69results about "Diagnostics using vibrations" patented technology

A processor of an ear-worn device such as an earbud may receive acceleration data from an accelerometer of the earbud. The processor may determine a position of a body wearing the earbud based on the acceleration data. The processor may determine a pathology of the body. The processor may generate, based on the position of the body and the pathology, a therapy recommendation. The processor may output an indication of the therapy recommendation via the earbud or one or more other devices.

An ear-worn device may include an accelerometer and / or an electroencephalography (EEG) sensor to provide recommendations based on user activity and / or physiological responses. The ear-worn device may use the accelerometer to capture acceleration data to assess the wearer's movement rate, and detect changes. Using data from the EEG sensor, the processor may detect eyelid blinks and other signals of fatigue. The processor may generate a treatment recommendation based on any combination of the movement rate, changes, eyelid blinks, and / or signals of fatigue.

Two or more microphone arrays in an ear-worn device such as an earbud may detect a sound generated by a source body. A processor of the earbud may generate, based on the sound, a noise cancellation data package including an anti-phase sound. The processor may transmit the noise cancellation data package to a second earbud to cancel the sound for another body.

Techniques for reducing repetitive stress injuries to soft tissue in performing a process are disclosed. The techniques include obtaining at least one repetitive stress data set related to the soft tissue and to the process; accessing information characterizing a first damage regime and second information characterizing a second damage regime, where the first information quantifies a number of repetitions at a given stress for the soft tissue to transition out of the first damage regime, and wherein the second information quantifies a number of repetitions at a given stress for the soft tissue to transition out of the second damage regime; predicting conditions sufficient for damage to the soft tissue; determining, based on at least the predicting, at least one guideline for reducing a risk of a soft tissue material repetitive stress injury; and implementing the at least one guideline in the process.

To solve such a problem that it is not possible to effectively measure nocturnal erection without being affected by measurement.SOLUTION: A penis measurement system and method are provided. The system includes a user device and a penis measurement device. An external soft kit of the penis measurement device covers a sensing balloon on a body housing. When a strap of the external soft kit is tightened around the penis, the body housing is fixed above the root of the penis, thereby causing the sensing balloon to generate a downward pressure against the penis. A reactive force corresponding to the downward pressure on the penis presses the sensing balloon, thereby pressing a sensing chip inside the body housing. In response, a pressure sensing signal is generated. A processing unit calculates a hardness value on the basis of the pressure sensing signal and outputs it to the user device, thereby contributing to the quantification of hardness of the penis.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A hand-held personal care device has an actuator, for implementing a personal care function, which generates a vibration (or multiple different vibrations). A sensor arrangement detects a signal which varies in dependence on the vibration of the personal care device. By analyzing the signal, a user's grip pattern on the handle is detected. This can be used to detect problems the user is having in creating a grip caused by a physical disability such as joint stiffness caused by arthritis.

A system for measuring vibrations transmitted to a user's hand (1) comprises a housing (2) surrounding a vibration monitor. The system further comprises a glove element (3) for holding at least the index finger and thumb, the glove element further comprises a pocket (4) configured to hold the housing (2) on the first dorsal interosseous muscle on the back of the user's hand (1).

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring the surface viscoelasticity of biological tissue. The method includes: step S1, driving the surface of the biological tissue in the direction normal to the surface of the surface to move it to a certain displacement along the normal and then holding it; step S2, using a sensor to measure the time-dependent mechanical response of the surface of the biological tissue during the execution of step S1; and step S3, outputting viscoelastic characteristic data of the surface of the biological tissue by a processing module in accordance with the mechanical response acquired by the sensor. The measurement method of the present invention is intended to more scientifically and reliably detect the surface viscoelasticity of biological tissue, particularly human skin.

A processor of an ear-worn device such as an earbud may receive acceleration data from an accelerometer of the earbud. The processor may determine a position of a body wearing the earbud based on the acceleration data. The processor may determine a pathology of the body. The processor may generate, based on the position of the body and the pathology, a therapy recommendation. The processor may output an indication of the therapy recommendation via the earbud or one or more other devices.

One or more light sensors in an ear-worn device may determine a partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a bloodstream of a patient. A processor of the ear-worn device may determine, based on the partial pressure of carbon dioxide and a threshold, a respiratory pathology of the patient.

One or more light sensors in an ear-worn device may determine a partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a bloodstream of a patient. A processor of the ear-worn device may determine, based on the partial pressure of carbon dioxide and a threshold, a respiratory pathology of the patient.

A processor of an ear-worn device such as an earbud may generate a model of an ear canal based at least in part on a soundwave detected by two or more microphone arrays of the earbud. The processor may determine, based on a stored model of the ear canal and the model of the ear canal, a change of a geometry of the ear canal. The processor may determine, based on the change of the geometry of the ear canal, the soundwave and an oxygen saturation value of a bloodstream, a respiratory therapy device being used to treat a pathology. The processor may generate, based on the respiratory therapy device, a therapy recommendation. The recommendation may be outputted on one or more devices.

The present application relates to the field of elastography technologies, and in particular, to an elastography method, apparatus and device, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring an elastography area of a to-be-detected tissue and a target pressure range of the to-be-detected tissue; determining a detection position where an elasticity detection probe is located when performing elasticity detection in the elastography area; performing the elasticity detection in the elastography area for a plurality of times based on the detection position and a plurality of pressure values within the target pressure range, to acquire a plurality of elastography results; and fusing the plurality of elastography results to determine a target elastography result of the to-be-detected tissue.

The disclosure relates to a nose cone (160) for a vibrometry measurement system. The nose cone comprises a cone body (165) having a base portion (210) and a top portion (220); the top portion (220) comprising a plurality of ports (230, 332, 334) on a top surface (225), wherein at least one light guiding element (144) is coupled to at least one of the plurality of ports (230, 332, 334). A speaker duct (336) configured to transmit an acoustic stimulus from a speaker (152); and a microphone duct (338) configured to relay an acoustic pressure to a microphone (154). The invention further relates to a vibrometry measurement system and a method for manufacturing a nose cone.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide systems (10) and methods (800) for real-time measurement of biomechanics at a plurality of ocular tissue locations. In some embodiments, the method (800) may be performed by a computer (30) in communication with an optical coherence tomography (OCT) device (15, 315). The method includes receiving an indication that stimulation is applied to ocular tissue (346) of a patient (42). The method further includes instructing the OCT device (15, 315) to emit a plurality of light beams (344, 560, 660) to a plurality of measurement locations (772) on the ocular tissue (346) at substantially the same time in response to the received indication. The method (800) also includes receiving OCT data for each of the plurality of measurement locations (772) from the OCT device (15, 315). The method (800) also includes measuring a tissue response to the stimulation at the plurality of measurement locations based on the OCT data.

A system (100) for determining a load profile of an actuator (124) for elastography. The system (100) is configured to generate an actuator driving waveform by modifying a primary driving waveform with an interrogation signal, apply the actuator driving waveform to the actuator (124), determine a first value of a component of an electrical characteristic, determine a second value of the component of the electrical characteristic, and determine the load profile of the actuator (124) based on the first value and second value of the component of the electrical characteristic, the load profile relating values of the component of the electrical characteristic to values of the mechanical load on the actuator (124). The load profile is used to determine a load which is used to adapt signals applied to the actuator.

The sensing system includes a handheld sensing device having a vibroacoustic sensor module (VSM) comprising: a voice coil component including a coil holder supporting a winding; a magnet component comprising a magnet supported by a frame, the magnet gap configured to receive at least a portion of the voice coil component in a spaced-apart, movable manner; a connector connecting the voice coil component to the magnet component, the connector being compliant and allowing relative movement of the voice coil component and the magnet component; a diaphragm configured to induce movement of the voice coil component within the magnet gap in response to incident acoustic waves; and a housing for holding the vibroacoustic sensor module having a handle end and a sensor end, the sensor end having an opening, the VSM positioned so that at least a portion of the diaphragm extends across the opening.

A system for providing calibrated stimulus delivery, comprising an actuator configured to generate vibration stimuli to a body portion an accelerometer configured to measure an amplitude of vibration generated by the actuator a controller configured to control the actuator using actuator drive parameters, and a processor configured to instruct the controller to control the actuator to provide a calibration stimulus according to one or more initial actuator drive parameters, receive, from the accelerometer, one or more calibration amplitude values corresponding to each of the one or more initial actuator drive parameters, determine one or more final test actuator drive parameters based on the one or more calibration amplitude values, wherein the one or more final actuator drive parameters are predicted to provide one or more target amplitudes, instruct the controller to control the actuator to provide a test vibration stimulus according to the one or more final test drive parameters.

Method and system for tracking of acoustic vibrations of a structural element of the middle or inner ear with optical coherence tomography using an acoustic source configured to generate an acoustic stimulus to induce vibrations of the structural element; an OCT device configured to measure a measurement signal comprising vibrographic information representative for the vibrations of the structural element in a measurement direction and an optical tracking system arranged to measure a tracking signal representative for displacements of the structural element in at least a tracking direction perpendicular to the measurement direction.

Devices and methods for delivering an ingestible medicament of a medicament tablet into the gastrointestinal tract of a user. A device according to the invention includes a vibrating ingestible capsule and a hollow medicament compartment housing. The vibrating capsule includes a housing, a vibrating agitation mechanism disposed within the housing, a power supply, and a control element. The hollow medicament compartment housing is associated with the housing of the capsule and includes at least one aperture. The hollow of the medicament compartment housing is configured to have the medicament tablet disposed therein. The aperture(s) are dimensioned to enable fluid communication the surrounding environment and the hollow.

The invention provides a system for determining vibration amplitudes of a structural element of the car, comprising: an acoustic stimulator, configured to generate an acoustic stimulus having an acoustic period to induce vibrations of the structural element; at least one OCT device, configured to measure a measurement signal representative for relative positions of measurement points on the structural element during the vibrations by projecting a measurement beam on the measurement points and to measure a reference signal representative for a motion phase of the structural element by projecting a reference beam on a reference point on the car: and a processing unit, configured to determine vibration amplitudes of the measurement points on the basis of the reference signal and the measurement signal, wherein the projections of the measurement beam and the reference beam are related in time, such that a motion phase represented in the reference.

The invention relates to a kit and a system for detecting a neurological function state of a subject. The kit comprises a plurality of small chambers for containing different concentrations of an HCAR2 receptor activator or an HCAR3 receptor activator or an ester aqueous solution thereof. The kit provided by the invention can be used for effectively detecting the neurological function state of a subject by evaluating the sensitivity degree of the subject to the HDAR2 receptor activator or the HDAR3 receptor activator or the ester thereof. The system disclosed by the invention can be used for quickly obtaining a detection result through several simple steps of operation in a short time, realizes multi-scene real-time detection in a ward, a physical examination center, a home and the like, and is an objective, convenient and effective biological detection means for detecting four nerve function states of a subject.

A system for measuring vibrations transmitted to a hand (1) of a user comprises a housing (2) enclosing a vibration monitor. The system further comprises a holding glove element (3) for at least an index finger and a thumb, the glove element further comprising a pocket (4) configured to hold the housing (2) over the first dorsal interossei muscles on the back side of the hand (1) of a user.

A method includes adjusting electrical energy of an extracorporeal shockwave generator, which delivers an entrance shockwave to a body that includes a target, in response to calculated or measured energy density at the target to deliver desired energy density to the target along a path. The calculated energy density at the target, called calculated target energy density, is derived from a calculated shockwave attenuation along the path to the target; and the measured target energy density is obtained by a sensor placed at the target or at a defined distance from the target.

Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of a disposable fiber optic sensor device for assessing tissue biomechanical properties. Disclosed herein is a fiber-optic sensor device that includes an optical fiber with a fiber tip, a displacement driver, and an interrogation system. A method to measure a biomechanical property of a tissue is also disclosed, which includes using a fiber optic sensor device to compress the targeted tissue with predefined displacement and frequency, where the counterforce deforms the soft cavity and, in turn, modulates the interference pattern is also disclosed.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for inducing physiological perturbations in a subject via neuromodulation, e.g., peripheral neuromodulation of a region of interest of an organ. The nature and degree of the perturbations may be related to the subject's clinical condition. Accordingly, an assessment of one or more characteristics of the perturbations may be used to determine a clinical condition of the subject.

According to one aspect of the invention, a system for medical object tracking is provided. The system includes a plurality of radio frequency transceivers where each of the plurality of radio frequency transceivers are configured to emit a radio frequency signal at a respective frequency. The system includes a radio frequency beacon removably attachable to a medical object where the radio frequency beacon configured to: reflect the radio frequency signals from the plurality of radio frequency transceivers, and emit vibration-based signals. The system includes a control device in communication with the plurality of radio frequency transceivers where the control device includes processing circuitry configured to determine a location of the medical object in three-dimensional space based at least in part on the reflected radio frequency signals and vibration-based signals.

Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for mobile device based oscillometric blood pressure measurement. In some aspects, a mobile device includes a vibration motor, an inertial motion unit (IMU), a camera, a processor, and non-transitory computer-readable memory, in which the processor is configured to perform operations including: causing the vibration motor to vibrate; acquiring, using the inertial measurement unit of the mobile device, IMU data indicative of vibration damping that is caused by a user, using a body part, applying a force on the camera; determining the applied force based on a force model and the IMU data; capturing, using the camera of the mobile device, photoplethysmography (PPG) data of a set of blood vessels in the body part concurrently with the application of the force; and determining a blood pressure of the user using an oscillometric technique based on the PPG data and the applied force.

A prediction device is configured to execute a prediction method for predicting a risk of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in a subject. The prediction method includes receiving sensory data including low-frequency vibration perception data (LF-VPD) (211) and running at least one predictive model on the sensory data to determine at least one risk variable indicative of the risk of the subject developing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (214). The LF-VPD indicates a measured perception of vibration at one or more predefined locations on one or more limbs of the subject and represents a vibration energy that causes the subject to transition between perception and non-perception of the vibration for each of one or more predefined frequencies below 64 Hz.

Systems, methods, and devices are provided for inducing acoustic vibrations in the human body for medical imaging purposes, such as elastography and viscoelastography. The method places a vibration source on the ultrasound probe, separate from the ultrasound array. Compared to ARFI, the methods described herein increase the magnitude and depth of the vibration shear wave field, as well as the frequency range within the shear wave field, enabling a multi-channel and multi-directional acoustic frequency vibration source. Embodiments enable the implementation of various external vibration methods for shear wave elastography and viscoelastography. Additional embodiments enable the generation of ARFI push pulses by a vibration source, enabling the implementation of methods for ARFI elastography and its variants.