Abstract: A dishwasher includes a sorption drying device in which a heater is disposed in a linear air flow path extending in a downward inclination angle, at least a portion of air that has passed through the linear air flow path collides with a bottom surface of a moisture absorbent receiving portion and thus is introduced to a lower side of the moisture absorbent, so that a separate means for flow distribution is omitted, and heated air through the heater is evenly introduced to the moisture absorbent at a minimized flow resistance.

Abstract: A dishwasher is disclosed. The dishwasher comprises: a cabinet; a washing tub provided inside the cabinet; and a cutlery basket inside the washing tub and including a first sidewall, a second side wall opposite to the first sidewall, a main body including first holes formed in the first and second sidewalls and second holes spaced apart from the first holes at right angles, and a handle including a first fastener facing the outer surface of the first side wall, a second fastener facing the outer surface of the second sidewall, and a grip connecting the first and second fasteners, first and second protrusions formed on each of the first and second fasteners and the first protrusions inserted into the first holes and have an upper surface contacting the main body, and the second protrusions are inserted into the second holes and have a lower surface contacting the main body.

Abstract: A moveable shelf assembly is used within a dish treating appliance. The moveable shelf assembly includes a retaining body having at least one attachment arm. The at least one attachment arm is configured to be coupled to a dish rack. The moveable shelf assembly also includes a planar shelf body extending along a width. The planar shelf body is operably coupled to the retaining body for rotation between a storage position and a use position.

Abstract: A system for locating and identifying a plurality of medical target objects, the system comprising the plurality of medical target objects and a measuring device for locating and identifying the plurality of medical target objects, with the plurality of medical target objects creating different magnetic fields, the position, direction and source of which can be determined. A method for locating and identifying a plurality of medical target objects is also disclosed.

Abstract: An endoscope system includes an endoscope, a display, one or more sensors, and a control system. The display is configured to display image content captured by the endoscope. The one or more sensors are located in a headrest and configured to detect an input at the headrest. The control system is configured to receive one or more sensor signals from the one or more sensors and adjust the image content displayed by the display in response to the one or more sensor signals.

Abstract: A system may comprise a processor and a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive endoscope calibration data, generate a virtual camera based on the calibration data, generate an endoscopic image, receive first and second marked points in the endoscopic image, and determine if a three-dimensional surface model has been generated. If a surface model has been generated, a perturbation in the virtual camera is generated. A curvilinear segment on the surface model may be generated between the first and second marked points and a mixed reality image, including the curvilinear segment and the endoscopic image, may be generated.

Abstract: A medical apparatus for monitoring a source image stream with a plurality of successive source images, the apparatus comprising: a processing device designed to receive the source image stream and superimpose a line of a defined test pattern on the source images of the source image stream, with the test pattern rotating continuously according to a defined specification over the temporal progression of the source images, and to transmit the source images, superimposed thus, as transmission images of a transmission image stream; and a verification device designed to receive the transmission image stream, check a plurality of conditions in relation to the transmission images of the transmission image stream, and output a warning signal if at least one condition is not met. A corresponding medical system and a method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A light emitting device irradiates a surgical area with first wavelength light and second wavelength light. A wobbling operation of a focus lens included in an imaging device is controlled according to an emission timing of the first wavelength light and the second wavelength light when the surgical area is alternately irradiated with the first wavelength light and the second wavelength light. The present disclosure can be applied to an endoscopic surgical system, for example.

Abstract: A medical system may comprise a flexible elongate device including a flexible body with proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen. The flexible elongate device may also include a support structure coupled with the flexible body. The support structure may include a plurality of sub-elements arranged in series. At least a portion of the sub-elements are configured to spread apart when the flexible body flexes into a pose. The flexible elongate device may also include a stiffening mechanism having at least one stiffening element extending along at least a portion of the flexible body and configured for actuation independent of the support structure. After the flexible body has flexed into the pose, actuation of the stiffening element stiffens the support structure to hold at least a portion of the pose of the flexible body. The stiffening element includes a compression feature to engage the support structure.

Abstract: This disclosure enables various technologies for endoscopy, laparoscopy, and other endoscopic or scopic procedures and methods of manufacture and use thereof. For example, there may be a handheld unit (e.g., an endoscope, a laparoscope) configured to perform an endoscopic or scopic procedure in a cavity of an animate object (e.g., a mammal, an animal, a human, a pet) or an inanimate object (e.g., a tube, a container, a building, a vehicle, a plumbing item). As such, the handheld unit may be used in endoscopy, laparoscopy, colonoscopy, sinoscopy, hysteroscopy, arthroscopy, bronchoscopy, otolaryngoscopy, cystoscopy, ureteroscopy, and other suitable endoscopic or scopic procedures, whether for medical purposes (e.g., in a mammal, an animal, a human, a pet) or non-medical purposes (e.g., in a tube, a container, a building, a vehicle, a plumbing item). The handheld unit can be used together with a computing terminal (e.g.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an endoscope system and a handle for a medical device that allows for rotation of the device when a locking member is disengaged by an operator, but does not allow for rotation when the locking member is engaged. Such a handle allows for an operator to maintain the position of an endoscope even when the operator removes his or her hand from the controls of the scope.

Abstract: An image pickup unit includes: an image pickup device, a first wiring board bonded to the image pickup device; and a second wiring board bonded to the first wiring board and including a gate remnant in a back area of the second wiring board.

Abstract: A capsule camera device to adaptively use multiple spectrum light sources based on the image characteristics. The capsule camera device comprises at least two light sources to illuminate lumen walls of a GI tract, wherein said at least two light sources are capable of generating at least two spectrums; an image sensor to capture images from a scene illuminated by the light sources; an image processing module to determine image characteristics in one or more captured images; a battery to provide power to the capsule camera device; a control module coupled to said at least two light sources to cause said at least two light sources to generate one or more target spectrums depending on the image characteristics in said one or more captured images; and a housing to enclose said at least two light sources, the image sensor, the battery and the control module in a sealed environment.

Abstract: The technology relates to an endoscope having a proximal end and a distal end with a steerable distal tip. The endoscope may include a motor positioned within an interior of the endoscope, the motor comprising an axle; a drum connected to the axle such that rotation of the axle causes rotation of the drum; an anchoring cylinder affixed to an interior surface of the endoscope; a first pull wire coupled to the drum and affixed to the anchoring cylinder, such that rotation of the drum in a first direction causes the first pull wire to wind around the drum; and a second pull wire coupled to the drum and affixed to the anchoring cylinder, such that rotation of the drum in a second direction causes the second pull wire to wind around the drum.

Abstract: The technology relates to an endoscope having a proximal end and a distal end with a steerable distal tip. The endoscope may include a motor positioned within an interior of the endoscope, the motor comprising an axle; a drum connected to the axle such that rotation of the axle causes rotation of the drum; an anchoring cylinder affixed to an interior surface of the endoscope; a first pull wire coupled to the drum and affixed to the anchoring cylinder, such that rotation of the drum in a first direction causes the first pull wire to wind around the drum; and a second pull wire coupled to the drum and affixed to the anchoring cylinder, such that rotation of the drum in a second direction causes the second pull wire to wind around the drum.

Abstract: An improved endoscopic tool easily and efficiently obtains samples of multiple polyps from a patient by debriding one or more polyps and retrieving the debrided polyps without having to alternate between using a separate cutting tool and a separate sample retrieving tool and may be used with an endoscope.

Abstract: A light source configured for fluorescence diagnosis comprises a first semiconductor-illuminant based light emission unit configured to emit first light in a broadband first wavelength spectrum, a second semiconductor-illuminant based light emission unit configured to emit second light in a narrowband second wavelength spectrum for excitation of fluorescence, a spectral filter for the first light emission unit that is configured to block spectral components of the first wavelength spectrum which are assigned to a color channel of a camera the fluorescence is to be detected with, and to transmit remaining spectral components of the first wavelength spectrum, a brightness control for the first light emission unit configured to dim the intensity of the emitted first light, and an optical intensity attenuator for the first light emission unit that is configured to reduce the intensity of the emitted first light below the minimum intensity obtainable through the brightness control without the intensity attenuator.

Abstract: Advanced systems for endoscopic visualization systems and tool tracking. A system includes a tool configured for insertion into a light deficient environment and an endoscope configured to provide visualization of the light deficient environment. The system includes a source of electromagnetic radiation that emits pulses of electromagnetic radiation according to a pulse cycle, and further includes a controller that instructs the source to pulse according to the pulse cycle. The system is such that a sensor disposed within the tool outputs a data frame comprising information for determining a position of the tool relative to the endoscope.

Abstract: Provided are methods of immunizing a viewport of a medical device against fogging before or during a medical procedure, and related apparatuses and devices. The methods comprise applying plasma to the viewport prior to use, thereby rendering a surface of the viewport highly hydrophilic. The methods eliminate or at least significantly reduce blur due to fogging.

Abstract: A self-cleaning dental mirror tool. The dental mirror tool includes a handle portion, a neck portion, a power pack, and a head portion. The handle portion holds the power pack. The power pack is self-contained within a housing. This power pack comprises a motor, a control switch, and one or more batteries. The power pack is removable from the handle portion. An adaptor is affixed to the end of the drive shaft of the motor. The adaptor engages a pinion having a circular bevel gear. The circular bevel gear engages an annular gearing ring on a rotor assembly having a rotor shaft and a disc to which a mirror is affixed. The mirror may be in the form of a detachable sticker with a reflective surface. In use, the mirror rotates at high speed. This high-speed rotation expels water and debris from the surface of the mirror.

Abstract: A device insertion method for observing the lateral wall of the lumen includes: rotating a hollow organ by changing a body position; turning the tip of the device to the lateral wall of the lumen by rotating the device; and retracting the organ with the device itself by rotating the device, In other embodiments, an endoscope insertion method for observing the lateral side of the organ includes: rotating a body cavity by changing a body position; turning the tip of the flexible endoscope to the lateral side of the organ by rotating the flexible endoscope; and retracting the organ with the flexible endoscope itself by rotating the flexible endoscope.

Abstract: Described herein is an intraoral adaptor comprising a collapsible body, wherein the collapsible body comprises (i) a proximal end configured to couple the intraoral adapter to at least a portion of a subject's mouth, (ii) a distal end, and (iii) a viewing channel located between said proximal end and said distal end, wherein the viewing channel is configured to define a field of view of an intraoral region of the subject's mouth, wherein the collapsible body is configured to transform between an extended position and a collapsed position along an axis extending from the proximal end of the collapsible body to the distal end of the collapsible body.

Abstract: A medical introducer includes an elongated tubular member having a proximal end, a distal portion, and a central lumen extending from the proximal end to a distal port in the distal portion. A frame structure is coupled to the distal portion of the elongated tubular member, where frame structure supports the distal portion of the elongated tubular member in a tapered shape and alternatively in a non-tapered shape. The elongated tubular member may include a rigid outer tube and a rigid inner tube carried in an interior lumen of the outer tube. The distal portion is typically a reinforced elastomeric tubular extension of the outer tube, and the reinforced elastomeric tubular extension may have a conical shape.

Abstract: A self-guided eye examination system includes an eye examination interface module mounted on a linear actuator that is configured to move the eye examination interface module along a vertical axis. The eye examination interface module includes a housing having at least one window on a front face of the housing, a frame inside of the housing, and at least one eye examination device mounted to the frame and accessible from an outside of the housing. The at least one eye examination device is configured to examine at least one aspect of a user's health. At least one graphical user interface is configured to guide the user in operating the self-guided eye examination system without assistance from an attendant. A processor is configured to cause the eye examination device to examine an aspect of the user's health and provide feedback to the user.

Abstract: An analytic tool for supporting alignment of an optical component in preparation for an interferometric test and performance of such a test. Apparatus and methods involve employment of the datum features on the optical component and/or metrology frame supporting such component. The metrology frame may include a secondary set of holograms (provided for use with a conventional system already employing a primary hologram that forms the testing optical wavefront). The conventional primary hologram is preferably substituted with a set of primary holograms (contained in the same, unitary or spatially-complementary housing sets) that perform different but complementary functions and that facilitate the alignment of the metrology frame with or without the tested optical component.

Abstract: Aspects concern an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for imaging of a sample, comprising: a sample arm for directing light onto the sample, the sample arm comprises sample arm optics comprising a dispersive element to generate an extended source for illuminating the sample: a reference arm: a detector for detecting an interference signal from light that is reflected from the reference arm and light that is back-reflected or back-scattered from the sample; and a scanner for scanning the extended source across the sample along a fast axis and a slow axis such that a plurality of partial-spectrum frames is obtained at the detector: wherein the dispersive element is orientable such that the extended source is disposed at a non-zero angle to the fast axis.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of searching for a region indicative of a pathology in an image of a portion of an eye acquired by an ocular imaging system, the method comprising: receiving image data defining the image; searching for the region in the image by processing the received image data using a learning algorithm; and in case a region in the image that is indicative of the pathology is found: determining a location of the region in the image; generating an instruction for an eye measurement apparatus to perform a measurement on the portion of the eye to generate measurement data, using a reference point based on the determined location for setting a location of the measurement on the portion of the eye; and receiving the measurement data from the eye measurement apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for making a determination about an eye. The eye is aligned with an image acquisition device using a software application executing on the image acquisition device that provides visual and/or audible indicators through peripherals of the image acquisition device. The acquired image(s) is then transmitted to a cloud-based network where a determination about the eye is made based on the image(s). In some instances, a trained person has an ability to access, review, confirm or modify the determination made about the eye.

Abstract: An eyewear device including a sensor used to measure deformation of an eyewear frame to estimate an inter-pupillary distance (IPD) of an eyewear user. The sensor is used to determine head breadth (HB) of the user and to estimate the IPD of the user. A processor displays an image on a display of the eyewear as a function of the estimated IPD to improve virtual object rendering for an improved augmented reality (AR) viewing experience while reducing vergence accommodation mismatch (VAM). User profile data, such as age and gender, can be used to generate a more accurate estimated IPD of the user.

Abstract: A method of imaging a retina an eye includes determining a position of an eye, measuring light reflected or emitted from a point on a retina of the eye, determining a location of the point on the retina based on the position of the eye. The method further includes repeating the steps of determining and measuring over time to provide multiple measurements of light reflected from points in different locations on the retina, and combining the measurements to form an image of the retina.

Abstract: An eye tracking apparatus includes M light sources configured to emit N different types of light to an eye of a user, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, and includes a camera, where the camera includes a light filtering component and an image sensor. The light filtering component is configured to filter reflected light that is reflected after the M light sources irradiate the eye, includes a plurality of light filtering units, includes at least N sub-regions, and filters at least the N different types of light, where one sub-region filters one type of light.

Abstract: Particular embodiments disclosed herein include projecting an orientation grid into an eye of a patient. A computer system captures one or more images of a retina of an eye of the patient, such as using an SLO, while projecting the orientation grid into the eye of the patient. A fixation grid may also be displayed with the patient being instructed to fixate on the fixation target. The computer system superimposes the orientation grid onto the one or more images to obtain one or more output images. The one or more output images are displayed to at least one of a surgeon and the patient. The surgeon and/or patient may review the output images and communicate the location of floaters using coordinates of the orientation grid.

Abstract: An ophthalmic loupe for generating an aerial image of a portion of an eye is provided. The ophthalmic loupe includes at least one lens, which in turn includes at least one aspheric lens face. In combination with the remaining lens faces, the at least one aspheric lens face generates an aerial image of the portion of the eye with a field of view with a negative distortion in its outer region. In this case, the absolute value of the negative distortion at the edge of the field of view is larger than 15%.

Abstract: A method for creating a composite image of at least part of an eye is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first image of the eye captured along a first axis, receiving a second image of the eye captured along a second axis that is offset from the first axis, and receiving a third image of the eye captured along a third axis that is offset from the first axis and the second axis. The method then includes combining at least part of the first image, at least part of the second image, and at least part of the third image to create a composite image of at least part of the eye, the composite image having a field of view that is at least 180 degrees.

Abstract: A wide field fundus camera having multiple illumination beam projectors and to capture multiple retinal images at various viewing angles to facilitate wide field retinal examination. The wide field fundus camera images an entire retina at a single alignment. The wide field fundus camera provides visualization of a retina and Purkinje reflections simultaneously to facilitate alignment. The wide field fundus camera further contemplates narrow and broad slit beam illuminations to enhance autofocusing, imaging through less transparent crystalline lens, and reduction of haze due to reflected and scattered light from camera and ocular surfaces other than the retina. The wide field camera contemplates a real-time algorithm to reduce said reflected and scattered light haze in said retinal images. The wide field camera further contemplates automated montage of said multiple retinal images into a single wide field FOV retinal montage and automated removal reflected and scattered light haze from said retinal montage.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for measuring and monitoring intraocular pressure (IOP) of a subject includes a contact lens disposed on the subject's eye, the contact lens having a polymer matrix and a nanowire network embedded in the polymer matrix. An electrically conductive coil is disposed in close proximity to the contact lens such that it electromagnetically couples with the nanowire network of the contact lens. A resonant frequency of the electrically conductive coil is measured and correlated with the IOP of the subject. Changes in IOP result in deformation of the nanowire network of the contact lens and a resulting change in the resonant frequency, which is measured and correlated with the change in IOP. The electrically conductive coil is adapted to be worn by the subject and may be mounted on a pair of glasses.

Abstract: A wireless Electrocardiogram (ECG) device for wirelessly capturing heart activity of a patient. The device includes wireless suction electrodes for placement on the skin of the patient, the electrodes are configured to wirelessly transfer the recorded ECG activity in real time to the device, a monitor of the device displays the ECG data, and a wireless transceiver of the devices enables the device to transmit the ECG data to one or more remote devices. The device includes an amplifier for amplification and noise reduction, a signal processing unit to transform analog signals into digital data, a software to interpret data and provide recommendations. The device includes a drawer for storing the electrodes and includes UV disinfecting light for sanitizing the electrodes.

Abstract: A device for obtaining physiological information of a medical patient can include a blood pressure device that can be coupled to a medical patient and a wireless transceiver electrically coupled with the blood pressure device. The wireless transceiver can wirelessly transmit blood pressure data received by the blood pressure device and physiological data received from one or more physiological sensors coupled to the blood pressure device.

Abstract: A method according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: receiving, from an imaging device in a pose relative to a patient, a first two-dimensional image depicting a first region of the patient from a perspective of the pose; overlaying, over the first two-dimensional image, a virtual collimator to produce a second two-dimensional image, the second two-dimensional image depicting the first region as seen by a radiation source from the perspective of the pose; and segmenting the second two-dimensional image into at least two segments, where a first segment of the at least two segments is subject to radiation produced by the radiation source while the radiation source is in the pose, and where a second segment of the at least two segments is subject to less radiation than the first segment of the at least two segments while the radiation source is in the pose.

Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for calibrating intensity of a light source for evaluating a skin lesion using Elastic-Scattering Spectroscopy (ESS). The ESS system illuminates a skin lesion with a pulse from the light source adjusted to a high output setting, receives a signal comprising an elastic scattering spectrum from illuminating the skin lesion at the high output setting, determines whether the received signal has an intensity that is greater than a saturation threshold associated with at least one optical detection sensor, and if so, stores the elastic scattering spectrum. If less than the saturation threshold, the ESS system illuminates the skin lesion with a pulse from the light source adjusted to a low output setting, receives a signal comprising an elastic scattering spectrum from illuminating the skin lesion sample at the low output setting, and stores the elastic scattering spectrum at the low output setting.

Abstract: Photoacoustic imaging techniques that deliver diffuse light in transmission mode to the brain and detect acoustic waves transmitted through an acoustic window in the skull.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring heart failure status in a patient are discussed. A medical-device system includes a storage device to store a correspondence between one or more heart failure comorbidities and corresponding one or more heart failure detection settings, and a heart failure detector circuit to detect a heart failure status of the patient. The heart failure detector circuit receives physiological information and heart failure comorbidity information of the patient, determines a detection setting for the patient based on the received comorbidity information and the stored correspondence, and detect a heart failure status using the received physiological information and the identified detection setting. A therapy circuit can deliver or adjust a heart failure therapy in response to the detected heart failure status.

Abstract: Closed cavity adjustable sensor mount systems and methods are disclosed. The sensor mount systems include a sealed, closed cavity enclosing a sensor and forming a closed cavity sensor assembly. The closed cavity sensor assembly may be tilted and/or translated relative to a platform in order to adjust the orientation of the sensor to align it with an imaging optical axis. Following alignment, the closed cavity sensor assembly may be permanently or reversibly fixed in place. The closed cavity adjustable sensor mount systems may be part of medical imaging systems such as endoscopic imaging systems and/or open field imaging systems.

Abstract: A display device including: display pixels arranged in a display area of a display panel; light sensing pixels arranged in the display area; a display scan driver configured to cause the display pixels to emit light; a light sensing scan driver configured to cause the light sensing pixels to sense light; and a main driving circuit configured to measure a user's biometric information by using light sensing signals provided from the light sensing pixels, wherein the main driving circuit senses the user's touch area when the user's biometric information is measured, and sets a biometric information measurement area and a measurement condition, which includes an emission color and an emission luminance, according to a shape of a sensed touch area and touch area information to measure the user's biometric information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting and treating relapses for neurological conditions in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for predicting and treating a clinical neurological condition relapse. The method includes steps for selecting a threshold heart rate variability value for a patient suffering from a clinical neurological condition, monitoring, using a cardiac monitor, the heart rate variability of the patient over time, providing an indicator that a relapse is imminent when the heart rate variability of the patient falls below the threshold heart rate variability value, and treating the patient using a transcranial magnetic stimulation device by applying an accelerated theta burst stimulation protocol where the transcranial magnetic stimulation target is the left prefrontal dorsolateral cortex.

Abstract: A wearable device suitable for monitoring blood in a body part may be implemented for instance in oximeters for detecting oxygen level in blood, which operates by contrasting the ratio of transmission of visible red light to transmission of infrared light. The ratio of the amount of absorbed red light to the amount of absorbed infrared light indicates the amount of oxygen in the blood. Therefore, in wearable devices having an oximeter function, there may be an emitter emitting red light to the sensor, and an emitter emitting infrared light to the same sensor which is capable of detecting in both ranges of wavelengths. In this case, the red light emitter and the infrared light emitter take turns to emit light.

Abstract: A method for measuring heart rate is provided.

Abstract: There is provided a living body monitoring system equipped with: an implant that is embedded under the skin of the living body and includes an optical part with a reflective function that is embedded below a target under the skin; and an analyzer apparatus. The analyzer apparatus includes: an irradiating apparatus for irradiating a blood vessel that is a target under the skin of the organism with a laser; and a detector that detects scattered light (CARS light) from the blood vessel via the optical unit of the implanted implant. A biomedical management system equipped with a medication system may also be provided.

Abstract: A capillary refill time determining system is configured to judge a color variation of an image, and the capillary refill time determining system includes an electronic device including an image capturing unit, a storage unit and a processor. The storage unit is configured to access a refill start time and a default value. The processor is electronically connected to the image capturing unit and the storage unit, and the processor is configured to analyze an average color value of the image at an initial period, wherein at least one refill color value is obtained by analyzing the image according to the refill start time, the difference between the average color value and the refill color value is confirmed whether less than or equal to the default value, and a refill period is calculated between the refill start time and the refill end time.

Abstract: A biometric apparatus includes a light source, an image sensor, a control circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The control circuit causes a light source to repeatedly emit a light pulse radiated onto a target part including a head of a target, causes an image sensor to receive a reflected light pulse which is caused as the light pulse is radiated onto the target part, causes the image sensor to output first image data indicating appearance of a face of the target, and causes the image sensor to output second image data according to distribution of an amount of light of at least one of components of the reflected light pulse. The signal processing circuit generates data indicating a state of the target based on a temporal change in the first image data and a temporal change in the second image data and outputs the data.