Abstract: This application discloses embodiments for a device contemplated for use by combat medics and first responders for rapid treatment of Zone 2 penetrating neck injuries. The device incorporates a support arm and an occlusion arm featuring an occluding head which is applied to the wound. In certain embodiments, the support arm is in the form of a detachable neck support which attaches to a laryngoscope blade.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes: an endoscope that is capable of bending; an actuator that outputs a driving force for bending the endoscope; and a processor that is capable of communicating with the actuator, wherein the processor controls the actuator by switching at least two modes related to curvature control, generates a first identifier, which is information for identifying a case in which the endoscope is used, generates usage status information, which is information related to a usage status of a mode, and associates and outputs the first identifier and the usage status information.

Abstract: An endoscope as an insertion device includes an insertion portion main body extended in a direction of a longitudinal axis and having flexibility, a motor provided in an operation portion disposed on a proximal end side of the insertion portion main body, a transmission member inserted into the insertion portion main body, extended outward the insertion portion main body along the longitudinal axis, rotated around an axis by driving force of the motor, and transmitting the rotation to a distal end side of the insertion portion main body, and a detection device detecting a position along the longitudinal axis of the insertion portion main body at a predetermined site of the transmission member.

Abstract: An endoscope includes an operation portion provided on a proximal end side of an insertion portion and a treatment instrument insertion port to which a treatment instrument is inserted, and includes a forceps pipe sleeve provided in the operation portion with an axis direction of a central axis passing through the treatment instrument insertion port being different from an axis direction of the insertion portion, a flexible channel tube extending in a bent state from a proximal end of the insertion portion toward a forceps pipe sleeve and connected to the forceps pipe sleeve by insertion inside the operation portion, and a guide wall provided inside the operation portion and being contactable with an outer side portion of a bend of the channel tube by abutting on the channel tube.

Abstract: An endoscope includes: an image sensor in which a color filters having two or more colors is disposed at an imaging position and has a predetermined array pattern; and a correction processing unit configured to repeatedly perform processing of changing a target pixel value at a target imaging position to a median value between a neighboring pixel value and the target pixel value, while changing the target imaging position, when a pixel value at a neighboring imaging position near the target imaging position including at least two most neighboring imaging positions on a row closest to the target imaging position with the target imaging position interposed therebetween at an imaging position of a color filter, which is on a row along one direction identical to the target imaging position in image data output from the image sensor, and has a same color as a color filter at the target imaging position, is set as a neighboring pixel value.

Abstract: A processing device includes a processor, the processor being configured to: acquire a captured image of an inside of a lumen; acquire lumen structure information indicating a structure of the lumen; determine whether the captured image can be analyzed or not and output analysis allowability/non-allowability information indicating whether the captured image is in an analysis allowable state or not based on the captured image and first determination criteria; associate the analysis allowability/non-allowability information with the structure of the lumen based on the analysis allowability/non-allowability information and the lumen structure information to identify an analyzable portion and an unanalyzable portion of the structure of the lumen; and determine that the identified unanalyzable portion is a missed portion based on position and orientation information of a distal end of an insertion section to be inserted in the lumen and second determination criteria.

Abstract: A signal processing device includes: a processor including at least one or more pieces of hardware, the processor being configured to: switch to one of a first state in which an input of a clock signal for operating an imager to the imager is permitted and a second state in which the input of the clock signal to the imager is prohibited, and temporarily switch from the first state to the second state when a first synchronization signal output from a first synchronization signal generation circuit and a second synchronization signal output from a second synchronization signal generation circuit are not synchronized.

Abstract: A distal end portion includes: an imager that is held by a metal lens frame; a distal end frame that is made of an electric insulating material and includes a through hole; an electrically conductive exterior portion; a first electrical conductor pattern that has a first end and a second end, the first end being in contact with the lens frame, the second end being connected to a first terminal that is in contact with the exterior portion; and a second electrical conductor pattern that is formed independently of the first electrical conductor pattern, and has a first end and a second end, the first end of the second electrical conductor pattern being in contact with the lens frame, the second end of the second electrical conductor pattern being connected to a second terminal that is not in contact with the exterior portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor and methods for pixel sub-column data read from the within a pixel array.

Abstract: An optical device includes an optical window, a gas/liquid supply nozzle that includes an opening from which gas and liquid are jetted and selectively jets the gas and the liquid to wash an effective region of the optical window, a disposition surface on which the optical window and the nozzle are disposed, and a first hydrophobic portion that has a hydrophobic surface property and is formed in a part of a region of the disposition surface present between the effective region and the nozzle and between two tangent lines intersecting with a jet direction of the nozzle and extending to be tangent to the effective region from both ends of the opening in a width direction along the disposition surface.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: a columnar main body having proximal and distal ends, and having a predetermined length therebetween so as to enable insertion of at least the distal end into an oral cavity; at least one light source provided on the proximal or distal end side of the main body, or to the main body, configured to emit light having a predetermined frequency band; a diffuser plate provided on the proximal or distal end side of the main body, or to the main body, configured to diffuse the emitted light toward the oral cavity; and a camera provided on the proximal or the distal end side of the main body, or to the main body, configured to capture an object image based on reflected light which has been diffused by the diffuser plate and reflected from the oral cavity.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments integrate a camera into an intraoral mirror. Integrating a camera into an intraoral mirror provides an efficient way to record and display what is visible to the healthcare provider in the mirror.

Abstract: A medical apparatus for airway management or diagnostics includes a sleeve with a distal end affixed to an outward-facing illumination device and a corresponding forward-facing imaging device, the sleeve including an open proximal end connecting a inner cavity to an outer space, the open proximal end to slidingly receive therethrough a distal end of an insertion tool suitable to be introduced into the airway of a subject. The sleeve additionally includes an inner surface around the inner cavity configured to wholly slide over and removably affix itself to the distal portion of the insertion tool. The medical apparatus additionally includes a communication mechanism operably connected to the imaging device configured to convey images from the imaging device to a remote device for displaying the images of the airway on the remote display device.

Abstract: An attachment assembly for a camera arm of a video laryngoscope including a spatula and a protective cap, wherein the spatula has a base body with a handle end and a patient end opposite the handle end as well as a channel formed in the base body for receiving the camera arm, wherein the channel is open both towards the handle end and towards the patient end, wherein the protective cap is a component part separate from the spatula, is insertable into the channel and includes an at least partially transparent protective section, wherein the protective cap is designed such that a tip of the camera arm of the video laryngoscope can be engaged in the protective section and to be covered by the protective section. Moreover, a video laryngoscope system is shown.

Abstract: Cerebrovascular treatment at an intracranial location beyond the petrous segment of the carotid artery can be challenging due to blood vessel size and tortuosity. First pass cerebrovascular thrombectomy success rate under only fluoroscopic guidance can be low (e.g., 25.1%) but an angioscope can help improve efficacy. A sheath catheter can be advanced toward the cerebrovascular pathology. Its distal balloon can be inflated. An angioscope can be inserted via its working lumen for viewing. The sheath catheter can have a stepped-down lateral profile and can extend the working channel a distance beyond the balloon. A dual concentric lumen structure can include an inner body and an outer body, defining an inflation lumen therebetween, with one or more portions of one or more layers stretched or cut or both, such as to provide bending flexibility. Reflow techniques can be used to help bond layers together.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an optical scanner, an interference optical system, an intraocular distance calculator, an image correcting unit, and a controller. The optical scanner is disposed at an optically substantially conjugate position with a first site of a subject's eye. The interference optical system is configured to split light from a light source into reference light and measurement light, to project the measurement light onto the subject's eye via the optical scanner, and to detect interference light between returning light of the light from the subject's eye and the reference light via the optical scanner. The image forming unit is configured to form a tomographic image of the subject's eye corresponding a first traveling direction of the measurement light deflected by the optical scanner, based on a detection result of the interference light.

Abstract: Ocular photosensitivity analyzer. In an embodiment, a programmable light source, comprising a plurality of multi-spectra light modules, is configured to emit light according to a lighting condition. For one or a plurality of iterations, the programmable light source is activated to emit the light according to the lighting condition, and collect a response, by a subject, to the emitted light via a sensing system comprising one or more sensors. Between iterations, the programmable light source may be reconfigured based on the response to determine a visual photosensitivity threshold of the subject.

Abstract: A method for automatically assessing the near vision accommodative state of a non-presbyopic individual, the method being carried out by computer and performed after an assessment of the individual's far vision leading to the generation of a far vision assessment report, includes generating a near vision assessment report optionally including at least one recommendation dependent on the far vision assessment report.

Abstract: A laser eye surgery system includes a laser source, a ranging subsystem, an integrated optical subsystem, and a patient interface assembly. The laser source produces a treatment beam that includes a plurality of laser pulses. The ranging subsystem produces a source beam used to locate one or more structures of an eye. The ranging subsystem includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) pickoff assembly that includes a first optical wedge and a second optical wedge separated from the first optical wedge. The OCT pickoff assembly is configured to divide an OCT source beam into a sample beam and a reference beam. The integrated optical subsystem is used to scan the treatment beam and the sample beam. The patient interface assembly couples the eye with the integrated optical subsystem so as to constrain the eye relative to the integrated optical subsystem.

Abstract: A system for measuring at least one parameter of an eye. The system includes a probe detachably arranged within a housing, wherein the probe is operable to impact a surface of the eye with a predefined impact attribute, at least one coil operable to maintain the probe within the housing, to release the probe towards the surface of the eye and to retract the probe into the housing, a probe vibration means operable to induce vibration to the probe, a measuring means for measuring a change in vibration of the probe upon impact on the surface of the eye and a controller configured to use the measured change in vibration of the probe to determine the at least one parameter of the eye.

Abstract: A fundus imaging apparatus includes an illumination apparatus including a light source and an illumination optical system, and an imaging apparatus including an image sensor and an imaging optical system. The illumination optical system irradiates a fundus with light from the light source. The imaging optical system forms an image of the fundus on the image sensor. An optical axis of the illumination optical system does not match an optical axis of the imaging optical system, or the illumination optical system does not have a specific optical axis.

Abstract: In the ophthalmic imaging apparatus of an aspect example, the first image collecting unit collects a series of Scheimpflug images by performing scanning of a three dimensional region of a subject's eye with slit light. The second image collecting unit collects a series of time series images by performing repetitive photography of the subject's eye in parallel with the scanning of the three dimensional region performed by the first image collecting unit. The first image analyzing unit analyzes the series of time series images to determine time series shifts of the slit light during the scanning of the three dimensional region performed by the first image collecting unit. The image interpolating unit performs interpolation of the series of Scheimpflug images based on the time series shifts of the slit light determined by the first image analyzing unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus including a base, a hollow receiving element joined to the base, and at least one positioning attachment that positions an imaging device received by the hollow receiving element to capture an image of at least one eye of a user. The present invention also relates to a method of capturing at least one image of at least one eye of a user using the above described apparatus.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for detecting and quantifying a fluid are described herein. In some examples, a sensor apparatus is used to absorb discharged fluid (or other fluid present). The sensor apparatus includes one or more sensors designed to provide a capacitance measurement using electrodes in the sensors and one or more fluid properties sensors that determine at least one fluid property of an absorbed fluid. The electrodes are designed using mirror image axes of deformation to minimize the effect of deformation caused by the wearer of the sensor while still allowing some degree of flexibility for comfort. The person wearing one or more of the sensors may be monitored and cared for remotely using a communication system between the local device and a remote device used by a caregiver or medical practitioner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a syringe-injection-type brain signal measurement and stimulation structure, and a syringe injection method therefor, and provides a structure including a high-performance flexible element capable of minimizing a skull opening when inserted into the brain. Particularly, the present invention comprises: a flexible element, which includes a contact part making contact with a surface of a cortex so as to measure a signal generated in the brain or transmit an external stimulus to the brain, a transmitting/receiving part positioned between a skull and a skin, and a connection part for making a connection between the contact part and the transmitting/receiving part; and an integrated circuit connected to the transmitting/receiving part so as to transmit/receive a signal.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to clinical monitoring of patient data. Embodiments provide a system comprising a processor for performing a method and/or computer-implemented method. In certain embodiments the method determines an intervention recommendation for a patient and may comprise analysing patient need data and intervention data to determine the intervention recommendation. In other embodiments, the method monitors, and/or facilitates monitoring of, the monitoring of a patient. The method may comprise receiving providing patient data to a monitor via a user interface on a computing device, monitoring activity and/or one or more actions of the monitor on the user interface, analysing monitoring data, and effecting an action based on the analysis of the monitoring data and/or generating a notification suggesting an action and sending the notification to the monitor based on the analysis of the monitoring data.

Abstract: A method for managing delivery of medication to a patient including medication dosage control and medication flow rate control for the patient. The method comprises controlling flow rate of the medication to be delivered to the patient through a needle that is subcutaneously inserted into the patient including: monitoring glucose levels in the patient using a continuous glucose monitoring device; converting the glucose levels from the continuous glucose monitoring device into instructions by control algorithms within a microcontroller unit; commanding a pumping unit to deliver the medication through the needle at a flow rate based on the converted instructions; and delivering the medication through the needle into the patient at the flow rate; and adjusting the flow rate continually to reduce a difference between actual flow rate measured off of the pumping unit and a converted flow rate from the continuous glucose monitoring device.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a medical monitoring system with a cloud communication interface in which individual components of the medical monitoring system, including medical sensors and data receiving devices are configured to communicate with remote cloud servers of the medical monitoring system using cellular networks. The remote cloud servers process medical data reported by the medical sensors and deliver data to the data receiving devices. The components of the medical monitoring system are low-cost and durable. The sensors are considered disposable after the expiration of their active use lifetime. The data receiving device can be manufactured using low-cost durable components to be protected against loss caused by accidental damage, destruction, or misplacement. Embodiments described herein further provide for authentication and for secure communication among the components of the medical monitoring system.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a medical monitoring system with a cloud communication interface in which individual components of the medical monitoring system, including medical sensors and data receiving devices are configured to communicate with remote cloud servers of the medical monitoring system using cellular networks. The remote cloud servers process medical data reported by the medical sensors and deliver data to the data receiving devices. The components of the medical monitoring system are low-cost and durable. The sensors are considered disposable after the expiration of their active use lifetime. The data receiving device can be manufactured using low-cost durable components to be protected against loss caused by accidental damage, destruction, or misplacement. Embodiments described herein further provide for authentication and for secure communication among the components of the medical monitoring system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for control and signal processing in variable inductance, resonant circuit monitoring devices are disclosed, including improved techniques for energizing the sensor resonant circuit using excitation signal frequency sweeps, techniques for validating sensor readings and characterizing sensor frequency outputs to measured physical parameters and improved techniques for isolating background electromagnetic noise and distinguishing knows from sensor measurement signals.

Abstract: A method for detecting biometric parameters includes the steps of performing a bone graft procedure on at least one vertebra of a spine, providing at least one biometric sensor at the at least one vertebra, the sensor measuring at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of pressure, tension, shear, relative position, and vascular flow in an adjacent surrounding, and measuring the at least one biometric parameter at the vertebra with the sensor.

Abstract: An imaging system may include: a first light source configured to emit a first source spectrum of collimated light; a second light source configured to emit a second source spectrum of light; a probe head configured to direct the first source spectrum and the second source spectrum toward tissue in an oral cavity and to collect a first feedback spectrum of light and a second feedback spectrum of light; an interferometry sub-system to generate an optical feedback signal using the first source spectrum; at least one optical sensor array for receiving the optical feedback signal and the second feedback spectrum; and at least one programmable processor to generate: a first diagnostic image of the tissue using the optical feedback signal; a second diagnostic image of the tissue using the second feedback spectrum; and a third diagnostic image from a combination of the first diagnostic image and the second diagnostic image.

Abstract: A solution is proposed for assisting a medical procedure. A corresponding method comprises acquiring a luminescence image (205F), based on a luminescence light, and an auxiliary image (205R), based on an auxiliary light different from this luminescence light, of a field of view (103); the field of view (103) contains a region of interest comprising a target body of the medical procedure (containing a luminescence substance) and one or more foreign objects. An auxiliary informative region (210Ri) representative of the region of interest without the foreign objects is identified in the auxiliary image (205R) according to its content, and a luminescence informative region (210Fi) is identified in the luminescence image (205F) according to the auxiliary informative region (210Ri). The luminescence image (205F) is processed limited to the luminescence informative region (210Fi) for facilitating an identification of a representation of the target body therein.

Abstract: A diffuse-optical-spectroscopy system and method for scanning human tissue is provided. The system includes: (a) a handheld probe operable to emit electromagnetic radiation at one or more wavelengths corresponding to absorption associated with one or more human-tissue constituents, respectively, the handheld probe being operable to detect received electromagnetic radiation at each of the wavelengths; and (b) a processor operable to produce, in response to the received electromagnetic radiation, one or more cross-sectional images of the human tissue respectively associated with the wavelengths. The handheld probe includes first and second sources for emitting the electromagnetic radiation and one or more sensors for detecting the received electromagnetic radiation. The sensors are aligned along a first axis and face in an outward direction. The first and second sources are aligned along the first axis, face in the outward direction, and are disposed on either side of the sensors.

Abstract: Systems and methods for informing and evaluating neuromodulation therapy are disclosed herein. A system configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a guidewire having a proximal portion, a distal portion configured to be positioned at a target site in a blood vessel of a human patient, and a sensing element positioned along the distal portion. The sensing element can be a pressure sensing element, a flow sensing element, an impedance sensing element, and/or a temperature sensing element. The system can further include a controller configured to obtain one or more measurements related to a physiological parameter of the patient via the sensing element. Based on the measurements, the controller can determine the physiological parameter and compare the parameter to a predetermined threshold. Based on the comparison, the controller and/or the operator can assess the likelihood of the patient benefitting from neuromodulation therapy.

Abstract: This invention is a smart bra for optical scanning of breast tissue which has light emitters which transmit light into breast tissue, light receivers which receive the light after it has been transmitted through the breast tissue, and expandable components which selectively move light emitters and/or receivers closer to the surface of a breast where there are air gaps.

Abstract: The face mask with temperature display is a filtering face mask with an integrated temperature display for displaying a measured temperature of the wearer. The face mask includes a filtering sheet having opposed front and rear faces, and at least one strap attached to the filtering sheet for securing the filtering sheet over a portion of a wearer's face in a manner similar to that of a conventional filtering face mask. A visual display is secured to the front face of the filtering sheet and a temperature sensor is secured to the rear face of the filtering sheet. The temperature sensor is in communication with the visual display, such that the visual display can display the measured body temperature of the wearer.

Abstract: Methods and systems of monitoring and controlling thermal therapy treatments. One method includes determining, with an electronic processor, a propagation constant for a plurality of waveports. The method also includes modeling an object within an imaging cavity using a sparse mesh model. The method also includes determining a simulated impedance of the object based on the model of the object. The method also includes calibrating the simulated impedance with a theoretical impedance numerically calculated for the object. The method also includes determining a distribution of an electric field and a distribution of a magnetic field for a mode in a conformal modeled waveport based on the calibrated impedance and the model of the object. The method also includes exciting the plurality of waveports to generate the determined distribution of the electric field and the distribution of the magnetic field.

Abstract: A method for medical diagnosis includes recording voice signals due to sounds spoken by a patient and recording acoustic signals output, simultaneously with the voice signals, by an acoustic transducer in contact with a thorax of the patient. A transfer function is computed between the recorded voice signals and the recorded acoustic signals or between the recorded acoustic signals and the recorded voice signals. The computed transfer function is evaluated in order to assess a medical condition of the patient.

Abstract: A method for monitoring health of a subject based on a physiological response to physical exertion, by processing circuitry of a medical device system, is described that includes detecting a plurality of exertion events of the subject based on a first sensed signal that varies as a function of movement of the subject. The method further includes determining a response of a physiological parameter of the subject to the exertion event for each of the detected exertion events based on second sensed signal that varies as a function of the physiological parameter. The method further includes determining that a change in the responses over time crosses threshold and generating an alert to a user based on the determination that the change crosses the threshold.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods, and media capable of determining estimated force applied on a target tissue region to enable tactile feedback during interaction with said target tissue region.

Abstract: A plurality of electrophysiological signals measured by a respective plurality of electrodes carried by a multi-dimensional catheter can be sorted relative to a direction of interest, such as a cardiac activation wavefront direction. An electroanatomical mapping system can be used to determine the orientation of the multi-dimensional catheter relative to the direction of interest. For example, the user can manually adjust the orientation by manipulating a slider, a wheel, or a similar graphical user interface control. As another example, the user can draw a presumed orientation on a geometric model. Once the orientation is determined, the system can sort the plurality of electrophysiological signals and output a graphical representation of the sorted plurality of electrophysiological signals, for example as a plurality of traces.

Abstract: Disclosed are an array type skin-conformal sensor for heart rate and body temperature measurement, the array type skin-conformal sensor including a base sheet configured to be attached to the skin in tight contact therewith, the base sheet being made of a skin-conformal material, a measurement portion formed at one surface of the base sheet, the measurement portion being deformed by deformation of the skin, whereby resistance of the measurement portion is changed, and an electrode pattern formed at one surface of the base sheet, one end of the electrode pattern being connected to the measurement portion to transmit a change in resistance of the measurement portion, and a heart rate and body temperature measurement apparatus using the same. Since the skin-conformal sensor is attached to the skin in tight contact therewith, it is possible to measure the heart rate even though a blood vessel is deeply located.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing recommendations are provided for the proper timing and use of an electrolyte replacement device that is capable of delivering electrolytes to the bloodstream of a user through their buccal mucosa. At least one of; user characteristics, activity characteristics, activity context, or real-time physiological data about the user is used to determine fatigue level and the corresponding appropriate timing of delivery of doses of a composition with at least two nutrients and oxygen through the buccal mucosa.

Abstract: In one aspect, a photoplethysmograph system to measure a user's heart rate includes one or more light-emitting diodes (LED) that provide a constantly-on light signal during a measurement period. The one or more light-emitting diodes are in optical contact with an epidermal surface of the user. The one or more light-emitting diodes emit a light signal into the tissue of the user, and wherein the tissue contains a pulsating blood flow. A light-intensity sensor circuit converts the reflected LED light from the tissue into a second signal that is proportional to a reflected light intensity. The second signal includes a voltage or current signal. A computer-processing module calculates the user's beat-to-beat heart rate from the second current signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are one or more proximity sensors. At least one of the proximity sensors includes a first dielectric layer, an electrically conductive layer, and an electrode. The first dielectric layer includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The electrically conductive layer is positioned proximate to one of the inner surface or the outer surface of the first dielectric layer. The electrode includes an outer surface. The outer surface of the electrode is positioned proximate the inner surface of the first dielectric layer. The outer surface of the electrode and the electrically conductive layer define a gap.

Abstract: We describe a system for determining relative changes in at least one parameter of cardiovascular function. The system provides an output showing a relative change of the parameters associated with cardiovascular function over a period of time. This relative change is between a time averaged mean of cardiovascular parameters (for each pulse within a series of pulses from an arterial blood pressure waveform data) and a baseline cardiovascular parameter value based on first and second pulses within the blood pressure waveform data. The relative change of the parameters over time is used to project a trend in the parameters associated with cardiovascular function.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus configured to estimate bio-information, the apparatus including a pulse wave sensor including a plurality of channels disposed in an isotropic shape, a force sensor configured to measure a force applied by an object to the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to detect a center of gravity based on pressure, applied by the object, in a space formed by the plurality of channels based on pulse wave signals measured by each of the plurality of channels included in the pulse wave sensor, provide a user with guide information with respect to contact of the object to the pulse wave sensor based on the detected center of gravity, and estimate bio-information based on the pulse wave signals and the force which are measured based on the guide information.

Abstract: A venous pressure measurement device includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain pulse wave information on a pulse wave of a subject measured by a sensor; and a processing unit configured to calculate a value range of venous pressure of the subject based on the pulse wave information obtained by the obtaining unit when the venous pressure of the subject is not estimatable from the pulse wave information obtained by the obtaining unit.

Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure pertains to detecting a position of a blood pressure measurement device. An inflatable bladder of the blood pressure measurement device defines, at least in part, a pressurizable volume. The inflatable bladder may be inflated to pressurize a user's appendage and temporarily occlude blood flow in the user's appendage. A pump may initiate inflation of the inflatable bladder when one or more accelerometers and/or one or more proximity sensors determine that the blood pressure measurement device is within sufficient proximity or elevation to a user's heart and stationary.