Abstract: A treatment device includes a treatment tool and an outer tube connected to a long guide device and into which the tool is inserted, wherein the tube includes: a slack portion formed from a portion of the tube in a longitudinal direction of the tube, the slack portion being disposed in a slackened state; and a movable portion disposed on a proximal-end side of the slack portion, the movable portion being movable forward and backward in the longitudinal direction, and a slack amount of the slack portion changes as a result of the movable portion being moved forward and backward with respect to the tool, and, accordingly, a distal end of the tool disposed farther on a distal-end side than the slack portion is moved in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a scope base configured to be positioned extracorporeally relative to a patient. The scope base is configured to attach to at least one drive mechanism. The apparatus also includes an outer sheath extending distally from the scope base, an insertion channel extending through each of the scope base and the outer sheath, and a scope shaft actuatable relative to the scope base and slidably disposed within the insertion channel. The scope shaft includes a rigid proximal shaft portion configured to be driven by the at least one drive mechanism. The scope shaft also includes a deflectable distal shaft portion. The deflectable distal shaft portion is deflectable relative to the proximal shaft portion. The scope shaft further includes a distal end configured to provide visualization of a body cavity.

Abstract: The invention relates to insertion instruments (50) for insertion into a cavity, the instrument (50) comprising a flexible tubular sheet (1) having a first annular end (12), a second annular end (13) and a middle section (14) extending between the first annular end (12) and the second annular end (13), a first holding member (24) holding the first annular end (12), wherein an outer tubular outer portion (16) of the middle section (14) extends along an extension direction (D), from the first holding member (24) to a distal tip (17) of the instrument (50), a second holding member (2) holding a tubular inner portion (18) of the middle section (14), wherein the inner portion (18) extends inside the outer tubular outer portion (16) of the sheet (1), from the second holding member (2) to the distal tip (17), the inner portion (18) transiting into the outer portion (16) at the distal tip (17), a passage (19) defined inside the inner tubular inner portion (18) of the sheet (1), which passage (19) extends from the sec

Abstract: An endoscopic device comprises a control portion including a housing and an actuator. An insertion tube is configured for insertion into a cavity of a patient to perform at least one of visual inspection and a therapeutic intervention. The actuator is configured to articulate an articulating end of the insertion tube. A first alignment indicator located on the housing. A second alignment indicator located on the actuator. When the second alignment indicator on the actuator is aligned with the first alignment indicator on the housing, the insertion tube is articulated in a neutral position allowing insertion and removal of the insertion tube from the cavity of the patient.

Abstract: A control unit that includes a braking system for fixing the position of an endoscope tip is provided. The control system includes an up-down control knob and a right-left control knob. The brakes are engaged by rotating the control knob itself counter-clockwise from a free wheeling position. After the brakes have been engaged, a sufficient amount of force applied to the control knobs will move the endoscope tip slightly in the corresponding direction, allowing for fine tuning of tip position after braking.

Abstract: A bendable part of an endoscope that is provided in an insertion part of the endoscope, includes: a plurality of movable members that are arranged in an axial direction of the insertion part, each of the movable members includes a body part having a tubular shape, a pair of first protruding portions, and a pair of second protruding portions as defined herein, one of the pair of first protruding portions is provided with a first recessed portion, other of the pair of first protruding portions is provided with a first projecting portion, one of the pair of second protruding portions is provided with a second recessed portion, other of the pair of second protruding portions is provided with a second projecting portion, and one of two adjacent ones of the movable members and other of the two adjacent ones of the movable members are as defined herein.

Abstract: An intrusive medical device and a visualization system including the intrusive medical device, the intrusive medical device including a proximal end and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end; a camera positioned at the distal end; and a bundle of at least four unpaired conductors, the bundle extending from the proximal end to the distal end and electrically connected to the camera at the distal end, wherein the bundle is twisted at a pitch of 15 mm+/?10 mm.

Abstract: A head portion (112) for a device for transillumination of a tooth comprises: a central portion (114), arranged to receive light from the tooth for imaging an occlusal/incisal view of the tooth, and first and second flexible wing portions (116) extending from the central portion (14). The first flexible wing portion is configured to contact a first side of the tooth, and the second flexible wing portion is configured to contact a second side of the tooth, opposite to the first side. The first flexible wing portion comprises a first plurality of illumination sources for illuminating the tooth from the first side, and the second flexible wing portion comprises a second plurality of illumination sources for illuminating the tooth from the second side, and wherein the first and second plurality of illumination sources are controllable to produce multiple different lighting conditions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying optical filters within a surgical imaging device are provided. A system comprises a set of one or more light sources and a set of one or more image sensors of the surgical imaging device. The set of one or more light sources emits a set of one or more emission light pulses. The set of one or more image sensors detects reflection light of the one or more light pulses. The system determines, based at least in part on the detected reflection light, an identity of an optical filter of the surgical imaging device, wherein the optical filter is disposed in an optical collection path of the surgical imaging device.

Abstract: A surgical retractor includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. One such retractor includes a tubular retractor and an insert supporting said plurality of cameras can be disposed within a tubular retractor.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical element with a first substrate and a second substrate. A cavity is formed between first substrate and second substrate; a material, wherein liquid state of material has refractive index that matches refractive index of at least one of: first substrate, second substrate; a liquid reservoir that is to be employed to hold liquid state; a gas reservoir that is to be employed to hold a gaseous state of the material; means for converting gaseous state into liquid state; fluid channel(s) connecting cavity to liquid reservoir and to gas reservoir; and means for controlling supply of liquid state to cavity through fluid channel(s) and for controlling replacement of liquid state with the gaseous state in cavity, wherein given optical power is produced by optical element when cavity is filled with gaseous state.

Abstract: Provided are a device, method and program for searching and training a preferred retinal locus of a patient with visual field damage. The method comprises the steps of: providing first stimulation to a patient by means of a stimulation providing device linked to the device; receiving, from the patient, a response with respect to the first stimulation by means of the stimulation providing device; if the response is correct, analyzing the movement of the patient's head corresponding to the first stimulation; specifying a preferred retinal locus on the basis of the analysis result; performing training associated with the patient's central fixation; and performing training associated with reinforcement of the patient's preferred retinal locus.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for optimizing refractive prescriptions of human eyes. First, objective refraction devices such as aberrometers and auto-refractors will not only provide an objective estimate of sphero-cylinder correction, but also a quality metrics for at least one of a) measuring the confidence level in the objectively determined cylinder power and cylinder axis in addition to the objective sphero-cylinder correction, b) assessing/displaying quality of vision corrections for a plurality of cylinder power. Second, the quality metrics will be used to elect one of a plurality of modes of subjective refraction with a phoropter: 1) one mode for the subjective determination of spherical power only, 2) another mode for subjective determination of both sphere power and cylinder power.

Abstract: A refraction system for remote refraction or self-refraction of human eyes. The system uses a reliable spherocylindrical module that allows the refraction system to obtain an initial spherocylindrical correction of the eye, and an SPH adjustment module that allows the user to adjust spherical power of the phoropter module on top of the initial spherocylindrical correction of the eye so that an updated spherical power (SPH) is subjectively determined. The reliable spherocylindrical module can be I) a device for obtaining a prescription of a pair of old eyeglasses, or II) a wavefront aberrometer that can offer, in addition to the objective sphero-cylinder correction, a quality metrics for at least one of a) measuring the confidence level in the objectively determined cylinder power and cylinder axis, b) assessing/displaying quality of vision corrections for a plurality of cylinder power.

Abstract: Methods and devices for measuring the vision of a person are provided The method includes determining a distance between a measurement device and the person. The distance is determined by communicating between a first wireless communication interface of the measurement device and a second wireless communication interface of a portable device on the person. Then, the vision measurement is performed based on the distance.

Abstract: An optometric testing device comprising a first shutter and a second shutter placed in front of two eyes of a patient and configured to present an activated state in which a shutter blocks the propagation of light and a deactivated state in which the shutter allows the propagation of light, a communication unit configured to communicate with a display system in order to send and/or receive a synchronization signal, and a control unit configured to command each shutter as a function of the synchronization signal so that the first shutter and the second shutter change state with a first frequency and a second frequency, wherein the control unit is configured to command each shutter so that the first frequency is different from the second frequency and/or so that a duty cycle of activation of the first shutter is different from a duty cycle of activation of the second shutter.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and device for characterizing an optical inhomogeneity in a human eye is disclosed, the method comprising: receiving optical coherence tomography data of the eye; receiving image data of an image of the eye recorded by a camera, the image recorded using one or more of the following imaging techniques: direct illumination of the eye, retro-illumination of the eye, or Scheimpflug imaging; and characterizing the optical inhomogeneity as one or more of the following optical inhomogeneity types: a cataract, a floater, or an opacification of the cornea using the optical coherence tomography data and the image data.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method of automatically predicting progression of age-related macular degeneration is provided. An image analysis computing system receives optical coherence tomography data (OCT data). The image analysis computing system determines an optical attenuation coefficient for each pixel of the OCT data to create optical attenuation coefficient data (OAC data) corresponding to the OCT data. The image analysis computing system determines an area exhibiting geographic atrophy based on at least one of the OCT data and the OAC data. The image analysis computing system measures one or more attributes within an adjacent area that is adjacent to the area exhibiting geographic atrophy, and the image analysis computing system determines a predicted enlargement rate based on the one or more attributes within the adjacent area.

Abstract: A robot-assisted hand-eye coordination training system based on a smooth pursuit eye movement and a guidance force field includes a virtual interactive scene module, a smooth pursuit eye movement detection module, a robot-assisted interception module and an impact force rendering module. The virtual interactive scene module can generate a virtual interactive scene having a virtual moving object and a virtual handle agent. The smooth pursuit eye movement detection module collects an eye movement signal of a user when the user performs pursuit eye movements on the virtual moving object to detect a smooth pursuit eye movement event. The robot-assisted interception module estimates a movement direction of the virtual moving object, generates an interception and guidance force field, and therefore generates assisting force to assist the user in interception. The impact force rendering module generates impact force according to an impact force computation model after collision is detected.

Abstract: A reflexive eye movement evaluation device is provided for a vehicle, and includes: a reflexive eye movement estimating unit that receives a vehicle exterior video including a visual target of a subject and a vehicle interior video including the subject, the vehicle exterior video and the vehicle interior video being captured by an imaging unit, measures a visual target movement of the subject using the vehicle as a fixed coordinate system from the vehicle exterior video, measures a head movement of the subject from the vehicle interior video, and estimates a reflexive eye movement of the subject; an eye movement measuring unit that measures an eye movement of the subject from the vehicle interior video; and an evaluation value calculating unit that calculates an evaluation value for the reflexive eye movement from the estimated reflexive eye movement and the measured eye movement.

Abstract: A pressure-sensing device includes a device frame, a flexible membrane, a pressure sensor, and device electronics. The device frame includes a base surface that rests on a supporting structure and a frame attachment region located opposite to the base surface such that the frame attachment region is raised from the supporting structure when the base surface is resting on the supporting structure. The device frame also includes a seating surface. The flexible membrane is attached to the frame attachment region such that the device frame and the flexible membrane enclose a pressure chamber. The seating surface extends outward around the flexible membrane and the flexible membrane protrudes above the seating surface. The pressure sensor is configured to generate a pressure signal. The device electronics are configured to determine the pressure in the pressure chamber based on the pressure signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are various examples and embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods configured to detect a location of a source of at least one cardiac rhythm disorder in a patient's heart. In some embodiments, electrogram signals are acquired from inside a patient's heart, and subsequently normalized, adjusted and/or filtered, followed by generating a two-dimensional (2D) spatial map, grid or representation of the electrode positions, processing the amplitude-adjusted and filtered electrogram signals to generate a plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces corresponding at least partially to the 2 D grid, one surface being generated for each of selected discrete times, and processing the plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces through time to generate a velocity vector map corresponding at least partially to the 2 D grid.

Abstract: Disclosed are smart glasses, device and method for health information notification. The smart glasses include a glasses body and a plurality of temperature sensors, and/or UV sensors, and/or external temperature sensors, wherein the temperature sensors are provided on an inner side of the glasses body, with a distance from a contact site of user's skin being less than a preset distance. According to the method for health information notification, whether user's body temperature is abnormal is determined based on body temperature data measured by the smart glasses, and the user is prompted in time if the body temperature is abnormal. The smart glasses, device and method for health information notification can improve the accuracy of body temperature measurement, and improve the accuracy of health information notifications for users.

Abstract: A monitoring method and a monitoring system are provided. The monitoring system includes a bedside monitor, a mobile monitoring device, and a central station. The mobile monitoring device receives patients' physiological parameter data detected by a spot measuring device and transmits the data to the central station suitable for the scenario where a nurse detects basic physiological parameters of all patients. The mobile monitoring device is paired with the bedside monitor to continuously monitor the patients, and wirelessly transmits monitoring data to the central station and/or the paired bedside monitor, suitable for patients in the critical period after surgery, patients with serious conditions in emergency observation, etc. When working in an interval monitoring mode, the mobile monitoring device performs interval monitoring on the patients, and wirelessly transmits monitoring data to the central station, suitable for patients who get out of bed for recovery after surgery, etc.

Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure provides methods for identifying a disease in an epithelial tissue of a subject. Methods for identifying a disease in an epithelial tissue comprise the generation of a depth profile of the epithelial tissue using signals generated from the tissue by pulses of light directed towards a surface of the epithelial tissue. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides apparatuses consistent with the methods herein.

Abstract: A biological information acquisition device includes a near-infrared light source, a solid-state image sensor, and an information processing device, wherein the solid-state image sensor includes at least one specific pixel having a sensitivity peak in a specific wavelength band of 620 nm or more and 1100 nm or less, the information processing device is configured to repeatedly acquire (i) an emission image frame captured by the solid-state image sensor during an emission period of the near-infrared light source and (ii) a non-emission image frame captured by the solid-state image sensor during a non-emission period of the near-infrared light source, and the information processing device is configured to derive biological information on the basis of the emission image frame and the non-emission image frame.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a platen, a light source system and an ultrasonic receiver system. The light source system may be configured to provide light to a target object on an outer surface of the platen. The light source system may be configured to direct the light along a first axis oriented at a first angle relative to the outer surface of the platen. The ultrasonic receiver system may be configured to receive ultrasonic waves generated by the target object responsive to the light from the light source system. The ultrasonic receiver system may include one or more receiver elements residing in a receiver plane. A normal to the receiver plane being may be oriented along a second axis at a second angle relative to the outer surface of the platen. The first angle may be different from the second angle.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a platen, a light source system and an ultrasonic receiver system. The platen may be configured to separate one or more received arterial ultrasonic waves generated by blood in an artery, by an arterial wall, or by a combination thereof, from one or more other types of received ultrasonic waves. The platen may have an outer surface with an acoustic impedance that is configured to approximate the acoustic impedance of human skin. The outer surface of the platen may be configured to conform to a surface of the human skin. The apparatus may include a noise reduction system. The light source system may include at least one multi-junction laser diode. The apparatus may include a mirror layer residing between the ultrasonic receiver system and the platen.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a platen, a light source system and an ultrasonic receiver system. The platen may be configured to separate one or more received arterial ultrasonic waves generated by blood in an artery, by an arterial wall, or by a combination thereof, from one or more other types of received ultrasonic waves. The platen may have an outer surface with an acoustic impedance that is configured to approximate the acoustic impedance of human skin. The outer surface of the platen may be configured to conform to a surface of the human skin. The apparatus may include a noise reduction system. The light source system may include at least one multi-junction laser diode. The apparatus may include a mirror layer residing between the ultrasonic receiver system and the platen.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a platen, a light source system and an ultrasonic receiver system. The platen may be configured to separate one or more received arterial ultrasonic waves generated by blood in an artery, by an arterial wall, or by a combination thereof, from one or more other types of received ultrasonic waves. The platen may have an outer surface with an acoustic impedance that is configured to approximate the acoustic impedance of human skin. The outer surface of the platen may be configured to conform to a surface of the human skin. The apparatus may include a noise reduction system. The light source system may include at least one multi-junction laser diode. The apparatus may include a mirror layer residing between the ultrasonic receiver system and the platen.

Abstract: Oral sensing apparatuses and methods for recording and tracking physiological parameters (e.g., intraoral temperature) over extended periods of time. These apparatuses can be part of an oral appliance, such as (but not limited to) an aligner, retainer, night guard, palatal expander, attachment, etc., or it can be made as a standalone device that can be directly attached to one or more teeth or an oral appliance. Also described herein are methods of extended monitoring of a subject intraoral temperature for a variety of different clinical and non-clinical applications.

Abstract: An esophageal deflection device includes an elongate outer tube that has a natural curved deflection at a position that corresponds to a targeted esophagus region for deflection. The curved deflection includes variable stiffness sections disposed longitudinally in the curved deflection to provide variation in stiffnesses in the longitudinal direction. The variable stiffness sections can be formed via variable material properties, variable wall thicknesses, and/or variable material omissions. An insertion rod or tube includes a portion that is stiffer than the curved deflection, and slides into the elongate outer tube to straighten the tube to guide the deflection device into an esophagus. Subsequent withdrawal of the insertion tube or rod will allow the curved deflection to return to its natural shape and deflect the targeted region of the esophagus. A three-dimensional array of temperature sensors can be disposed near an outer surface of the elongate outer tube.

Abstract: In some embodiments an apparatus for monitoring a physiological parameter is provided. The apparatus includes a housing configured to be placed into an ear canal of a subject. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to measure at least one of blood vessel anatomy, a blood vessel dimension, blood flow properties, or a presence of a molecule in a blood vessel.

Abstract: A monitoring system comprises sensors adapted to be worn by a user, and, a processor linked with the sensor. The processor receives sensor data and processes this data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user's heart and ankle. Based on the posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity. The processor also processes the sensor data to determine if there is calf muscle pump activity, and generates an estimate of user active venous pressure according to the static venous pressure estimate, rate of calf muscle activity, and a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency. The processor may generate the venous pressure estimate in real time, and may control an NMES device accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a setting device (13) for a physiological parameter monitoring device (10, 20, 30) configured to measure a physiological parameter of a patient, e.g. the blood pressure. The setting device use patient category information indicating the patient category of the patient and/or sensor or transducer information indicating one or more of type, size, shape, attachment location or intended patient population of a sensor (100) or transducer (200, 300), estimates an expected range of the patient's heart rate from the obtained patient category information and/or the obtained sensor or transducer information, generates one or more settings of a filter (11) based on the expected range of the patient's heart rate and configures the filter (11) for filtering a sensor signal measured by the physiological parameter monitoring device (10, 20, 30) or the sensor (100) based on the generated settings.

Abstract: A system and method of monitoring a person to detect the onset of an illness. A monitoring unit collects biometric data and exchanges that data with a remote electronic device. Using the monitoring device, a person is monitored across multiple days. The biometric data collected determines a statistical profile for the collected data. After the statistical profile is calculated, the person can be actively monitored as he/she sleeps. The monitoring occurs during a sample period of sleep. The biometric data collected during the sample period is averaged to obtain a statistical value. The statistical value is compared to the statistical profile of the biometric data. If the sampled biometric data falls outside the statistical profile, a warning is produced on the electronic device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to non-invasively measure instantaneous blood pressure using pulse wave velocity are disclosed. A measurement component is affixed to a patient proximate to a blood vessel. One or more sensors, such as an ultrasound sensor, is included in the measurement component. The measurement component substantially simultaneously measures the pulse wave velocity of the vessel and the instantaneous blood velocity within the vessel. The measurement component computes the instantaneous blood pressure of the vessel using, for example, the water hammer equation. The one or more sensors may be contained in a disposable patch or collocated with another sensor, such as a patient-monitor sensor, or the like.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method of determining blood pressure of a subject. The method comprises receiving (101) an envelope data set for the subject. The envelope data set comprises measurements of blood flow in a body part of the subject for respective different degrees of restriction applied to the body part. Next the method comprises using (103) a set of probability density functions, PDFs, to determine respective likelihoods for obtaining the measurements in the envelope data set for different pairs of values of the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Finally, the method comprises determining (105) the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure for the subject as the pair of values of the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure that provides the highest likelihood for the envelope data set.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a housing, a flow path plate unit accommodated in the housing and at least partially formed of a conductive material, a pump connected to the flow path plate unit, a pressure sensor connected to the flow path plate unit, a cuff connected to the flow path plate unit and fluidly connected to the pump and the pressure sensor via the flow path plate unit, a printed circuit board accommodated in the housing and including GND, and at least one connection member that connects the GND of the printed circuit board and a part of the flow path plate unit formed of a conductive material.

Abstract: Systems and methods for treatment of neurological conditions using aTBS in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for treating neurological conditions, including generating a personalized accelerated theta burst stimulation (aTBS) target representing a location in a patient's brain related to a neurological condition, placing a TMS device relative to the patient's brain such that the focus of the magnetic field is over the aTBS target, applying TMS to the aTBS target according to an aTBS protocol to the brain using the TMS device to alleviate the neurological condition.

Abstract: A heart rate detection module and an electronic device are disclosed. The heart rate detection module includes a substrate, and a light source, an optical receiver, a light blocking portion, and an optical film that are disposed on the substrate. The light blocking portion is disposed between the light source and the optical receiver, so that the light source is optically isolated from the optical receiver. The optical film covers the light source, the light blocking portion, and the optical receiver, and a light filtering portion is disposed on a side that is of the optical film and that faces the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring functionality of an arterial system of an individual includes a photoplethysmography sensor for emitting, to the arterial system, electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the range from 475 nm to 600 nm and for receiving a part of the electromagnetic radiation reflected off the arterial system. The apparatus further includes a pressure instrument for managing mechanical pressure applied on the arterial system when the photoplethysmography sensor emits and receives the electromagnetic radiation to and from the arterial system. The effect of the mechanical pressure on the envelope of the reflected electromagnetic radiation can be used for determining diastolic blood pressure of arteries or for determining whether there is normal endothelial function.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A biological information measurement device includes: a light emitting unit including a light emitting element that emits light; a light receiving unit configured to receive the light passing through a living body and generate a detection signal; a temperature sensor configured to measure at least one of an environmental temperature and a body temperature of the living body and generate temperature data; and a controller configured to adjust a light emitting intensity of the light emitting element. The controller calculates a temperature change rate using the temperature data, and adjusts the light emitting intensity based on the temperature change rate.

Abstract: A vital sign detection system comprises a camera (10) configured to acquire image frames from an examination zone (42). A signal processor (11) derives vital sign information from the acquired image frames. An illumination controller (12) controls illumination of the examination zone, generates temporal modulations of the illumination and synchronise the camera frame rate with the modulated illumination. The vital sign detection system of the invention achieves to increase the dynamic range and hence also the signal-to-noise ratio of the vital sign signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the disclosure are directed to the personalization of machine learning models configured to generate patient health-related predictions for a patient wearing a biosensing device. The biosensing device may be mounted over or proximate to a vessel of a patient enabling biosensing data to be obtained or captured by the biosensing device. Particular implementations of the disclosure are directed to training a machine learning model to generate patient health-related predictions for a patient and retraining the machine learning model over time using data captured by the biosensing device worn by the patient to personalize the machine learning model to the individual patient. As a result, the personalized machine learning model enables the provision of precision medicine through the tailoring of the historical data on which the machine learning is trained.

Abstract: A system detects extravasation or infiltration by segregating active components that drive a passive sensor for economical single use. A receiving antenna of the passive sensor receives antenna for receiving a transmitted signal comprising RF electromagnetic power. A first circuit transmits a first portion of the received signal through a body portion. A sensor detects a resultant signal from the body portion. A second circuit combines a reference signal comprising a second portion of the received signal with the resultant signal so as to define an output signal. A transmit antenna transmits the output signal to a receiver.

Abstract: There are provided an electrostatic capacity sensor and a measuring instrument that can reduce influence of a stray capacitance on detection of an electrostatic capacity. An electrostatic capacity sensor includes a sensor unit having a first electrode and a second electrode constituting a capacitor, and an electrostatic capacity detection circuit that is connected to the sensor unit. The electrostatic capacity detection circuit includes a charge and discharge circuit that is connected to the first electrode and the second electrode to charge and discharge the capacitor, a control circuit that controls the charge and discharge circuit such that the capacitor repeats charge and discharge, and an auxiliary capacity circuit that has at least one of a first auxiliary capacitor that is connected to the first electrode in parallel with the capacitor and a second auxiliary capacitor that is connected to the second electrode in parallel with the capacitor.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to guiding medical care based on detected gastric function. For example, gastric acid stimulant or suppressant is administered, and then a change in the gastric juice H+ concentration is measured. This change is compared to a guidance H+ concentration differential indicative of relatively healthy gastric function. Medical care is guided based on a relatively healthy gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is equal to or exceeds the guidance H+ concentration differential, while medical care is guided based on a relatively unhealthy gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is less than the guidance H+ concentration differential. Disclosed embodiments implementing this procedure include, but are not limited to, methods, apparatus, processors, computer programs, and computer-readable mediums.

Abstract: A system includes a machine readable storage medium storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions. The processor executes the instructions to receive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of a patient obtained via a free induction decay (FID) sequence, each FID of the FID sequence indicating missing or corrupted points at the beginning of the FID. The processor executes the instructions to replace the missing or corrupted points of each FID with estimated points to generate a corrected FID sequence. The processor executes the instructions to estimate a phase that minimizes an imaginary DC value of each corresponding FID.