Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for determining blood pressure based on morphological features of pulses are described. A system may include a wearable device that uses one or more light emitting components configured to emit light, one or more photodetectors configured to receive light, and a controller that couples the one or more light emitting components to the one or more photodetectors. The wearable device may transmit lights associated with multiple wavelengths, and acquire photoplethysmogram (PPG) data that includes one or more PPG waveforms associated with the respective wavelengths. The system may determine respective sets of morphological features associated with each of the PPG waveforms based on systolic and diastolic peaks corresponding to the heartbeat of the user. The system may determine one or more blood pressure metrics for the user based at least in part on a comparison of the respective sets of morphological features.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting heart sound information from a subject's head are described. A system embodiment includes a headgear to be worn on the subject's head, and first and second sensors to sense respectively first and second physiologic signals each representing vibration, motion, or displacement conducted through patient body tissue. The sensed physiologic signals contain heart sound information. At least one of the first or the second sensor is included in the headgear, and placed at a head location to sense a physiologic signal indicative of heart sounds. The system includes a processor to generate a composite signal using the sensed first and second physiologic signals. The system may generate a heart sound metric using the composite signal, and detect a cardiac event such as an arrhythmia or worsening heart failure.

Abstract: A non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement system that includes a blood pressure cuff and a non-invasive blood pressure monitor. The blood pressure cuff including an inner portion that is selectively inflatable and an outer portion that is rigid or semi-rigid. The outer portion reducing external stimuli on the inner portion. The inner portion connected to a sensor coupled to the NIBP monitor, the sensor sensing a pressure of the inner portion. The NIBP monitor receiving the sensor data and processing the sensor data to determine a blood pressure of a patient about which the blood pressure cuff has been placed.

Abstract: A method of determining a blood pressure of a patient includes determining a plurality of pressure pulses, wherein each pressure pulse of the plurality of pressure pulses comprises a profile having a maximum profile height. The method also includes determining a pulse score associated with the plurality of pressure pulses, wherein the pulse score is determined based on the profiles of the pressure pulses and the maximum profile heights. The method further includes determining that the pulse score is above a pulse score threshold, and generating, in response to determining that the pulse score is above the pulse score threshold, a pulse curve based on the maximum profile heights. The method also includes determining the blood pressure of the patient without completely occluding a blood vessel of the patient, wherein the blood pressure is determined based on a plurality of values corresponding to respective points on the pulse curve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to measuring electrical impedance, and particularly to measuring impedance of electrodes used to acquire physiological signals. The measurement of electrode impedance is typically performed to ensure proper electrode-to-skin contact, and thus verify the quality of the acquired signals. Electrode-to-skin contact impedance has also clinical utility for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis or treatment, as it can be used to measure skin conductivity, which is function of physiological processes. The present invention relates in particular to a substantially continuous method for performing such measurement. The measurement is performed in such a way that it does not affect the bioband, the range (or ranges) of frequencies that contains components used for diagnostic, prognostic, triage, and/or treatment purposes. The present invention therefore performs this impedance measurement without affecting the physiological signal while allowing for uninterrupted monitoring of said signal.

Abstract: A system and method for determining cardiovascular parameters can include: receiving a plethymogram (PG) dataset, removing noise from the PG dataset, segmenting the PG dataset, extracting a set of fiducials from the PG dataset, and transforming the set of fiducials to determine the cardiovascular parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for determining a location of a blood vessel and a method thereof. The device includes a plurality of sensors, a processor, and an indicating device. The plurality of sensors may detect pressure values at a plurality of skin locations in contact with the plurality of sensors. The processor may determine the location of the blood vessel based on the pressure values. The pressure value at the skin location corresponding to the location of the blood vessel is greater than the pressure values at both sides of the skin location in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the blood vessel. The indicating device may indicate the location of the blood vessel.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sphygmomanometer that has a high level of measurement accuracy and places a low burden upon a subject whose systolic pressure is being measured. To this end, the sphygmomanometer according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit that detects cuff pressure and pulse waves; and a blood pressure calculating unit that divides pulse waves detected by the cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit into a plurality of sections within a specific period, and calculates an estimated value for systolic pressure on the basis of fluctuations in the symmetry of the pulse wave waveform in the plurality of sections, said fluctuations occurring along with variations in the cuff pressure detected by the cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method of operating a non-invasive blood pressure, NIBP, monitor to measure the blood pressure of a subject, the NIBP monitor comprising a cuff, a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the cuff and for outputting a pressure signal representing the pressure in the cuff and a physiological parameter sensor, the method comprising obtaining a first measurement of a physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the first measurement being obtained from the pressure signal; obtaining a second measurement of the physiological parameter for the subject during inflation of the cuff, the second measurement being obtained from the physiological parameter sensor; comparing the first measurement and the second measurement; and estimating the reliability of a blood pressure measurement obtained by the NIBP monitor during inflation of the cuff based on the result of the step of comparing.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for measuring the blood pressure, BP, of a user, the apparatus comprising a volume-clamp BP monitoring device that comprises a first pressure device for applying pressure to a first part of the body of the user, a first photoplethysmogram, PPG, sensor for obtaining a first PPG signal from the first part of the body of the user, and a control unit that is configured to analyse the first PPG signal and to control the pressure of the first pressure device; wherein the control unit is configured to adjust the pressure of the first pressure device to maintain the first PPG signal at a constant level and to determine the BP of the user from the pressure of the first pressure device; and a second sensor, separate from the first PPG sensor, for measuring a physiological characteristic of the user in a second part of the body of the user, wherein the second part of the body is separate from the first part of the body; wherein the apparatus is configured to analyse

Abstract: The present invention relates to wearable devices. A wrist-worn sensor for measuring wrist tendon forces corresponding to specific finger motions is provided, the sensor comprising: one or more piezoelectric sensors, wherein the one or more piezoelectric sensors emit electric currents generated upon pressure from wrist tendons on the one or more piezoelectric sensors; and a processing module configured for converting the electric currents generated upon pressure from wrist tendons into signals and for processing the signals for identification of one or more specific finger motions. A method for detecting specific finger movements based on wrist-tendon forces is also provided.

Abstract: A blood pressure pulse wave measurement apparatus includes: first and second cuffs for pressing upper and lower limbs of a measurement subject; first and second detection units configured to detect first and second pulse waves transmitted from the cuffs through first and second tubes; and a control unit configured to calculate an ankle-brachial blood pressure ratio and a pulse wave velocity using the pulse waves. First and second delay elements are provided at specific positions in the lengthwise directions of the tubes. The first delay element delays a transfer characteristic of the first tube so the transfer characteristic of the first tube matches a transfer characteristic of a tube having a predetermined first reference length, and the second delay element delays a transfer characteristic of the second tube so the transfer characteristic of the second tube matches a transfer characteristic of a tube having a predetermined second reference length.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system includes an inflatable cuff, a gas reservoir containing a compressed gas, and a sensor. When the inflatable cuff is coupled to a wearer, the gas reservoir supplies gas to the inflatable cuff to inflate the inflatable cuff via gas pathways. As the inflatable cuff inflates, a patient monitor can receive blood pressure data from the sensor and use the blood pressure data to determine the blood pressure of the wearer. The patient monitor can also receive blood pressure data during deflation of the inflatable cuff to determine the blood pressure of the wearer.

Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a system for assessing the usage of an envisaged manually movable consumer product by a user. The system has a manually movable consumer product mockup, a simulation subsystem having a display unit for presenting at least partially simulated content and a simulation processing unit for providing the simulated content, a tracking subsystem arranged for tracking at least the motion of the manually movable consumer product mockup with respect to a reference system, a data processing subsystem for receiving usage data. The simulation subsystem is arranged to simulate at least one property or feature of the envisaged manually movable consumer product and to present this property or feature as simulated content via the display unit.

Abstract: A method for assessing a user's health comprises receiving a first biometric parameter from the user's wearable device and determining whether the first biometric parameter was collected for a time period satisfying a time threshold. The method comprises, upon the time threshold being satisfied, calculating a second biometric parameter based on the first biometric parameter and/or user's health attributes provided by the user. The method comprises determining a health score for the user based on the health score, the first biometric parameter, and/or the second biometric parameter. The method further comprises transmitting and populating a user interface associated with the user with the health score, the first biometric parameter, and/or the second biometric parameter.

Abstract: A non-invasive blood pressure monitor has a blood pressure cuff and a wireless blood pressure determination unit. The wireless blood pressure determination unit automatically determines the fastest method for measuring blood pressure of a patient based on an initial blood pressure measurement made while inflating the cuff.

Abstract: A wearable blood pressure measuring device includes a wristband, a valve plate, a gas-collecting seat, a gas transportation device, an elastic medium and a pressure sensor. The wristband has a mounting zone. The mounting zone has a first accommodation recess, a second accommodation recess, a gas-collecting hole and a pressure-releasing hole. The first accommodation recess and the second accommodation recess are in fluid communication with each other through the gas-collecting hole. When the gas transportation device is enabled to transport the gas to the elastic medium, the elastic medium is inflated with the gas and expanded to push the pressure sensor to be in close contact with a measurement part of a user's body, thereby measuring a blood pressure value of a target artery through a scanning operation.

Abstract: Sympathetic vasomotor identification and quantification systems that provide ways to assess therapies, diseases, and conditions which affect sympathetic innervation and function are described. Because sympathetic vasomotion relies on intact, functional sympathetic nerves, some embodiments of the sympathetic vasomotor identification and quantification systems described herein include a signal processing functionality that establishes sympathetic vasomotor signatures through the collection of arterial blood pressure and blood flow signals.

Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to evaluating a health condition of an aspect of a patient are described. A method for evaluating the health condition of the aspect of the patient may involve obtaining successive measurement readings of a vital sign concurrently from both a left arm and a right arm of the patient for a plurality of times. The method may also involve calculating a characteristic value based on the measurement readings. The method may also involve designating a health indicator based on the characteristic value and a standard value associated with the aspect of the patient, such that the health indicator serves as an indication of the health condition of the aspect of the patient. The aspect of the patient may be a body organ of the patient. The method may further involve diagnosing the patient based on the health indicator.

Abstract: A method for displaying an anatomical image of a coronary artery on a graphical user interface with information acquired from a plurality of intravascular image frames. The method may include detecting qualitative information from the plurality of intravascular image frames, creating one or more indicator(s) from the qualitative information detected, and determining a spatial relationship between the anatomical image and a plurality of acquisition locations of the plurality of intravascular image frames and generating its linear representation. The method also includes displaying the anatomical image of the coronary artery with the linear representation overlaid thereon on a display device and overlaying the one or more indicator(s) representing at least one type of qualitative information on the anatomical image along the linear representation.

Abstract: Methods of detecting and reducing error of athletic sensor readouts are disclosed. Methods relate to receiving properties, such as an athlete's body mass index and a physiological property, such as heart rate. Based on a body mass index or other parameter being outside a range, selecting a protocol, such as a heart rate measurement protocol. In further embodiments, a heart rate measurement protocol may be augmented.

Abstract: A pulse wave analyzing apparatus comprises an acquiring section (11) which acquires a pulse wave that is non-invasively measured, and an analyzer (12) which calculates data on the frequency axis by using the pulse wave, and which obtains the index value of the respiratory-induced variation based on the calculated data on the frequency axis.

Abstract: A digital electronic stethoscope includes an acoustic sensor assembly that includes a body sensor portion and an ambient sensor portion, the body sensor portion being configured to make acoustically coupled contact with a subject while the ambient sensor portion is configured to face away from the body sensor portion so as to capture environmental noise proximate the body sensor portion; a signal processor and data storage system configured to communicate with the acoustic sensor assembly so as to receive detection signals therefrom, the detection signals including an auscultation signal comprising body target sound and a noise signal; and an output device configured to communicate with the signal processor and data storage system to provide at least one of an output signal or information derived from the output signal.

Abstract: The sensor platform array includes a plurality of sensors and one or more sensor platforms. Each sensor may be mounted on a sensor platform. The sensor platform may be mounted on a support panel. The support panel may be mounted on a toilet lid. The one or more sensor platforms may be extendable towards a user seated on the toilet. Each sensor may be independently extended so that it is positioned flush against a user's body. The sensor platform array may include bendable arms which reach around a user and place sensors on the ventral side of the user. The sensors may collect measurements which are relevant to the user's health and well-being. In some embodiments, the sensors may be removable and replaceable so that different sensors may be added according to a user's individual needs.

Abstract: A system and method for reporting the existence of sensors belonging to multiple organizations that are proximally located to a requested location. The report includes a first list of sensors that are unauthorized and discoverable and a second list of sensors that are authorized.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for determining an impedance measurement of a sample of fluid on a test strip having a base layer, at least two drive electrodes disposed on the base layer and in electrical communication with a current-source (Iac) for flowing an AC current provided by the current-source (Iac) through a fluid sample between the at least two drive electrodes, and at least two sense electrodes disposed on the base layer and positioned between the at least two drive electrodes, each of the at least two sense electrodes configured for measuring a difference in an AC potential therebetween to determine an impedance measurement of the fluid sample between the at least two sense electrodes.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device for measuring blood pressure are provided. The method includes illuminating, by a PPG sensor included in the electronic device, skin of a user and measuring a PPG signal based on an illumination absorption by the skin. Further, the method also includes extracting, by the electronic device, a plurality of parameters from the PPG signal, wherein the parameters may comprise PPG features, Heart Rate Variability (HRV) features, Acceleration Plethysmograph (APG) features, and non-linear features. The method also includes estimating, by the electronic device, the BP based on the extracted plurality of parameters.

Abstract: An apparatus for intermittent vascular occlusion based on a personalized tourniquet pressure (PTP) includes a dual-purpose tourniquet cuff having an inflatable bladder, a sensor module having a pulsation sensor communicating pneumatically with the inflatable bladder for sensing and characterizing pressure pulsations indicative of a distal occlusion pressure (DOP) to identify a minimum pressure at which penetration of blood past the cuff is stopped, a PTP estimator responsive to the pulsation sensor for producing an estimate of a PTP, wherein the estimate of the PTP is a function of the DOP, an effector module communicating pneumatically with the inflatable bladder for maintaining pressure in the bladder near the PTP during a first time period and for maintaining pressure in the bladder near a second level of pressure during a second time period, and a controller selectively operating the inflatable bladder in conjunction with the sensor module and the effector module.

Abstract: A detection device includes a light source which emits light, a lens, a light transmissive protecting plate, a length between the light source and the light transmissive protecting plate being larger than a length between the lens and the light transmissive protecting plate, and a light receiving element which receives the light. An angle formed by an optical axis of the lens and the light transmissive protecting plate is smaller than an angle formed by an optical axis of the light source and the transmissive protecting plate.

Abstract: A pressure sensor including a substrate having a first housing defining a gas-filled interior cavity arranged thereon. An elastic sealing element is attached to a free end of the first housing and generally covers an open end of the interior cavity for sealing the interior cavity with respect to an external environment. A portion of the elastic sealing element is configured to be moveable in response to a pressure acting thereon. A semiconductor die is arranged on the substrate and defines a pressure sensing diaphragm exposed to the gas occupying the interior cavity.

Abstract: A blood pressure monitoring device includes a body portion having a size and structure to extend around an appendage of a user during use, a fluid bladder at least one of attached to or integral with the body portion and arranged to be able to apply pressure to an adjacent artery or vein of the user during use, a pressure actuator fluidly connected to the fluid bladder, a controller configured to provide control signals to the pressure actuator to fill the fluid bladder to selected pressures, a signal processor configured to communicate with the controller to receive signals indicating the selected pressures to which the fluid bladder is filled, and a pressure sensor arranged in operative contact with the fluid bladder to measure blood pressure waveforms plus bladder fluid pressure to provide a pressure waveform signal containing information regarding a relationship between vessel distention and transmural pressure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display system and a diagnostic method. The display system includes an information preprocessing module, a display panel and a control circuit electrically connected to the display panel. The information preprocessing module is used for starting the control circuit and the display panel. The control circuit is used for controlling the display panel to display an image. The information preprocessing module includes a sensor used for collecting physiological information of human body and a preprocessing circuit used for preprocessing the physiological information of human body collected by the sensor and transmitting the preprocessed physiological information of human body to the control circuit. The control circuit is used for receiving and diagnosing the preprocessed physiological information of human body to obtain a diagnosis result. The display panel is used for displaying the diagnosis result.

Abstract: Disclosed are a blood pressure estimation device and the like which make it possible to estimate blood pressure with a high degree of accuracy. A blood pressure estimation device (101) has: a pulse wave calculation unit (102) for, on the basis of a pressure signal in a specific period and a pulse wave signal (2001) measured on the basis of the pressure of the pressure signal in the specific period, calculating a plurality of times at which a pulse signal satisfies prescribed conditions, a period representing the difference between the times, and a pressure value of the pressure signal during the period, and also calculating pulse wave information associating the period and the pressure value; and a blood pressure estimation unit (103) for estimating the blood pressure of the pulse wave signal (2001) on the basis of the pulse wave information.

Abstract: A blood pressure measuring apparatus, which measures a blood pressure of a living body, includes: a cuff-pressure control unit which controls a cuff pressure of a cuff that presses a part of the living body; an oscillation signal detection unit which detects an oscillation signal from the cuff pressure; a blood pressure specification unit which specifies systolic and diastolic blood pressures as the blood pressure of the living body from the oscillation signal; and a blood pressure determination unit which determines whether systolic and diastolic blood pressures are appropriate or not.

Abstract: A mobile healthcare device and method of operating the same are provided. The method includes setting a mode of the mobile healthcare device to a measurement mode, displaying a screen for guiding a user to maintain a predetermined position during the measurement mode, and, in response to a predetermined amount of time passing from a time at which the screen begins to be displayed, obtaining state information of the user based on bio information of the user, the bio information being received from a sensor.

Abstract: An apparatus for an accurate automated non-invasive measurement of blood pressure waveform using brachial (occlusion) cuff pressurized above systolic pressure and using differential pressure sensor. The methodology involves measurement in suprasystolic mode and in utilization and construction of the device followed by algorithms for processing and analysis of measured blood pressure pulse waves and assessment of hemodynamic parameters of human cardiovascular system. The device includes an electro-pump connected to the collar device, a differential pressure sensor, pressure senor A, pressure sensor B, valve, closing a valve and the air reservoir. The cuff is wrapped around a person's arm. The values of the instantaneous pressure in the pneumatic portion of the device are converted into an electric signal by the pressure sensor A, pressure sensor B and the differential pressure sensor.

Abstract: A device for performing a remote ischemic conditioning treatment. The device includes an inflatable cuff and a cartridge which is a source of gas for inflating the cuff. A first valve controls the flow of gas from the cartridge to the cuff so as to maintain a predetermined pressure in the cuff during an ischemic period. A second valve allows gas to escape from the cuff during a reperfusion period of the remote ischemic conditioning treatment. A controller which may be battery-powered is used to control the opening and closing of the valves. The cartridge may contain a gas, or materials which, under certain conditions, react to produce a gas. The chemical reaction may be initiated by an electrical pulse or signal from the controller.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to simulate arterial blood pressure pulses to train clinicians in the use of oscillometric blood pressure monitors is described. The apparatus comprises a bladder or blood pressure cuff placed in a rigid enclosure with a known volume. The enclosure also has an opening, with a pressure plate placed between the opening and the bladder. An actuator, such as a servo motor with an arm, is attached to the outside of the enclosure next to the opening such that the arm of the servo motor or actuator may exert a force on the pressure plate, which in turn impinges the bladder. The bladder may be connected to a pressure sensor and an oscillometric blood pressure monitor. The force exerted by the actuator may be controlled in a feedback loop by a controller connected to the actuator and the pressure sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed are a blood pressure device, etc., that is capable of highly accurate of blood pressure. The blood pressure device (101) has a blood pressure unit (102) that: finds a specific blood pressure related to pulse wave information (2002), by browsing blood pressure information (2001) associating the pulse wave information and blood pressure related to pulse wave signals caused by blood pressure during a specific period and measured, the pulse wave information associating blood pressure during the specific period and the pulse wave signals; and estimates the blood pressure relating to the pulse wave information (2002) on the basis of the found specific blood pressure.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system for displays cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart and create a model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The computer system may determine at least one value of the blood flow characteristic within the patient's heart based on the model. The computer system may also display a report comprising a representation of at least one artery corresponding to at least a portion the model, and display one or more indicators of the value of the blood flow characteristic on a corresponding portion of the at least one artery.

Abstract: A pumpless wearable sphygmomanometer includes a wearable element, a first fluid strip, a second fluid strip and a control module. A first side of the wearable element is for contacting with a wearer. The first and second fluid strips are arranged in parallel on the first side and spaced apart for a predetermined distance. The control module is disposed on the wearable element and includes a first pressure sensing element, a second pressure sensing element and a processing unit. The first and second pressure sensing elements communicate with the first and second fluid strips, respectively, and are configured to sense a first fluid pressure and a second fluid pressure in the first and second fluid strips, respectively. The processing unit is electrically connected to the first and second pressure sensing elements and configured to analyze a difference between the first fluid pressure and the second fluid pressure.

Abstract: A CPU detects pulse waves in a pressure signal of a cuff detected during a period of reducing pressure applied by the cuff to a measurement site and acquires blood flow sound signals corresponding to blood flow sounds occurring in the pressure reduction period. Then, data for a pulse wave envelope that associates the amplitude values of the detected pulse waves with the pressurizing pressures at the pulse wave generation times, and data for a blood flow sound envelope that associates the amplitude values of the blood flow sound signals with the pressurizing pressures at the blood flow sound generation times are generated, and the data for the pulse wave envelope and the data for the blood flow sound envelope are used to determine whether or not there is periodic variation in the blood pressure during the pressure reduction period.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for measuring a change in blood pressure caused by respiration control. A number of respirations per minute is measured based on a heart rate when a respiration exercise begins. Respiration of a subject is induced until the number of respirations per minute reaches a predetermined number of respirations per minute. A pulse transit time is calculated during the respiration exercise, a blood pressure value associated with the pulse transit time is calculated, and the blood pressure value is outputted.

Abstract: A plural parallel cuff for muscle training is made to reinforce muscles of limbs while it is wound broad around the portion of an upper arm and/or a thigh with uniform and stable binding force for the light exercise training. Three cloth sleeve bags are sewn to a connection cloth spaced in parallel. Three short rubber bags are inserted into three cloth sleeve bags respectively. The rubber bags are connected each other with T-joints for air channel. A plug and a socket are used to connect the pneumatic pump detachably to the thin tube. The plural parallel cuff is wound around a limb and hook-and-loop fasteners are used to form loops by uniting both ends of each of the cloth sleeve bags. The rubber bags are inflated by a pneumatic pump for restricting the bloodstream and then an low intensity exercise is performed.

Abstract: A soft-tissue-injury diagnostic system for diagnosing soft tissue injury within a patient includes a set of hand-held inclinometers configured and arranged for measuring angles formed between a first inclinometer disposed in proximity to a patient joint and a second inclinometer disposed distal to the joint during controlled patient movements of the joint. A plurality of measuring electrodes are coupleable in proximity to the patient's spine along the body portion that moves along the joint. The measuring electrodes are configured and arranged for measuring action potentials along patient muscle groups during the controlled patient movements of the joint and transmitting the measured action potentials to a dynamic surface electromyograph (“sEMG”) module. A hub receives and processes data from the inclinometers and the dynamic sEMG module. A visual display is configured and arranged for receiving and displaying the processed data.

Abstract: There is provided herein a method for producing a representative CO2 waveform, the method comprising obtaining two or more CO2 waveforms, for each of the two or more CO2 waveforms determining one or more scale factors and one or more shape factors, computing, based on the one or more shape and scale factors of each of the two or more CO2 waveforms, a representative set of shape factors and scale factors representing the two or more CO2 waveforms and constructing a representative waveform based on the representative set of shape and scale factors.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for assessing endothelial function in a mammal. In certain embodiments the methods involve using a cuff to apply pressure to an artery in a subject to determine a plurality of baseline values for a parameter related to endothelial function as a function of applied pressure (Pm); b) applying a stimulus to the subject; and applying external pressure Pm to the artery to determine a plurality of stimulus-effected values for the parameter related to endothelial function as a function of applied pressure (Pm); where the baseline values are determined from measurements made when said mammal is not substantially effected by said stimulus and differences in said baseline values and said stimulus-effected values provide a measure of endothelial function in said mammal.

Abstract: A system and method using an inflatable jacket over the compression paddle of a mammography and/or tomosynthesis system to enhance imaging and improve patient comfort in x-ray breast imaging.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device includes a measurement air bladder for being wrapped around a body part to be measured, a compression member that compresses the measurement air bladder from the outside of the measurement air bladder against the body part to be measured; an inflation member for inflating the measurement air bladder, a deflation member for deflating the measurement air bladder, a blood pressure determination unit that determines a blood pressure during the inflation by the inflation member or during the deflation by the deflation member, and a control unit that causes the compression member to apply a pressure that is higher than or equal to an atmospheric pressure to the measurement air bladder when an internal pressure of the measurement air bladder reaches or falls below a certain pressure due to the deflation by the deflation member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable flashlight, and more particularly to a portable flashlight which has a wireless switching function for turning on or off the flashlight by means of a radio signal in addition to a manual switch provided on the outside of the flashlight. The flashlight can not only be turned on or off by means of an external radio signal, but also be used in various ways such as turning on a part of the lamp or intermittently turning on the flashlight. A flashlight according to the present invention includes a power supply part, a lamp for generating a light by means of the power from the power supply part, and a manual switch connected between the lamp and the power supply part for switching the flashlight, characterized by further including a radio switch in addition to or instead of the manual switch, wherein the radio switch consists of a radio receiver for receiving an external radio signal to operate the radio switch.