ensures permeability of the filter membrane to blood plasma/serum and that retains blood cells. The first feeding side opening can be coupled to a first blood pump for feeding blood from the first feeding side opening into the feeding volume so that blood plasma/serum permeates the filter membrane and blood cells, retained by the filter membrane, exit from the feeding volume through the second feeding side opening.

Abstract: A system may detect a neurological impairment of a patient based, at least in part, on optical data. The system may include a computing device including a display to present visual information to a patient and an optical sensor to capture optical data of eyes and facial muscles surround the eyes of the patient. The computing device may further include a processor to generate data indicative of impairment based on the optical data.

Abstract: A lighting system has a controller which receives input information from physiological sensors associated with users in the area illuminated by the lighting system. Anxiety is detected of a user or users when in or approaching a particular region of the area, and the lighting is changed to reduce the anxiety. In this way, lighting changes only need to be made when there is a need based on the response of the particular users. The system thus 5 enables energy savings as well as more stable lighting conditions.

Abstract: For over a century, psychiatrists have recognized that distinct disease processes can converge to produce superficially similar clinical syndromes with overlapping symptoms, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Existing diagnostic systems have improved the reproducibility of psychiatric diagnoses but there is a weak correspondence between diagnostic labels and their neurobiological substrates. This is especially true for depression, a heterogeneous neuropsychiatric syndrome that has been linked to dysfunction and abnormal connectivity in frontostriatal and limbic brain networks. The methods and systems described herein enable the accurate diagnosis of novel biotypes of depression that transcend current diagnostic boundaries and may be useful for identifying individuals who are most likely to benefit from antidepressant treatment.

Abstract: A system for rehabilitation is disclosed. The system for rehabilitation includes a monitoring device comprising a memory device storing instructions and a network interface card, wherein the monitoring device is configured to detect information from a body part of a user. The system for rehabilitation further includes one or more processing devices operatively coupled to the monitoring device. The one or more processing devices are configured to execute the instructions to receive configuration information specified in a treatment plan for rehabilitating the body part of the user. The one or more processing devices are configured to execute the instructions for receiving the information from the monitoring device. The one or more processing devices are further configured to execute the instructions to transmit the configuration information and the information to a computing device controlling an electromechanical device, via the network interface card.

Abstract: A system for rehabilitation includes an electronic device comprising a memory device for storing instructions, a network interface card, and a sensor. The system for rehabilitation further includes a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, the network interface card, and the sensor. The processing device is configured to execute the instructions to determine a plurality of angles, wherein the plurality of angles comprises at least one of the following: angles of extension of a first body part of a user extended away from a second body part of the user at a joint, and angles of bend of the first body part retracting closer toward the second body part. The processing device is further configured to execute the instructions to transmit the plurality of angles to a computing device controlling an electromechanical device, via the network interface card.

Abstract: The invention provides a fetal movement monitoring system which uses optical pattern sensing to detect fetal movements. Fetal movements provide a change in the optical path between the optical sensor and detector, such as a different proportion of amniotic fluid and fetus and/or a different contact pressure with the optical sensor arrangements. One or both of these effects may be detected based on analysis of the optical signals captured by the system.

Abstract: The medical toilet includes one or more sensors for measuring hardness of a soft tissue in contact with the sensor. The one or more sensors may be positioned on the toilet seat, toilet lid, or on a foot scale which extends from the base of the medical toilet. The sensors may include durometers, fluid-filled bubbles with pressure sensors on them, or an inflatable tube with pressure sensors on it. The measurements may be transmitted to a controller which may store and analyze the data. Changes in tissue hardness over time may be tracked and reported. The sensors may identify changes in the hardness of skin, adipose tissue, and muscle. These measurements may be useful to identify changes in skin thickness, body fat, muscle tone, tumors and other masses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-implantable medical device (1, 1?) intended to cover wounds and skin lesions, comprising a biosensor (3E, 3E?), characterised in that said biosensor (3E, 3E?) comprises a piece made of absorbent, hydrophilic material fixing, on the surface and/or within the thickness thereof, a composition of agglomerated powders comprising particles of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) having a surface in part covered with at least one orthophosphoric acid salt and a visual indicator of microbiological growth. In particular, the medical device (1, 1?) may comprise several layers in order to enable the guiding of a liquid. The present invention relates to a method for preparing such a medical device (1, 1?).

Abstract: A method of robotically evaluating soft tissue characteristics of a joint includes measuring, by a robotic device, information about a joint during a controlled range of motion manipulation of the joint; determining a motion limit of the joint, using the information about the joint measured during the controlled range of motion manipulation of the joint, wherein the motion limit is at least one of a displacement limit or a force limit of the joint; and replicating, using a joint positioner controlled by the robotic device, the controlled range of motion manipulation of the joint while introducing perturbations to the joint, wherein the replicated range of motion manipulation is controlled, at least in part, based on the motion limit. The method further includes using data obtained by the computer-assisted surgery system during the range of motion manipulation with perturbations to characterize the constraints of a soft tissue envelope of the joint.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for favorably coordinating a timing relationship between a musculoskeletal activity cycle and a cardiac cycle of a user. A method may include repetitively detecting a signal that correlates to a blood volume in the user; determining an actual value of the signal that varies with the timing relationship; computing a trend of the actual value of the signal; and adjusting the movement guidance based on the trend of the actual value. A system may include a prompt device configured to provide recurrently a movement guidance to the user for guiding performance of the rhythmic musculoskeletal activity; a sensor configured to provide a signal that correlates to a blood volume in the user; and a processor configured to determine an actual value of the signal that varies with the timing relationship and to adjust the movement guidance based on the trend of the actual value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for determining a value representing a sleep quality, wherein the system has an evaluation device (10) for connecting to at least one sensor (11), which can be coupled to a piece of sleep or rest furniture for detecting vibrations, movement and/or sound in order to extract physiological data (12) of at least one person using the piece of sleep or rest furniture. The system is characterized in that at least one additional sensor (21) is provided on the sleep or rest furniture or in an environment of the sleep or rest furniture, which sensor is designed for detecting environmental parameters (5).

Abstract: A system for providing a connected dental device is disclosed. In particular, the system may include integrating a network chip or transceiver into a dental device, such as a toothbrush, so as to enable the dental device to communicate with a user device and one or more accessory devices. Once the user device and one or more accessory devices are paired with the user device, the system may track information associated with the dental device and the user using the dental device. Based on the tracked information, the system may determine an action to be performed by the user using the dental device. Using the dental device, the system may transmit a notification to the user device to alert the user of the action that needs to be performed. The system may also transmit notifications providing status information for the dental device and the one or more accessory devices.

Abstract: Presented is a non-invasive and non-medication treatment system for patients suffering from mental dysfunction or disorder such as anxiety, depression and chronic pain. The system uses near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensors for detecting or monitoring brain activity of a user/patient, and then subject to detecting a low brain activity area in a patient's brain, facilitates a patient to apply Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT) and/or transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to treat the brain dysfunction. The simulation procedure adapted by the patient is either auto chosen by a program product embodied in the patient device having machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities or manually fed by the patient over the patient device.

Abstract: An automated medication dosing and dispensing system includes sensors to detect physical movement of a user; storage media with program instructions; and a processor. The program instructions cause the processor to: detect, based on analysis of sensor readings obtained from the sensors, occurrences of gesture-based physical behavior events; store historical event information corresponding to the detected occurrences; process the stored historical event information to predict a future occurrence of a physical behavior event of interest; and adjust medication dosage and/or medication dispensing parameters in response to the predicted future occurrence of the physical behavior event of interest.

Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing patient medical parameters and dialysis parameters. The system and related method allow for the determination of the effect of dialysis on patient health. The invention also allows for the determination of whether observed patient health effects are due to specific dialysis parameters and for making necessary changes to the dialysis parameters in order to improve patient health.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating the function of a prosthetic heart valve (PHV) implanted in a patient are discussed. An exemplary medical-device system can receive heart sounds information including vibrational or acoustic information generated by an implanted PHV, and generate an indicator of function of the PHV using a HS metric of received acceleration information. An alert of PHV dysfunction can be presented to a system user. The PHV function may be monitored during a valve replacement procedure to assist in position adjustment of the prosthetic value, or after the valve replacement procedure to assess patient progress in recovery. According to some embodiments, the system can generate a risk indicator indicating patient natural valve function and a need for heart valve repair or replacement.

Abstract: A patchable biosensor includes a substrate extending in a longitudinal direction and being stretchable for being patched to a surface of a living body and an electronic component disposed on a one-side surface in a thickness direction of the substrate and extending in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal direction of the electronic component crosses the longitudinal direction of the substrate.

Abstract: Catheterization of the heart is carried out using a framework formed by a plurality of electrically conducting wire loops. The wire loops are modeled as polygons, each subdivided into a plurality of triangles. The wire loops are exposed to magnetic fluxes at respective frequencies, and signals read from the loops. Theoretical magnetic fluxes in the polygons are computed as sums of theoretical magnetic fluxes in the triangles thereof, The location and orientation of the framework in the heart is determined by relating the computed theoretical magnetic fluxes to the signals.

Abstract: Assemblies are provided for positioning within a lumen comprising a stent graft; and a sensor positioned on the stent graft. Within certain aspects the sensors are wireless sensors, and include for example one or more fluid pressure sensors, contact sensors, position sensors, pulse pressure sensors, blood volume sensors, blood flow sensors, chemistry sensors (e.g., for blood and/or other fluids), metabolic sensors (e.g., for blood and/or other fluids), mechanical stress sensors and/or temperature sensors.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for deploying and recording electrophysiologic signals from electrode arrays located within the dura mater of the brain. The dura matter includes layers of connective tissue, or membrane, that surround the brain and spinal cord. The present disclosure relates to an endovascular electrode system deployed within the blood vessels located between layers of the dura mater, including, for example, the middle meningeal artery and its branches.

Abstract: A method or process for making one or more components of a head fixation device includes preforming, molding, and finishing subprocesses. The preforming subprocess includes placing fibers onto a substrate to orient the fibers parallel to a flux of force that the component is expected to experience in use. The fiber layers are combined and can be draped over an optional core before being molded to combine the assembly with a molding material. The resultant molded preform undergoes a finishing subprocess that can include smoothing the component to remove any burrs or sharp edges from the molding subprocess.

Abstract: Techniques for determining reliability of electrocardiogram (ECG) data are disclosed. ECG data, including waveform data for a patient, is received. An amplitude associated with an R-wave in the waveform data is determined. First and second baseline regions in the waveform data, each relating to the R-Wave, are identified. A signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is determined, based on the amplitude, the first baseline region, and the second baseline region. The SNR facilitates medical treatment for the patient.

Abstract: A method of evaluating a joint includes obtaining test data indicative of movement of the joint during a test of the joint, generating visualization data for a three-dimensional representation of the joint to be rendered via a display, generating plane data for a representation of a plane to be rendered via the display with the three-dimensional representation of the joint, the plane having a position and an orientation fixed relative to a bone of the joint, adjusting the visualization data to animate the three-dimensional representation to depict, via the display, the movement of the joint during the test, and adjusting the plane data to update the position and the orientation of the plane in accordance with the movement of the joint.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for determining a volume of projection of a dual-axis computed tomography system with at least one shutter, the device (1) comprising: an interface unit (2); a projection module (3); and a position determination module (4); wherein the interface unit (2) is configured to receive a volume of interest (44) for a computed tomography image showing an object (22); wherein the projection module (3) is configured to determine a volume of projection (41, 42, 46) of a detector (16) based on different simulated positions of the detector (16) on a trajectory around the object (22) and based on a variable simulated position of at least one shutter (15); and wherein the position determination module (4) is configured to determine the simulated position of the at least one shutter (15) for each determined simulated position of the detector (16) such that the volume of projection (41, 42, 46) corresponds to the volume of interest (44).

Abstract: A method for determining a CT focal point includes determining a first intensity of first radiation incident on a first detector unit of a scanner, wherein the scanner may include a non-uniform anti-scatter grid (ASG) and a radiation source, and the non-uniform ASG may be configured according to a first focal point of the radiation source. The method also includes determining a second intensity of second radiation incident on a second detector unit of the scanner, wherein the first radiation and the second radiation are emitted from the radiation source with a second focal point. The method further includes determining a displacement of the second focal point from the first focal point based on the first intensity and the second intensity.

Abstract: A patient table includes a support surface for a patient. The patient table includes a first table subunit, to provide a first surface region of the support surface; a second table subunit, to provide a second surface region; and an angle unit connected thereto, to fix a position of the first table subunit relative to the second table subunit such that the first surface region is provided in a first plane and the second surface region is provided in a second plane, intersecting the first plane at an intersection angle; and such that the support surface is secured against a change of the intersection angle upon loading of the support surface by the patient. The angle unit includes at least a first coupling element, to interact functionally with a first counter-coupling element provided on the first table subunit, to releasably connect the angle unit to the first table subunit.