A gas sensor is provided in which size of a filter can be decreased and optical path design is facilitated. The gas sensor includes: a light source (20) that has an active layer; a first sensor (32) disposed so that light emitted from the light source is incident thereon, configured to detect a state of a space; a second sensor (31) disposed so that light emitted from the light source is incident thereon, used to compensate for temperature variation or elapsed time variation of the first sensor; a first wavelength limiter configured to limit wavelengths of light emitted from the active layer that reach the first sensor and the second sensor, connected to the light source without the space intervening; and a second wavelength limiter configured to limit wavelengths of light emitted from the active layer that reach the second sensor, connected to the second sensor without the space intervening.
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
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CERTIFICATION SYSTEM, CERTIFICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
Solution: A certification system includes: an obtainment unit which obtains a result of identification of a user performed based on user information regarding the user and obtains state information indicating a specific state of the user from a state detection apparatus which detects the specific state of the user; and a certification unit which certifies that a state of the user satisfies a predetermined condition, based on the result of the identification of the user and on the state information. The obtainment unit obtains, from a calibration unit which executes calibration of the state detection apparatus, management information for the state detection apparatus. The certification unit certifies that the state of the user satisfies the predetermined condition, based further on the management information.
An ambulatory medical device configured to assess a patient's physical condition is provided. The device includes externally worn ECG sensing electrodes configured to detect at least one cardiac electric signal of the patient, motion detectors configured to detect at least one motion signal indicative of patient movement, and a processor operably coupled to the sensing electrodes and the motion detectors. The processor is configured to receive, for the patient, initiating criterion corresponding to an ambulatory exertion test, wherein the initiating criterion specifies heartrate-dependent parameter requirements and/or activity level-dependent parameter requirements; continuously monitor a current heartrate-dependent parameter and/or a current activity level-dependent parameter of the patient; periodically determine whether the current heartrate-dependent parameter and/or the current activity level-dependent parameter satisfies the initiating criterion; invite the patient to participate in the ambulatory exertion test; and initiate, upon receiving patient input indicating acceptance of the invitation, the ambulatory exertion test.
Provided is a slave device that performs data communication with a master device via a bus. The slave device includes: an ID storage unit that stores an ID; and a communication unit that receives a control signal, including address information indicating a common address for the plurality of slave devices, specifying information specifying at least one slave device targeted for data communication, and data length information, and, in response to the specifying information in which its own slave device is not selected, determines not to communicate with the master device, and, in response to the specifying information in which its own slave device is selected, decides an order of the slave device to read or write data with a data length indicated in the data length information from/to a register of the slave device according to the ID and the specifying information.
This document describes an automated external defibrillator comprising a control configured to switch between a pediatric operating mode and an adult operating mode, wherein each operating mode comprises a mode-specific energy configuration and a mode-specific user configuration; an indicator configured to provide an indication of the operating mode in use during a resuscitation process; one or more processors configured to switch to the mode-specific energy configuration and the mode-specific user configuration upon a change of operating mode between the pediatric operating mode and the adult operating mode such that the automated external defibrillator delivers a defibrillating shock to a patient based on the mode-specific energy configuration; and an interface of the automated external defibrillator provides resuscitation instructions to a user based on the mode-specific user configuration.
A system for providing a visual summary of a condition of a patient when traumatic brain injury (TBI) is suspected or diagnosed includes at least one patient condition sensor configured to sense data representative of a patient condition parameter of interest for a TBI patient; at least one airflow sensor configured to sense data representative of ventilations provided to the patient; at least one visual display for providing the visual summary to a user; and at least one controller. The at least one controller is configured to cause the visual display to provide the visual summary. The visual summary can include at least one visual representation of at least one patient condition parameter for each time interval of a plurality of time intervals, at least one visual representation of ventilation information, and a visual indication of when at least one patient condition parameter is outside of a target range.
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A wearable defibrillator for monitoring life threatening arrhythmias in a patient includes a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) sensing electrodes to generate ECG data, one or more audio devices, and one or more processors. The one or more audio devices include a microphone configured to detect background noise and a speaker configured to produce an audio output. The one or more processors are configured to detect. from at least the ECG data, whether the patient is experiencing a life threatening arrhythmia, cause an audible alarm to be produced as the audio output in response to detecting that the patient is experiencing the life threatening arrhythmia, identify a level of the background noise detected by the microphone in response to detecting that the patient is experiencing the arrhythmia, and increase a confidence that the detected arrhythmia is appropriate for treatment in response to identifying that little to no background noise is detected.
A medical device system for providing sensor data capture includes a medical device that may include one or more removably coupled sensor hubs and that includes a display to provide sensor data and at least one data interface (DI) port that may be a sensor-agnostic DI (SA-DI) port and a data transfer cable that may be compatible with the sensor-agnostic DI port and includes a first electromechanical connector configured to detachably couple to the SA-DI port and a second electromechanical connector configured to couple to the sensor and that includes a cable memory and processor configured to execute stored software to format sensor data according to a protocol of the SA-DI port, an authentication circuit, and a cable isolation device to limit patient leakage current flow from the medical device to the sensor and to electrically isolate the authentication circuit from the cable processor and the cable memory.
A wearable cardiac monitoring and treatment device includes a garment, a plurality of ECG electrodes and a plurality of therapy electrodes supported by the garment. A fastener is configured to secure the garment about a torso of the patient for a prescribed duration. A disengagement sensor provides an indication of disengagement of the fastener prior to expiration of the prescribed duration in which the garment is no longer secured about the torso of the patient. The device includes a therapy delivery circuit coupled to the plurality of therapy electrodes and configured to deliver one or more therapeutic pulses. A controller coupled to therapy delivery circuit is configured to analyze an ECG signal monitored by the plurality of ECG electrodes and, upon detecting one or more treatable arrhythmias, cause the therapy delivery circuit to deliver the one or more therapeutic pulses to the patient.
A wearable therapeutic device is provided. The wearable therapeutic device includes a garment, and the garment includes an electrode and a conductive thread. A control unit is coupled to the conductive thread and identifies an electrical connection between a conductive surface of the electrode and the conductive thread, and an alarm module can provide information about the positioning of the electrode in the garment based on the electrical connection.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new method for producing a compound encoded by an oligonucleotide. Provided according to the present invention is a method for producing a compound encoded by an oligonucleotide, the method including phosphodiester bonding of oligonucleotide chains to each other by chemical ligation under prescribed conditions.
C07H 21/04 - Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids with deoxyribosyl as saccharide radical
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A medical system is provided. The medical system includes an electrode with a backing pad having top and bottom surfaces. A conductive layer is attached to the top surface of the backing pad, and a conductive gel layer covers at least part of the top surface of the conductive layer. A first bonding layer covers at least part of the top surface of the conductive layer. The electrode can include a leadwire with a stripped end length, and at least a portion of the stripped end length is disposed between the first bonding layer and a second bonding layer that also contacts the first bonding layer. The coupled-together first and second bonding layers are disposed at least in part between the conductive layer and the conductive gel layer.
A non-invasive wearable ambulatory cardiac defibrillator configured to stabilize forces on one or more electrodes on the patient's skin is provided. The device includes a garment configured to be worn around a torso of a patient, a sensing electrode configured to sense electrical signals at the surface of the patient's skin indicative of electrical activity of the patient's heart, a therapy electrode configured to deliver defibrillation pulses to the patient, and a controller in communication with the sensing and therapy electrode. The controller is configured to receive the signals from the sensing electrode and to cause delivery of the defibrillation pulses from the therapy electrode based on the controller detecting a cardiac arrhythmia in the received electrical signals. The garment includes a main garment portion configured to engage the torso of the patient, an isolation zone material disposed within the main garment portion and to which the sensing electrode is attached, and a movement absorption region connecting the main garment portion to the isolation zone material.
An ambulatory medical device including a plurality of sensing electrodes and one or more processors operably coupled to the plurality of sensing electrodes is provided. Each sensing electrodes is configured to be coupled eternally to a patient and to detect one or more ECG signals. The one or more processors are configured to receive at least one electrode-specific digital signal for each of the plurality of sensing electrodes, determine a noise component for each of the electrode-specific digital signals, analyze each of the noise components for each of the plurality of sensing electrodes, generate electrode matching information for each sensing electrode of the plurality of sensing electrodes based upon analysis of each of the noise components, determine one or more sensing electrode pairs based upon the electrode matching information, and monitor each of the one or more sensing electrode pairs for ECG activity of the patient.
In some examples, an ambulatory medical device is provided. The ambulatory medical device includes at least one sensor configured to acquire data descriptive of the patient, one or more processors in communication with the at least one sensor, a patient care component executable by the one or more processors, and a limited functionality component executable by the one or more processors. The patient care component is configured to perform one or more primary operations of the ambulatory medical device at least in part by accessing the data descriptive of the patient. The limited functionality component is configured to exchange information with a communication device and to not affect the one or more primary operations of the ambulatory medical device.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/0245 - Measuring pulse rate or heart rate using sensing means generating electric signals
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A temperature management system is configured to control a temperature of a patient's body using a heat exchange device. The temperature management system is configured to deliver temperature management treatment or therapy to a patient. A user interface of the system is configured to display operational data and patient data on the user interface in a configuration that allows a user to determine or review one or more periods of the performed temperature management treatment.
An ambulatory patient monitoring and treatment device configured to be worn continuously is provided. The device includes sensing electrodes, therapy electrodes, and cardioprotective apparel for wear about the torso. The cardioprotective apparel includes a cardioactive band configured to support the sensing electrodes and anterior therapy electrode(s) such that, when worn, the sensing electrodes are disposed on predetermined sensing anatomical regions and the anterior therapy electrode(s) are disposed on an anterior therapy electrode placement region. The cardioprotective apparel also includes at least two shoulder harnesses. Each of the at least two shoulder harnesses includes a force applicator having an elasticity configured to shift breast tissue away from at least one sensing anatomical region and/or the anterior therapy electrode placement region, thereby facilitating the anterior therapy electrode(s) and the sensing electrodes in lying flush with a patient's skin. The device also includes a controller and associated circuitry operably connected to the electrodes.
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer program product for cardiac event risk assessment including for assessing future cardiac risk for a patient. The disclosed systems can include a wearable cardiac sensing device configured to be removably, bodily-attached to the patient, configured to sense signals from a patient and provide the digitized to a processor configured to determine cardiac event risk assessment. In some embodiments, cardiac event risk assessment can be determined based on a cardiovibration classifier, counts or burdens associated with premature ventricular contractions (PVC) patterns, and multi-focal PVCs.
A carrier, such as a battery, that queries a memory of a charger or charging circuit, or the memory of equipment or discharging circuit powered by the battery, to determine the relative date or version of data, operating parameters and/or software on both the battery and the equipment, and either provides updated data, operating parameters and/or software to the equipment, or retrieves later dated data, operating parameters and/or software from the equipment to update the memory of the battery and/or further distribute the updated data, operating parameter sand/or software to other batteries or equipment.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
G06F 15/173 - Interprocessor communication using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star or snowflake
H01M 10/42 - Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
H04L 67/1097 - Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
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Garment Features for Therapy Electrode Pressure and/or Stabilization in a Wearable Medical Device
A non-invasive wearable ambulatory cardiac defibrillator configured to improve therapy electrode contact with a patient's skin is provided. The defibrillator device includes a garment configured to be worn around the patient's torso, a sensing electrode attached to the garment and configured to sense electrical signal(s) at the surface of the patient's skin indicative of electrical activity of the patient's heart, and therapy electrodes attached to the garment and configured to deliver one or more defibrillation pulses to the patient. The therapy electrodes include at least two posterior therapy electrodes configured to be disposed on a posterior portion of the patient's body. The device further includes at least one strap attached to a back portion of the garment and exerting a normal force on the posterior therapy electrodes to exert a substantially uniform normal force over the surfaces of the posterior therapy electrodes and/or limit displacement of the posterior therapy electrodes.
A system for managing treatment of a person in need of emergency assistance is provided. The system includes at least one camera configured to be mounted to a person in need of medical assistance. The system also includes an image processing device, which can be configured to receive images captured by the at least one camera and to process the images to generate a representation of a rescue scene surrounding the person. The system further includes an analysis device. The analysis device can be configured to determine a characteristic associated with a resuscitation activity based on analysis of the representation of the rescue scene generated by the image processing device. A computer-implemented method for managing treatment of a person in need of emergency assistance is also provided.
A mechanical chest compression device is secured to a gurney, transport stretcher or ambulance cot while engaging a patient's thorax to provide mechanical CPR during transport. The mechanical chest compression device compresses the patient's thorax against the gurney deck. The mechanical chest compression device may engage the side rails on the gurney, the gurney deck or any suitable structural elements of the gurney.
An IC chip that controls a driving mechanism that drives an optical element based on a control signal is provided. The IC chip comprises a generation unit that generates the control signal for moving the optical element to a target position while suppressing sound generated due to the driving by the driving mechanism, based on a detection signal indicating a position of the optical element and relationship information indicating a relationship between an index corresponding to a magnitude of the sound generated due to the driving by the driving mechanism and a position of the optical element.
G03B 13/22 - Rangefinders coupled with focusing arrangements, e.g. adjustment of rangefinder automatically focusing camera coupling providing for compensation upon change of camera lens
G02B 7/28 - Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
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WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS HEART MONITORING WITH INTERMITTENT ADDITIONAL SIGNAL DATA PROVIDED VIA ONE OR MORE TOUCH-SENSITIVE ELECTRODES
A wearable medical device is provided for monitoring a cardiac condition of a patient, where the device is releasably mounted to the patient's chest and includes at least two skin-facing electrodes forming a first one or more ECG leads for ongoing monitoring of heart functioning and at least one touch electrode for intermittently obtaining additional circuit vectors for deriving additional metrics regarding the functioning of the patient's heart. Each touch electrode is configured to form an additional lead/vector that is a larger vector and/or separated by at least 15° from a corresponding first lead/vector formed from the first one or more ECG leads in a vector cardiogram representation of the first one or more ECG leads and the additional lead/vector.
A61B 5/0245 - Measuring pulse rate or heart rate using sensing means generating electric signals
A61B 5/259 - Means for maintaining electrode contact with the body using adhesive means, e.g. adhesive pads or tapes using conductive adhesive means, e.g. gels
A patient-coupled resuscitation device for use with a plurality of medical devices is provided. The resuscitation device includes a portion configured to provide treatment, a connector configured to connect the resuscitation device to one of a first medical device and a second medical device, and a housing including a memory and associated circuitry. The memory and associated circuitry is configured to store a device identifier to identify the resuscitation device; receive medical treatment information from the first medical device, the medical treatment information including at least one of: patient physiological data, patient characteristic data, and rescuer performance data; receive timing information of the medical treatment information from the first medical device; record the medical treatment information and the timing information; and transfer, upon detecting a connection to the second medical device, the medical treatment information and the timing information to the second medical device.
This current sensor comprises: a first lead frame that includes a first terminal part and a first conductor part; a second lead frame that includes a second terminal part and a second conductor part, is thinner than the first lead frame, and is electrically insulated from the first lead frame; at least one magnetoelectric conversion element; and a signal processing IC. The first conductor part has a first portion facing the first surface of the signal processing IC, and a second portion that is connected to the first portion and is positioned closer to the second surface side of a sealing part than the first portion, thereby forming a first step portion together with the first portion, and that is connected to the first terminal part. When viewed from a direction from the first side surface to the second side surface of the sealing part, the second conductor part and the signal processing IC are positioned between a second surface of the first portion opposite to the first surface of the first portion facing the first surface of the sealing part and a second surface of the second portion opposite to the first surface of the second portion facing the first surface of the sealing part.
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
H01L 23/48 - Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body in operation, e.g. leads or terminal arrangements
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HANDLING OF AGE OF TRANSMITTED DATA IN MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM
An example of a system for review of clinical data includes a medical device configured to receive patient data signals from patient interface devices coupled to the medical device, and an auxiliary device configured to communicatively couple to the medical device via a communication channel and including an output device, a memory, a communication interface, and a processor configured to establish the communication channel, estimate a transmission age for the patient data, receive the patient data from the medical device via the communication channel, determine a patient data age based on at least one of the transmission age and a playback selection age, select a patient data age threshold based on a patient data context, compare the patient data age to the patient data age threshold to determine a patient data age indication, and provide the patient data and the patient data age indication at the output device.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A wearable cardiac monitoring/rehabilitative system configured to manage patient engagement incentives is provided. The system includes a wearable cardiac monitoring device, configured to continuously monitor a patient for arrhythmias, including one or more externally worn sensors and motion detectors. The system also includes a non-transitory server database and one or more server processors. The server processor(s) are configured to receive incentive criteria for a predetermined patient engagement incentive program for the patient, store a patient incentive data structure based on the incentive criteria, and receive from the device at least one ECG signal, motion data, and wear state data. The server processor(s) are also configured to determine whether the patient has satisfied or partially satisfied the incentive criteria based on the motion data and/or wear state data and if so, update the patient incentive data structure to indicate that the patient has earned a complete or partial incentive reward.
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
A61B 5/33 - Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG] specially adapted for cooperation with other devices
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
An ambulatory medical device is provided. The device includes battery lock circuitry configured to transmit a lock signal at a beginning of a battery lock period of the ambulatory medical device and transmit an unlock signal upon detecting an unlock triggering event indicating an end of the battery lock period of the ambulatory medical device. The device also includes a battery being configured to be securely disposed within a chamber of the ambulatory medical device in a first locked manner and provide power to the ambulatory medical device and a battery lock configured to mechanically engage the battery in a second locked manner upon receiving the lock signal indicating the beginning of the battery lock period of the ambulatory medical device and mechanically disengage the battery from the second locked manner upon receiving the unlock signal signaling the end of the battery lock period.
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G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
Provided is a gas sensor that senses gas to be sensed, comprising a light emitting unit that radiates light; a first light receiving unit that receive at least a part of the light that passed through the gas to be sensed, and outputs a first light reception signal according to a light reception result; a second light receiving unit that receives at least a part of the light that did not pass through the gas to be sensed, and outputs a second light reception signal according to a light reception result; and an operating unit that senses that condensation has occurred in a light path from the light emitting unit to the first light receiving unit based on the first light reception signal and the second light reception signal.
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
G01N 33/497 - Physical analysis of biological material of gaseous biological material, e.g. breath
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BREATH SENSOR, GAS SENSOR, AND BREATH SENSING METHOD
Provided is a breath sensor which senses a breath generated by breathing, including: a light emitting unit which emits light toward a path through which the breath passes; a first light receiving unit which receives at least a part of the light emitted from the light emitting unit and outputs a first light reception signal according to a light reception result; and an operating unit which performs an operation on the first light reception signal, wherein the operating unit calculates a baseline of a waveform of based on a frequency component of the first light reception signal lower than a first cut-off frequency that is set, and senses the breath based on a signal obtained by removing the baseline from the first light reception signal.
An ambulatory medical device is provided. The ambulatory medical device includes at least one sensor configured to acquire data descriptive of a patient, a memory, a user interface, and at least one processor coupled with the memory, the at least one sensor, and the user interface. The at least one processor is configured to determine whether the ambulatory medical device is within a predefined range of a reference location and to initiate location-specific processing in response to determining that the ambulatory medical device is within the predefined range. The location-specific processing includes at least one of issuing a notification and adapting the user interface.
A serviceable wearable cardiac treatment device for continuous extended use by an ambulatory patient includes a garment and a device controller. The garment is configured to dispose therein a plurality of ECG sensing and therapy electrodes. The device controller is configured to be in separable electrical communication with the plurality of ECG sensing and therapy electrodes. The device controller includes an impact-resistant energy core, including a frame and capacitor(s) permanently bonded to the frame. The device controller includes a critical function circuit board, including critical function processor(s) and circuitry, and a non-critical function circuit board, including non-critical function processor(s) and circuitry. The critical function circuit board is in electrical communication with the capacitor(s) and configured to control critical operations of the device controller regardless of operability of the non-critical function circuit board. The non-critical function circuit board is configured to control non-critical operations of the device controller.
Electrotherapy waveform and pulse generation and delivery systems, methods and devices are described, such as for generation and delivery of defibrillation or pacing electrotherapeutic waveforms to patients, using open or closed loop current control. An example system includes a power supply, a therapeutic current control network including a resonant tank and at least one current control switch, and a controller. The controller may adjust operation of at least one current control switch in adjusting delivery of an electrotherapeutic waveform to the patient to correspond with a specified waveform. Therapeutic current control networks are described that are quasi-resonant and boost a voltage of an electrotherapeutic waveform delivered to the patient. Therapeutic current control networks are also described that may switch between a parallel resonance mode and a series resonance mode. Systems are described that may utilize one or more of soft switching, wide bandgap materials and a bidirectional power supply.
In an illustrative embodiment, a system for providing automation and virtual assistance to medical claims processing includes a predictive analytics platform configured to receive patient information for a medical claim from a claims processing system, cross-reference the patient information with stored data to identify a patient record, apply the patient information to machine learning classifier(s) to estimate a likelihood of match between the patient information and the patient record, provide patient record information to the claims system, receive claims data from the claims system, access, from a data universe, requirements corresponding to a payer corresponding to the medical claim, the requirements having been generated through training machine learning classifier(s) with claims data corresponding to claims denied by the payer, verify the claims data in view of the requirements, and provide an indication of missing claims information and/or invalid claims information to the claims system.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
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Computing device with graphical user interface for communicating health-related messages regarding ventilated patients
Provided is a current detection device, comprising at least two bus bars each of which includes a magnetic detection element, a first current path having a larger cross-sectional area, and a second current path having a smaller cross-sectional area, the first current path and the second current path sandwiching the magnetic detection element, wherein the at least two bus bars are arranged such that the first current paths face each other. The current detection device may further comprise another bus bar that is arranged between the at least two bus bars, and includes a magnetic detection element, a third current path having a large cross-sectional area, and a fourth current path having a small cross-sectional area, to the third current path and the fourth current path sandwiching the magnetic detection element.
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM
An information processing apparatus includes: a communication unit which receives statistical information transmitted from a sensor, the sensor having a measuring unit which measures environment information regarding environment in a target space and a statistics generation unit which generates, based on the environment information, the statistical information regarding the environment of the target space, a derivation unit which derives, based on the statistical information, a comfort index representing a comfort level of the target space according to a predetermined derivation method, and a generation unit which generates comfort information representing the comfort index of the target space.
Disclosed is an infrared detecting device with a high SNR. The infrared detecting device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type; a light receiving layer formed on the first layer; and a second layer formed on the light receiving layer and having a second conductivity type. The first layer includes, in the stated order: a layer containing Alx(1)In1-x(1)Sb; a layer having a film thickness ty(1) in nanometers and containing Aly(1)In1-y(1)Sb; and a layer containing Alx(2)In1-x(2)Sb, where ty(1), x(1), x(2), and y(1) satisfy the following relations: for j=1, 2, 0
H01L 31/0304 - Inorganic materials including, apart from doping materials or other impurities, only AIIIBV compounds
H01L 31/036 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
A system for providing remote assistance to a caregiver during a medical event includes a computer tablet with a transmitter/receiver to communicably couple the tablet with a remote computing system associated with central caregivers, physiological sensors for collecting patient information, and a defibrillator configured to couple to the sensors and including a transmitter/receiver to communicably couple the defibrillator and tablet, and a processor to receive the patient information from the sensors, provide the patient information for display, and communicate the patient information to the tablet, the tablet being configured to generate a user alert for communications with the remote system based on a signal indicating that resuscitative treatment of the victim is being administered, the signal including the patient information received from the sensors, and the user alert including a request for a confirmation to initiate communications with the remote system, and, in response, establish communications with the remote system.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
H04W 4/90 - Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
An example of a medical device management system includes a plurality of external defibrillators and a computing device, the plurality of defibrillators and the computing device associated with a common administrator and the plurality of defibrillators comprising a previously stored protocol configuration and a configuration information database, wherein the plurality of defibrillators and the computing device are configured to be communicatively connected by a wireless connection to a central server including the configuration information database and configured to: receive a list of protocol configuration settings from the central server, send a request for administrator-selected protocol configuration settings based on the list of protocol configuration settings to the central server, receive the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings from the central server, and update the previously stored protocol configuration based on the received administrator-selected protocol configuration settings.
A feedback device for an acute care provider includes: at least one motion sensor; a haptic output component for providing feedback having a varying haptic pattern to the acute care provider regarding performance of a resuscitation activity; and a controller. The controller can be configured to receive and process a signal representative of performance of the resuscitation activity from the at least one motion sensor, compare the acute care provider's performance of the resuscitation activity to a target performance of the resuscitation activity, and cause the haptic output component to provide haptic feedback to the acute care provider by changing the haptic pattern based, at least in part, on the signal from the at least one motion sensor and the comparison of the acute care provider's performance to the target performance of the resuscitation activity. The device can be adapted to be wrist-worn by the acute care provider.
An external defibrillator system includes one or more compression sensors; one or more physiological sensors; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: receive and process chest compression signals and physiological signals from the sensors, determine values for chest compression depth and/or chest compression rate based on the received chest compression signals, determine a trend of at least one physiological parameter over a period comprising multiple chest compressions based on the received physiological signals, adjust a target chest compression depth and/or target chest compression rate based on the determined trend of the at least one physiological parameter, compare the determined values for chest compression depth and/or chest compression rate to the adjusted target compression depth and/or the adjusted target compression rate, and provide feedback about the quality of chest compressions performed on the patient.
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METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MECHANICAL LUNG VENTILATION
A ventilator includes electronic control circuitry configured to control a supply of breathing gas for a plurality of respiratory cycles, measure a volume received by the patient in each of the plurality of respiratory cycles, and determine, for each cycle of the plurality of respiratory cycles, a cycle score corresponding to a deviation between the volume of the cycle and a predetermined target volume. The determined cycle score can be selected from a predetermined number of cycle scores that span positive and negative numbers based on the deviation. A pressure step value can be determined based on a plurality of cycle scores corresponding to the plurality of respiratory cycles, and a current pressure of the breathing gas is adjusted by an amount corresponding to the determined pressure step value. The pressure step value may be generated by dividing a sum of the plurality of cycle scores by a sample size.
A flow sensor system for ventilation treatment comprises a flow conduit configured to allow gas flow between a first region and a second region, the flow conduit defining a lumen for the gas flow; a flow restrictor disposed within the lumen of the flow conduit between the first region and the second region; a first absolute pressure sensor disposed adjacent to the first region of the flow conduit and configured to measure a pressure of the gas flow at the first region of the flow conduit; and a second absolute pressure sensor disposed adjacent to the second region of the flow conduit and configured to measure pressure of the gas flow at the second region of the flow conduit.
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An ambulatory medical device includes a sensor configured to acquire a signal indicative of a physiological condition of a patient, a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to monitor the physiological signal, and to perform a diagnostic test, and a remote access manager operatively coupled to the controller and configured to monitor for a command from a remote system to perform the diagnostic test, and to cause the controller to perform the diagnostic test in response to the command. In the device, the remote access manager may be further configured to transmit data representing an operational status of the ambulatory medical device to the remote system. The operational status of the controller may result from performing the diagnostic test. The remote access manager may be further configured to send the data representing the operational status of the ambulatory medical device in real time or substantially in real time.
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There is provided an integrator including: a first order delay unit which outputs an output signal obtained by delaying a signal in accordance with an input signal; a first feedback unit which generates a first feedback signal in accordance with the output signal; a second feedback unit which generates a second feedback signal in accordance with the output signal; an addition and subtraction unit which adds and subtracts the first feedback signal and the second feedback signal, respectively, to and from the input signal, for an input to the delay unit; and a control unit which causes the second feedback unit to operate as a delay circuit during the first period, and causes the second feedback unit to operate as a gain circuit having a gain smaller than 0 during the second period.
A signal processing circuit of a current sensor has: a voltage detection circuit which detects a common mode voltage obtained by combining voltages of first signals respectively outputted from the pair of first output terminals; a differential amplifier circuit which outputs a signal obtained by amplifying each of the first signals with a predetermined gain, when the common mode voltage is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold voltage, and which outputs a signal obtained by amplifying each of the first signals with a gain lower than a predetermined gain, when the common mode voltage exceeds the predetermined threshold voltage; and a correction circuit which corrects an output signal of the differential amplifier circuit, and the signal processing circuit derives a current value of the current flowing through the conductor, based on the output signal corrected by the correction circuit.
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Crosslinked Rubber Composition and Method for Producing Crosslinked Rubber Composition
A crosslinked rubber composition of a composition including 20 to 50 parts by mass of styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber, 50 to 80 parts by mass of diene rubber, and 20 to 50 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, a total of the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber and the diene rubber being 100 parts by mass, wherein the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber has an amount of bound styrene of 20 to 55% by mass, a ratio of an amount of styrene block to the amount of bound styrene of 0.020 to 0.23, an amount of 1,2-bond in a butadiene moiety of 10 to 60% by mass, a Mooney viscosity at 100° C. measured according to JIS K6300-1 of 50 to 80, and a refractive index of 1.5100 to 1.5900, the diene rubber has a refractive index of 1.5000 to 1.5400, and the inorganic filler has a refractive index of 1.3700 to 1.5400.
A system for assisting a rescuer in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient includes: a proximity sensor configured to be positioned at a location corresponding to a location of a rescuer's hand when delivering compressions to a patient's chest, the proximity sensor configured to produce a signal indicative of the rescuer's hands being released from the patient's chest; a medical device operatively coupled with the proximity sensor and configured to provide resuscitative treatment to the patient; and a controller communicatively coupled with the medical device and the proximity sensor. The controller is configured to: determine, based upon the signal from the proximity sensor, if the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest, and trigger an action by the medical device in response to a determination that the rescuer's hands have been released from the patient's chest.
A method for determining a spatial location of at least one patient data gathering device includes the steps of receiving at least one signal from a geolocation system and analyzing the at least one signal to determine the spatial location of the at least one patient data gathering device.
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Systems and methods for cloud-based computer-aided dispatch (CAD) of emergency medical services (EMS) include receiving real-time EMS vehicle location tracking information from and sending an EMS vehicle assignment to a vehicle of an EMS agency, and communicatively coupling to a computing system associated with the EMS agency to provide services including request intake configured to receive a request for a patient's EMS trip, a dispatch GUI hosted at the EMS agency, and a dispatch code service for determining dispatch code(s) for the EMS trip based on the request. The dispatch GUI may include an interactive graphical map, and a data entry window for capturing trip information. Based on a user-selected position on the map, a portion of the trip information may automatically populate in the data entry window. The vehicle may be assigned using the trip information, the real-time vehicle location tracking information, the request, and the dispatch code(s).
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External Medical Device that Identifies a Response Activity
An external medical device is provided. The device can include monitoring circuitry configured to sense physiological information of a patient and a controller with one or more input components. The controller can be configured to: detect one or more patient events based, at least in part, on the physiological information; notify the patient of the detection of the one or more patient events; and receive a patient response to the notification. The patient response can include a response activity identifiable by the input component, which is configured to test a psychomotor ability of the patient, cognitive ability of the patient, strength, balance, stability, and flexibility of the patient, and/or to substantially confirm that a person performing the activity is the patient.
G06F 3/04817 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance using icons
G06F 3/04883 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
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55.
Control of basal plane dislocations in large aluminum nitride crystals
In various embodiments, aluminum nitride single crystals are rapidly diameter-expanded during growth and have large crystal augmentation parameters. The aluminum nitride single crystals advantageously have low densities of basal plane dislocations and large substrate versatility metrics.
A system and method for determining CPR induced chest compression depth using two sensors while accounting for different orientations of the two sensors.
An estimation apparatus which estimates at least one of a position or a posture of a second portion relative to a first portion includes a derivation unit which derives a difference between a first value based on a first measured value according to a position or a posture of the second portion relative to the first portion measured by the magnetic sensor and a second value based on a second measured value according to a position or a posture of the second portion relative to the first portion measured by the gyro sensor; and an estimation unit which estimates a position and a posture of the second portion relative to the first portion based on at least one of the first value or the second value and the difference.
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G01B 7/30 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring angles or tapersMeasuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for testing the alignment of axes
G01C 19/00 - GyroscopesTurn-sensitive devices using vibrating massesTurn-sensitive devices without moving massesMeasuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
58.
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SENSING METHOD
An information processing apparatus which senses an object by using an FMCW radar, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: a data processing unit acquiring an angle power spectrum by performing angle FFT on a received signal; an acquisition unit acquiring an angle peak bin indicating an angle with the object; an extraction unit extracting an output signal corresponding to the power spectrum signal; and a correction unit correcting a phase of the output signal in accordance with a bin number of the plurality of peak bins, wherein the data processing unit applies a window function higher in order than a rectangular window function when performing the angle FFT, and the correction unit corrects the phase of the output signal so that a phase difference to be added or subtracted is (N−1)/2×π×sin(θ(i)) [rad] in accordance with the bin number of the angle peak bin.
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Data processing services in the field of healthcare Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for supporting the exchange of healthcare data between emergency medical services, emergency dispatch services, hospitals, healthcare providers, and healthcare billing services, healthcare product companies, and health information networks; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for exchanging healthcare data between emergency medical services, emergency dispatch services, hospitals, healthcare providers, and healthcare billing services, healthcare product companies, and health information networks
61.
Vacuum and Positive Pressure Ventilation Systems and Methods for Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation
Medical techniques include systems and methods for administering a positive pressure ventilation, a positive end expiratory pressure, and a vacuum to a person. Approaches also include treating a person with an intrathoracic pressure regulator so as to modulate or upregulate the autonomic system of the person, and treating a person with a combination of an intrathoracic pressure regulation treatment and an intra-aortic balloon pump treatment.
A crosslinked rubber composition which is a crosslinked product of a rubber composition including 100 parts by mass of a rubber component (A) including 10% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less of a hydrogenated conjugated diene-based polymer and having an iodine value of 10 or more and 370 or less, and 10 parts by mass or more and 120 parts by mass or less of carbon black (B), in which the hydrogenated conjugated diene-based polymer has a degree of hydrogenation of 10% or more and 99% or less, an aromatic vinyl monomer block content of less than 5% by mass and a weight average molecular weight of 150000 or more and 1500000 or less, and a change in shore A hardness after heating under air at 100° C. for 72 hours compared with that before the heating satisfies the following expression (1): −10<(Shore A hardness after heating)−(Shore A hardness before heating)<5 . . . (1).
An example of a system for post-case analysis of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performance trends includes a ventilation metrics device with sensors configured to generate signals indicative of ventilation treatment data during a medical treatment of a patient, and a patient monitor/defibrillator configured to receive the signals, calculate the ventilation treatment data based on the received signals, and transmit the ventilation treatment data, and a remote computing device configured to communicatively couple with the treatment monitoring system and with an output display device, the computing device including at least one memory and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to receive treatment data from the treatment monitoring system, the treatment data including the ventilation treatment data, and provide case review information at a case review dashboard at the output device, the case review information including time trend plots of the ventilation treatment data.
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64.
METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MECHANICAL LUNG VENTILATION
A method for controlling mechanical lung ventilation is described. The method may include intermittently switching the airway pressure of a patient from a first baseline pressure level to a second baseline pressure and vice-versa such that the patient is able to breathe spontaneously in both first and second baseline pressure levels; detecting an inspiration effort by the patient within a predetermined period of time before a switching event of the intermittently switching the airway pressure; and controlling, responsive to detecting a breathing effort, a flow control valve and an exhalation valve to adjust a length of the first period of time according to a delay time so a patient inspiration-exhalation cycle is completed prior to the switching event.
A patient data charting system for automated data capture by an electronic patient care record (ePCR) generated during a patient encounter with emergency medical services (EMS) includes a local computing device including a processor, and a memory storing an ePCR including ePCR data fields, and a user interface device communicatively coupled to the local computing device and including a microphone and speaker, wherein the microphone may be configured to capture spoken patient encounter information, wherein the processor may be configured to receive the spoken patient encounter information as text information from a speech-to-text conversion application, determine at least one ePCR data field value based on the text information, populate at least one ePCR data field with the at least one ePCR data field value, generate caregiver prompts based on the at least one ePCR data field value, and provide the audible caregiver prompts to the caregiver via the speaker.
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66.
Force Sensing Implementations in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are described herein. The system includes a chest compression device having force sensing capabilities, for providing feedback in enhancing the quality of acute care. The force sensor(s) may exhibit varying resolutions over different dynamic force ranges, for example, to provide information helpful to the resuscitative treatment. Chest compression devices that are able to sense force may be able to assist a system in providing accurate chest compression depth and rate information, as well as assess the amount of work exerted by one or more rescuers during the course of resuscitation. Force sensors described herein may employ relatively inexpensive components, such as pressure sensors, emitters, optical detectors, simple circuit boards, springs, compliant/resilient materials, electrically resistive layers, force-sensitive materials, amongst other suitable parts.
A semiconductor apparatus includes a gate insulating film, a well region of a first conductivity type located on a surface layer of a semiconductor substrate, a source region of a second conductivity type and a drain region of the second conductivity type located on a surface layer of the well region, a first region of the second conductivity type, and a second region of the first conductivity type. The first region is located between the source region and the drain region and is buried in the well region. The second region is located between the first region and the gate insulating film. A burying depth of the first region in the well region from the surface of the semiconductor substrate is 50 nm or more.
H01L 29/08 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions of the semiconductor regions with semiconductor regions connected to an electrode carrying current to be rectified, amplified, or switched and such electrode being part of a semiconductor device which comprises three or more electrodes
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defibrillators; patient monitors; combined defibrillators/patient monitors; defibrillator component parts featuring instantaneous feedback and information regarding heart rate and chest compressions; medical electrodes; electrodes for use with defibrillators; acute care medical devices and equipment; cardiac medical devices and equipment; medical devices and equipment.
A wearable medical device is provided for monitoring the cardiac health of a patient, for example, for indications of cardiac anomalies, where the device includes ECG sensors in electrical contact with the patient's body, therapy electrodes for providing electrical therapy to the patient's heart, and a control unit having at least one touch control with force sensor disposed on its housing for contacting with a finger. Signals from the touch control may be analyzed to identify force application below a first force threshold and at or above a second force threshold below the first force threshold, and, responsive to detecting such application of force, user input may be registered. User inputs to the at least one touch control may be used to delay therapy by the therapy electrodes.
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PHENOLIC RESIN FOAM, THERMAL DECOMPOSITION METHOD FOR PHENOLIC RESIN FOAM, THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT OF PHENOLIC RESIN FOAM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHENOLIC RESIN FOAM
ASAHI KASEI CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
Suzuki Jun
Wada Masaki
Mihori Hisashi
Abstract
This phenolic resin foam exhibits, when being subjected to pyrolysis gas chromatograph mass spectrometry under a heat-application condition of 600°C, [A]/[B] of 2.0-15, where [A] represents the area value of a signal of structural formula (A) and [B] represents the area value of a signal of structural formula (B).
C08J 9/04 - Working-up of macromolecular substances to porous or cellular articles or materialsAfter-treatment thereof using blowing gases generated by a previously added blowing agent
C08J 11/24 - Recovery or working-up of waste materials of polymers by chemically breaking down the molecular chains of polymers or breaking of crosslinks, e.g. devulcanisation by treatment with organic material by treatment with organic oxygen-containing compounds containing hydroxyl groups
ASAHI KASEI CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
Kikushima Kenta
Kurita Hideaki
Mihori Hisashi
Abstract
In the ion chromatogram of a gas component that is generated by heating this phenolic resin foam at 600°C, the ion chromatogram being obtained by a gas chromatography mass spectrometry method, the area ratio Z (Z = X/Y) of the sum X (X = A + B + C) of the area A associated with a dihydroxybenzene, the area B associated with a dihydroxytoluene, and the area C associated with a dihydroxyxylene in the pyrolysis product, to the area Y of the pyrolysis product indicating a structure derived from urea crosslinking is within the range of formula (1). This phenolic resin foam has a thermal conductivity of 0.0240 W/(m∙K) or less in an environment at 23°C. (1): 0.035 ≤ Z ≤ 0.715
C08J 9/04 - Working-up of macromolecular substances to porous or cellular articles or materialsAfter-treatment thereof using blowing gases generated by a previously added blowing agent
A leakage gas valve 15 ventilation apparatus comprising a first valve body 16 having a main gas path chamber 17 for guiding an inhalation gas to a patient, comprising at least first, second and third chamber sections 18, 19, 20, an inlet duct 21 for supplying the ventilation gas to the first chamber section 18, an outlet duct 22 for releasing the ventilation gas from the third chamber section 20. The first chamber section 18 and third chamber section 20 comprise a first cross-section area (A1) and the second chamber section 19 comprises a second cross-section area (A2). The second cross-section area (A2) is smaller than the first cross-section area (A1), and the second chamber section 19 comprises a leakage channel 25 for allowing a leakage gas flow out of the gas valve 15 during exhalation. Additionally, circuits with a ventilation limb comprising a gas valve.
A mechanical chest compression system for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation includes a resuscitation device and a controller operatively coupled to the resuscitation device. The resuscitation device includes a base, a contact portion configured to be in a superposed relation with an anterior surface of a patient when the patient is disposed on the base, and a force sensor configured to generate a force signal during compression and decompression of the anterior surface of the patient. In particular, the contact portion is movable relative to the base to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient. The controller includes a processor configured to receive the force signal generated by the force sensor; estimate chest compliance relationship using the force signal; and generate instructions using the chest compliance relationship to drive the contact portion to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient.
A PLL circuit including a digitally controlled oscillator outputting, as an output signal, a signal having a frequency modulated according to a control signal, a detection unit detecting a difference in at least one of a ratio or a phase of a frequency between the output signal and a reference signal, a digital loop filter smoothing an output indicating the difference output from the detection unit and outputs, as the control signal, a resulting output to the digitally controlled oscillator, a control signal storage unit storing, as a previous control signal, a digital value based on the control signal output from the digital loop filter in a predetermined period immediately before end of a chirp operation period, and a control unit controlling the digital loop filter such that the control signal output from the digital loop filter immediately after start of the chirp operation period is the previous control signal.
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A medical tool kit is provided for packaging, storing, and transporting medical instruments and tools of various types. The medical tool kit is capable of providing continuing sterilization to the medical instruments and tools kept inside the medical tool kit after the tool case is opened during its normal use in a medical procedure, The medical tool kit is further capable of emitting a GPS tracking signal to identify the location of an opened medical tool kit during an emergency as well as creating hands free communication between the user of the medical tool kit and local emergency institutions.
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A system for performing chest compressions on a patient includes an actuation assembly, a platform configured to support the patient, and at least one baffle. The platform encloses the actuation assembly. The platform defines intake and exhaust apertures. The at least one baffle is disposed at the intake aperture or the exhaust aperture. The baffle may include a channel in communication with the intake aperture or the exhaust aperture, a groove formed around a perimeter of the baffle, and a cover disposed over the channel. The cover is configured to deflect liquid towards the groove and away from the channel. The groove is configured such that liquid directed towards the groove flows out of the at least one baffle.
Solution: Provided is a current measurement module comprising: a conductor comprising two main body portions and two current paths having cross-sectional areas different from each other, wherein the two current paths are disposed between the two main body portions and extend in parallel to each other with a gap provided therebetween; two magnetic field sensing elements which each have a magnetosensitive surface disposed such that magnetic fields generated by currents flowing through the two current paths penetrate through the magnetosensitive surface in opposite directions to each other; and a substrate which supports the two magnetic field sensing elements and is attached to the conductor, wherein the substrate is inserted into the gap, and a distance between the two magnetic field sensing elements and an inner end of a current path of the two current paths having a smaller cross-sectional area is smaller than a distance between the two magnetic field sensing elements and an inner end of a current path of the two current paths having a larger cross-sectional area.
A liquid treatment system has a liquid inlet, a liquid storage system, a filter, an inline ultraviolet (UV) reactor, and a liquid outlet. The liquid inlet receives a liquid. The filter removes a contaminant from the liquid. The inline UV reactor mitigates impurities in the liquid. The liquid storage system, the filter, and the inline UV reactor form a liquid channel between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet. The liquid outlet is downstream from the liquid inlet. The inline UV reactor and the filter are downstream of the liquid storage system.
The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing a styrene-based resin composition which is excellent in terms of heat resistance, toughness, stiffness and weldability to an acrylic resin material. The present disclosure provides a styrene-based resin composition which contains a styrene-unsaturated carboxylic acid resin (A) comprising a styrene-based monomer unit (a1) and an unsaturated carboxylic acid-based monomer unit (a2), and rubber-like particles (B) each having a core-shell structure that comprises a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit (b1), wherein the content of the styrene-unsaturated carboxylic acid resin (A) is 40% by mass to 95% by mass and the content of the rubber-like particles (B) is 5% by mass to 60% by mass with respect to the total amount (100% by mass) of the styrene-based resin composition.
C08L 51/04 - Compositions of graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bondsCompositions of derivatives of such polymers grafted on to rubbers
Defibrillators; wearable defibrillators; automated external defibrillators; combined unit with a defibrillator, pacemaker and heart monitor; cardiac monitors; defibrillator component parts featuring instantaneous feedback and information regarding heart rate and chest compressions; medical device used for chest compression in cardiac resuscitation; medical devices providing information regarding cardiac arrhythmia; medical devices used for chest compression and automated chest compression in cardiac resuscitation; hand-held medical device for providing feedback regarding the rate and depth of cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest compressions; electrodes for use with defibrillators; defibrillator batteries and chargers sold as a unit with defibrillators; intravenous fluid infusion pumps; ventilators, automatic resuscitators, aspirators, vacuum pumps, suction devices, infusion pumps, oxygen concentrators, and blood warmers.
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ESTIMATION APPARATUS, APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Provided is an estimation apparatus for estimating a position and an attitude of a second portion with respect to a first portion in an apparatus including the first portion, the second portion, a movable mechanism which changes at least one of the position or the attitude of the second portion with respect to the first portion, at least one magnetic sensor provided in one of the first portion or the second portion, and a magnet section which is provided in another of the first portion or the second portion and which provides a magnetic field measured by the at least one magnetic sensor. The estimation apparatus includes an update unit which updates the reference information indicating a combination of measured values based on a correlation of measured values of the at least two components in the at least one direction measured by the at least one magnetic sensor.
G01B 7/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
G01B 7/30 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring angles or tapersMeasuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for testing the alignment of axes
G01D 5/14 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage
A gas sensor (1) includes a gas measuring unit (40) including a light source (11) provided on a substrate, a detector (41) provided on the substrate and configured to detect a signal based on light emitted from the light source, and a gas detection space (42) provided with a hole for gas to pass through. The natural frequency of a resonance mode of the gas measuring unit is f, and the driving frequency of the light source is from 0.9f or more to 1.1f or less. A distribution of sound pressure is generated in the gas detection space by driving of the light source, and the light source and the detector are each arranged in a region that is 70% or more of the maximum absolute value of the sound pressure.
An implantable medical electrical lead includes a lead body having a longitudinal axis, the lead body including proximal and distal portions, the proximal portion being generally straight, and the distal portion being formed with a helix having a central axis; and a plurality of electrodes arranged along the helix, each of the electrodes having a length parallel to a lead body portion on which each of the electrodes is disposed, where the longitudinal axis and the central axis are approximately coaxial. The helix is formed with a predetermined bias, and may include at least two coils with electrodes, and optionally a third coil to provide a stabilization function. A method for implanting the lead includes inserting the lead in a lumen, and positioning the lead to dispose the plurality of electrodes against an internal wall of the lumen, in order to stimulate an adjacent structure, such as the phrenic nerve.
In an illustrative embodiment, a patient data charting apparatus for automatically populating electronic patient care record (ePCR) data at an emergency medical scene includes processor(s) configured to obtain image data image capture device(s), the image data including a sequence of images of performance of a medical procedure by at least one emergency medical services (EMS) caregiver, analyze the image data to identify a sequence of steps corresponding to medical procedure(s), where, for each of at least a portion of the steps, analyzing includes recognizing, within the image data, at least one medical equipment item used. The processor(s) may be configured to identify the medical procedure, determine, based at least in part on the medical procedure, value(s) of data field(s), and populate data field(s) of the ePCR with the value(s).
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
86.
MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ACTIVE COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION
A mechanical chest compression system for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation includes a resuscitation device and a controller operatively coupled to the resuscitation device. The resuscitation device includes a base, a contact portion configured to be in a superposed relation with an anterior surface of a patient when the patient is disposed on the base, and a force sensor configured to generate a force signal during compression and decompression of the anterior surface of the patient. In particular, the contact portion is movable relative to the base to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient. The controller includes a processor configured to receive the force signal generated by the force sensor; estimate chest compliance relationship using the force signal; and generate instructions using the chest compliance relationship to drive the contact portion to provide compression and decompression to the anterior surface of the patient.
A computer-implemented method of sharing data between medical devices associated with a patient includes forming a decentralized network by the medical devices. Each medical device includes a network communications driver, at least one device configured to gather patient data from the patient, and a processor configured to generate a network message including device capabilities of a respective medical device. The method further includes publishing the network message to the decentralized network, ranking the device capabilities of first medical devices by a second medical device, selecting a desired source for patient data based on the ranking, publishing a request for the patient data, subscribing to the desired source, in response, publishing the patient data to the decentralized network by the desired source, routing the patient data to the second medical device by the decentralized network, and consuming the patient data from the desired source by the second medical device.
G06Q 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
Provided is an estimation apparatus for estimating a position or an attitude of a second portion with respect to a first portion in an apparatus including the first portion, the second portion, a movable mechanism, a magnetic sensor, and a magnet section. The estimation apparatus includes an estimation unit which performs, based on a combination of measured values and reference information, an estimation of the position or the attitude of the second portion with respect to the first portion. The reference information includes first reference information and second reference information. The estimation apparatus includes a selection unit which selects, according to a degree of coincidence between the combination of the measured values and each of the first reference information and the second reference information, the first reference information or the second reference information which has a higher degree of coincidence as the reference information for the estimation.
This infrared sensor module is compact and capable of highly accurate infrared detection. The infrared sensor module (10) includes a quantum infrared sensor (11) configured to detect light in an infrared region, a signal processor (21) electrically connected to the quantum infrared sensor, a thermal conductor (15) in contact with the signal processor and disposed at a different position than the quantum infrared sensor in plan view, and a seal (14) configured to seal the quantum infrared sensor, the signal processor, and the thermal conductor integrally. A light-receiving surface of the quantum infrared sensor and a portion of the thermal conductor are exposed from the seal, and the thermal conductor is configured by a material with higher thermal conductivity than resin.
A magnetic sensor 50 includes: a resistor arm Ra having: a plurality of magneto resistive elements 51a; an electrode piece 52a which connects upper surfaces of two magneto resistive elements 51a; and an electrode piece 53a which connects lower surfaces of two magneto resistive elements 51a, where the plurality of magneto resistive elements 51a are alternately connected in array sequence by the electrode pieces 52a and 53a; and a resistor arm Rb having: a plurality of magneto resistive elements 51b; an electrode piece 52b which connects upper surfaces of two magneto resistive elements 51b; and an electrode piece 53b which connects lower surfaces of two magneto resistive elements 51b, where the plurality of magneto resistive elements 51b are alternately connected in array sequence by the electrode pieces 52b and 53b.
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
91.
SYSTEMS FOR SLEEP DISORDER DETECTION, ANALYSIS, AND/OR TREATMENT
Examples of the disclosure include a system for treating disordered breathing in a patient, including an electrical-pulse generator (IPG) to generate an electrical stimulation and including a controller and a power source, a lead including a first sensor, and a second sensor, the controller being configured to provide, via the lead, first electrical stimulation to a target nerve including a phrenic nerve, receive, from the lead, respiratory information indicative of a respiratory parameter of the patient, determine, based on the respiratory information, a therapy-specific indicator indicative of an effect of the stimulation, receive, from the at least one second sensor, non-respiratory information, determine, based on the non-respiratory information, a patient-specific indicator relating to at least one patient condition, modify, based on at least one of the indicators, at least one parameter of the stimulation, and provide, via the lead, at least one second electrical stimulation having the modified parameter.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Repair and maintenance of medical devices; set-up of medical
devices; replacement of components and accessories for
medical devices. Educational services, namely, conducting seminars, classes,
and workshops on set-up and maintenance of medical devices
and related components and accessories; educational
services, namely, conducting on-line seminars, classes,
workshops and webinars on set-up and maintenance of medical
devices and related components and accessories. Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software
for providing training on the set-up and maintenance of
medical devices and related components and accessories.
An optical device with improved device orientation identifiability is provided without increasing manufacturing cost. An optical device (100) includes an optical element (10), a first lead frame portion (21) with opening hole (23), a second lead frame portion (22), wires (40), and a sealing material (70). A light-receiving or light-emitting surface of the optical element that is disposed in the opening hole and the second lead frame portion are each exposed at least partially from a first surface. On the first surface viewed from the front, the first lead frame portion has a rotation axis extending perpendicular to the first surface that is 180° rotationally symmetrical. The second lead frame portion exposed on the first surface has a shape that is 180° rotationally asymmetric with respect to the rotation axis. The optical element and the first lead frame portion overlap at least partially in a side view.
An optical member (30) includes a reflective structure (32) including a metallic thin film or an optical thin film, a metal body electrically disconnected from the reflective structure (32), and a support (31) integrally sealing and supporting the reflective structure (32) and the metal body. The reflective structure (32) is exposed from a first surface of the support (31). The metal body is exposed from the support (31) on a second surface opposite the first surface from which the reflective structure (32) is exposed, and on at least one side different from the first surface and the second surface.
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
Provided are a miniaturized gas sensor and optical device enabling accurate measurement. A gas sensor (10) includes a light emitter (11) emitting light as infrared light, a detector (12) detecting a signal based on light from the light emitter, a light guide (17) at least including a mirror and reflects the light to form an optical path in which the light from the light emitter passes through an introduced gas and an optical filter (16) disposed in an optical path to limit a transmission wavelength band of the light, in which a base material of the optical filter has a refractive index of 1.5 or more in the transmission wavelength band and the optical filter satisfies 0.3<(T/Lf)<1.3 where T [mm] is a thickness of the optical filter and Lf [mm] is a maximum length of the optical filter in a longitudinal direction in a planar view.
Provided is a drive apparatus including: a first drive unit group including first drive units, each for generating a magnetic field to drive a first object provided with a first lens and magnet in an optical axis direction; and a second drive unit group including second drive units, each for generating a magnetic field to drive a second object provided with a second lens and magnet in the direction. Each of the first and second drive units includes a first and second terminal connected via a clock and data signal line to a master controlling the drive unit as a slave. In at least one of the first drive units, the first and second terminals are respectively forward-connected to the clock and data signal lines. In at least one of the second drive units, the second and first terminals are respectively reverse-connected to the clock and data signal lines.
Provided is a rectifying circuit comprising: a first connection portion which couples drain terminals of a first transistor and a second transistor; a first bias unit which biases an alternating current voltage component of alternating current electric power according to magnitude of amplitude of the alternating current voltage component and inputs the alternating current voltage component, which has been biased, to a gate terminal of the first transistor; and a second bias unit which biases the alternating current voltage component of the alternating current electric power inputted to according to the magnitude of the amplitude of the alternating current voltage component and inputs the alternating current voltage component, which has been biased, to a gate terminal of the second transistor.
H02M 7/219 - Conversion of AC power input into DC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only in a bridge configuration
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CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
Provided is a program for causing a computer to function as a control apparatus which controls m+n control circuits. The program causes the computer to perform: acquiring position information from m+n position sensors, acquiring a target posture information with degrees of freedom components associated with a movement or a rotation of a movable member, deriving correction information indicating a corrective component for correcting misalignments of target positions of the movable member due to at least one of n degrees of freedom components based on at least one value of m+n values indicated in the position information, deriving m+n target positions of the movable member based on m degrees of freedom components indicated in the target posture information, the corrective component indicated in the correction information, and a set of coefficients, and outputting target position information indicating the target positions of the movable member to the m+n control circuits.
G02B 27/64 - Imaging systems using optical elements for stabilisation of the lateral and angular position of the image
G03B 5/00 - Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing of general interest for cameras, projectors or printers
H01F 7/06 - ElectromagnetsActuators including electromagnets
H04N 23/68 - Control of cameras or camera modules for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations
A current sensor may include a first support portion and a first lead frame which is made of a material different from that of the first support portion. The current sensor may include: a signal processing IC which has a first surface supported by a first surface of the first support portion and is electrically connected to the first lead frame; at least one magnetoelectric conversion element which is configured separately from the signal processing IC, is mounted on a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface of the signal processing IC, and outputs, to the signal processing IC, a signal processed by the signal processing IC; and a second lead frame which has a second terminal portion, at least a part of which is arranged to face the second surface of the signal processing IC, and through which a measurement current flows.
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
G01R 19/00 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof
G01R 19/25 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof using digital measurement techniques
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SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND GAS CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE
Provided are a semiconductor wafer, a semiconductor device, and a gas concentration measuring device having a size reduced by reducing warpage to be even smaller than the sizes that can be achieved by conventional techniques. The semiconductor wafer includes: a wafer substrate, a semiconductor stacked portion formed on a first surface of the wafer substrate, the semiconductor stacked portion being capable of emitting or receiving infrared light of 2 μm to 10 μm; and an optical filter formed on a second surface of the wafer substrate that is opposite to the first surface of the wafer substrate. The thickness Twaf [μm] of the wafer substrate and the thickness Topt [μm] of the optical filter satisfy the relation of Topt≤0.000053×Twaf2.0488.
H01L 33/44 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by the coatings, e.g. passivation layer or anti-reflective coating
G01N 21/3504 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using infrared light for analysing gases, e.g. multi-gas analysis
H01L 33/30 - Materials of the light emitting region containing only elements of group III and group V of the periodic system
