80results about "Proximity sensors" patented technology

A system for monitoring a subject in a physical space, the system including: a plurality of sensors for detecting movements of the subject in the physical space; a data processing system configured to: receive from the sensors signals representing detected movements of the subject in the physical space, process the received signals to determine corresponding movements of the subject in the physical space, and select an action from a plurality of predefined actions, based on the detected movement; and one or more output devices for outputting a prompt based on the selected predefined action for the subject.

An intraoral apparatus for evaluating oral function of a patient. The intraoral apparatus comprises a dental-engagement element configured to engage with one or more teeth of the patient. The intraoral apparatus additionally comprises an oral media configured to be positioned adjacent to a palate of the patient. The intraoral apparatus further comprises a plurality of sensors associated with the oral media.

Various analyte sensor systems for controlling activation of analyte sensor electronics circuitry are provided. Related methods for controlling analyte sensor electronics circuitry are also provided. Various analyte sensor systems for monitoring an analyte in a host are also provided. Various circuits for controlling activation of an analyte sensor system are also provided. Analyte sensor systems utilizing a state machine having a plurality of states for collecting a plurality of digital counts and waking a controller responsive to a wake up signal are also provided. Related methods for such analyte sensor systems are also provided. Systems for controlling activation of analyte sensor electronics circuitry utilizing a magnetic sensor are further provided. One or more display device configured to display one or more analyte concentration values are also provided.

A mobile device and a method for testing an individual's vision are provided, the mobile device including a screen for displaying at least one test pattern, such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. A test of the individual's vision is performed using the test pattern displayed on the screen of the mobile device, in particular for testing visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and / or visual disturbances. Further, a parameter influencing the test result is evaluated before and / or during performing the test. The parameter includes at least one of the distance between the eye of the individual and the screen; the brightness at which the test pattern is displayed; and the ambient luminosity.

A system for monitoring health of a patient includes a touchless sensing device disposed within a sensing range of the patient. The touchless sensing device includes at least one touchless sensor configured to receive raw data relating to the health status of the patient. The system also includes at least one processor configured to receive the raw data from the touchless sensor or sensors, compute physiological data from the raw data, compute health metrics from the physiological data, and display the health metrics or the physiological data on a display device in communication with the at least one processor.

The method for operating a medical image processing device using augmented reality according to the present disclosure includes the steps of: acquiring a first image including vascular information and bone tissue information obtained by tomography from a first external device; acquiring a second image including facial structures and facial curvature obtained by 3D photography from a second external device; extracting facial feature points from facial specific information including the vascular information, the bone tissue information, the facial structures, and the facial curvature; aligning the first image to the second image based on the facial feature points; generating a composite image by 3D modeling the first image aligned with the second image; projecting the composite image onto a patient's face; and displaying a first layer corresponding to the vascular information and a second layer including the bone tissue information on the projected image.

A cardiovascular monitoring apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor (510), having at least one light emitting element (310) and at least one light sensing element (320), for obtaining at least one PPG signal from a patient; and a controller comprising: a determination module (550) for determining whether a signal obtained by a particular light sensing element is suitable for deriving information relevant to a patient's cardiovascular system; and a processing module (540) for processing a signal that is determined to be suitable for deriving information relevant to the patient's cardiovascular system to derive information relevant to the patient's cardiovascular system.

The invention relates to a medical system (15) comprising a medical instrument (16), preferably an electromedical instrument (17) or electrosurgical instrument (18). At least one magnetic field sensor (30), which is preferably in the form of a quantum magnetometer or an NVCD sensor, is provided on a tool part (19) of the instrument. Each magnetic field sensor (30) is designed to detect a magnetic field (38) emanating from the electromedical instrument (17) and / or from a biological tissue (20) and to provide a corresponding sensor signal (S), preferably an optical sensor signal (Sopt), which can be evaluated by means of an evaluation device (35). The evaluation device (35) determines at least one operating parameter (EP). The at least one operating parameter (EP) describes the biological tissue (20) and / or the effect generated by the medical instrument (16) or the tool part (19) on the biological tissue (20). For example, an operating parameter (EP) can describe the tissue type, a temporal and / or local change in the tissue, or the current temperature (T) or a local and / or temporal change in the temperature (T) of the biological tissue (20). Such operating parameters (EP) can be monitored very dynamically by measuring the magnetic field.

Techniques are described for wirelessly charging a wearable or implantable medical device. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve determining a relative proximity of a medical device to a body of a patient. The techniques may further involve determining a power-transfer efficiency based on the relative proximity of the medical device to the body of the patient. The techniques may further involve tuning a receiving antenna of the medical device based on the determined power-transfer efficiency.

Devices, systems and methods are provided for treating conditions of the heart, particularly the occurrence of arrhythmias. The devices, systems and methods deliver therapeutic energy to portions the heart to provide tissue modification, such as to the entrances to the pulmonary veins in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Generally, the tissue modification systems include a specialized catheter, a high voltage waveform generator and at least one distinct energy delivery algorithm. Other embodiments include conventional ablation catheters and system components to enable use with a high voltage waveform generator. Example catheter designs include a variety of delivery types including focal delivery, "one-shot" delivery and various possible combinations. In some embodiments, energy is delivered in a monopolar fashion. However, it may be appreciated that a variety of other embodiments are also provided.

A system and method for automating a recorded observed behavior of at least one person is disclosed. The present invention records a video of the at least one person with respect to at least one object and detects at least one feature of the at least one person and the at least one object from at least one video image. Further, the present invention measures one or more parameters, wherein the one or more parameters correspond to a proximity between the at least one feature of the at least one person and the at least one object, eye coordinates, head coordinates. Based on which, the present invention automatically determines and notifies behavior characteristics of the at least one person by detecting at least one of the proximity meets a predefined threshold criteria, the eye coordinates and the head coordinates meet a pre-defined threshold coordinates.

A surgical robotic system including a surgical table, a surgical robotic manipulator coupled to the surgical table and comprising a plurality of links coupled together by a plurality of joints that are operable to move with respect to one another to move the surgical robotic manipulator, at least one of the plurality of links or the plurality of joints having a portion that faces another of the plurality of links or the plurality of joints, a proximity sensing assembly coupled to the portion of the at least one of the plurality of links or the plurality of joints, the proximity sensing assembly operable to detect an object prior to the surgical robotic manipulator colliding with the object and to output a corresponding detection signal, and a processor operable to receive the corresponding detecting signal and cause the manipulator or the object to engage in a collision avoidance operation.

Cardiovascular or respiratory data of a subject is measured using a multi-sensor system. The multi-sensor system includes a mm-wave FMCW radar sensor, an IMU sensor, and one or more proximity sensors. The mm-wave FMCW radar sensor may be selected and its view angle adjusted based on positioning data regarding the subject obtained from the one or more proximity sensors. Each of the mm-wave FMCW radar sensor and the IMU sensor may acquire cardiovascular or respiratory measurements of the subject, and the measurements may be fused for improved accuracy and performance.

A new configuration in which a distance to a user in addition to a sleep state of the user is measured is provided. An information processing apparatus includes a sensing unit including a Doppler sensor, a distance measurement unit that measures a distance to a user based on an output from the Doppler sensor, and a sleep state measurement unit that measures in real time, a sleep state of the user based on the output from the Doppler sensor.

A new configuration is provided that measures the user's sleep state as well as the distance to the user. [Solution] The information processing device includes a detection unit including a Doppler sensor 30, a distance measuring unit that measures the distance to the user based on the output from the Doppler sensor, and a sleep state measuring unit 2708 that measures the user's sleep state in real time based on the output from the Doppler sensor.

Various analyte sensor systems for controlling activation of analyte sensor electronics circuitry are provided. Related methods for controlling analyte sensor electronics circuitry are also provided. Various analyte sensor systems for monitoring an analyte in a host are also provided. Various circuits for controlling activation of an analyte sensor system are also provided. Analyte sensor systems utilizing a state machine having a plurality of states for collecting a plurality of digital counts and waking a controller responsive to a wake up signal are also provided. Related methods for such analyte sensor systems are also provided. Systems for controlling activation of analyte sensor electronics circuitry utilizing a magnetic sensor are further provided. One or more display device configured to display one or more analyte concentration values are also provided.

Provided is a biological information management system capable of easily acquiring internal information of a subject. The biological information management system includes a first information device having a first communication unit and a second information device having a second communication unit. The first information device is attached to a part of the subject whose positional relationship with a reference position of the subject changes. The second information device is attached to the reference position or a part whose positional relationship with the reference position changes. The first information device outputs biological abnormality / normality determination information based on a wave intensity and a signal waveform of a radio wave received by transmission of a first signal between the first communication unit and the second communication unit when the first information device and the second information device are in a prescribed positional relationship. The prescribed positional relationship is a state in which a subject examination region of the subject is positioned between the first information device and the second information device and is on a straight line connecting the first information device and the second information device. The biological abnormality / normality determination information includes information related to whether the subject examination region is normal.

To provide embodiments for managing operations of sensors in an electronic device.SOLUTION: According to certain aspects, an electronic device may detect a change in motion from an initial set of sensor data generated by a sensor(s). A memory cache may store the initial set of sensor data or additional sensor data generated by the sensor(s). The electronic device may initiate a supplemental algorithm that analyzes cached data. On the basis of, the analysis of the cached data and whether the change in motion has been confirmed or whether additional motion has been detected, the electronic device may manage an operation of the supplemental algorithm.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The method for operating a medical image processing device using augmented reality according to the present disclosure includes the steps of: acquiring a first image including vascular information and bone tissue information obtained by tomography from a first external device; acquiring a second image including facial structures and facial curvature obtained by 3D photography from a second external device; extracting facial feature points from facial specific information including the vascular information, the bone tissue information, the facial structures, and the facial curvature; aligning the first image to the second image based on the facial feature points; generating a composite image by 3D modeling the first image aligned with the second image; projecting the composite image onto a patient's face; and displaying a first layer corresponding to the vascular information and a second layer including the bone tissue information on the projected image.

According to an aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided an ingestible device for analysis of the gastrointestinal tract, the ingestible device comprising: at least one sensor configured for sensing a biochemical parameter, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to generate biochemical parameter data for identifying an anatomical localization of the ingestible device in the gastrointestinal tract, and a magnetic field sensor configured to receive an alternating magnetic field for generating spatial location data representing a spatial localization of the ingestible device, and wherein the ingestible device is configured to provide a combined localization of the ingestible device in the gastrointestinal tract based on the anatomical localization and the spatial localization.

A biometric information detection device according to the present disclosure comprises a main body that is provided with a first sensor capable of acquiring first information related to a living body, and a wearing member that is rotatably held by the main body and is attachable to an ear hole of the living body. Rotation of the wearing member relative to the main body changes the posture of the main body relative to the wearing member.

The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method (200) for determining at least one refractive error of an eye (302) of a person (300), the method comprising the following steps: a) generating input data (202) configured to comprise at least one distance (110) between the eye (302) of the person (300) and at least one visual stimulus (108) displayed to the eye (302) of the person (300) and b) generating outcome data (204) configured to comprise at least one refractive error of the eye (302) of the person (300), wherein the at least one refractive error of the eye (302) of the person (300) is determined by evaluating the input data, wherein a position of the entrance pupil (304) of the eye (302) of the person (300) is considered when the at least one refractive error of the eye (302) of the person (300) is determined. The present invention further relates to a computer program, a field device (400), a remote device (402), a determining device (100), a data carrier signal (406), a method for producing a geometrical model of at least one spectacle lens and a method for producing at least one spectacle lens. The present invention provides a fast, easy, versatile, reliable and accurate approach for determining at least one refractive error of an eye (302) of a person (300).

A guide sheath having a hemostasis valve and a central lumen into which a diagnostic or therapeutic catheter can be introduced and guided into a patient. The hemostasis valve further includes a conductive or proximity sensing element on its proximal end that interacts with a second conductive or proximity sensing element on the proximal end of the diagnostic or therapeutic catheter that can pass through the central lumen of the guide sheath and into the heart of the patient. Interaction between the two conductive or proximity sensing elements enables positioning of the distal end of the diagnostic or therapeutic catheter in the heart of the patient without the need to irradiate the patient.

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for treating conditions of the heart, particularly the occurrence of arrhythmias. The devices, systems, and methods deliver therapeutic energy to portions of the heart, such as to the pulmonary vein ostia when treating atrial fibrillation, to provide tissue modification. Generally, the tissue modification systems include a specialized catheter, a high voltage waveform generator, and at least one different energy delivery algorithm. Other embodiments include conventional ablation catheter and system components to support use with the high voltage waveform generator. Example catheter designs include a variety of delivery types, including localized delivery, "single shot" delivery, and various combinations thereof. In some embodiments, energy is delivered in a monopolar fashion. However, it will be appreciated that a variety of other embodiments are also provided.

A surgical robotic system including a surgical table, a surgical robotic manipulator coupled to the surgical table and comprising a plurality of links coupled together by a plurality of joints that are operable to move with respect to one another to move the surgical robotic manipulator, at least one of the plurality of links or the plurality of joints having a portion that faces another of the plurality of links or the plurality of joints, a proximity sensing assembly coupled to the portion of the at least one of the plurality of links or the plurality of joints, the proximity sensing assembly operable to detect an object prior to the surgical robotic manipulator colliding with the object and to output a corresponding detection signal, and a processor operable to receive the corresponding detecting signal and cause the manipulator or the object to engage in a collision avoidance operation.

Described are colonoscopy systems and methods of using such systems. The colonoscopy systems may include an optical scanning system having at least one illuminator configured to produce spatially patterned light and solid light in at least one frame to illuminate tissue within the colon, and at least one camera configured to capture the at least one image of the illuminated tissue within the colon. Additionally, the optical scanning system may include at least one control system configured to construct at least one three dimensional point cloud representations of the tissue within the colon and detect at least one feature of interest using the at least one three dimensional point cloud and a pre-trained artificial intelligence engine.

Thrombectomy systems including a console having a radiofrequency identification (RFID) reader, a fluid inflow pump, the fluid inflow pump driven by the console, a thrombectomy catheter, the fluid inflow pump configured to provide fluid inflow through the thrombectomy catheter, and an RFID tag coupled to a body portion of the fluid inflow pump. When the fluid inflow pump is positioned within the drive unit, the RFID reader may be configured to receive one or more operating parameters from the RFID tag.

A medical system includes a manipulator assembly and a control system coupled to the manipulator assembly. The manipulator assembly comprises: an actuator for driving the medical device along an insertion axis of the manipulator assembly; and a brake for inhibiting movement of the medical instrument along the insertion axis. The control system is configured to: determine whether the medical system is in a first operating mode or a second operating mode, the first operating mode involving actuator-driven movement of the medical instrument along the insertion axis, the second operating mode involving no actuator-driven movement of the medical instrument along the insertion axis; and based on determining that the medical system is in the second mode of operation, controlling the brake to inhibit movement of the medical device along the insertion axis caused by the external force.

The present invention relates to a skin detection and operation robot system with an external pressure detection function, which comprises a processing module, a detection end, an external actuator, an external pressure detection device, and an auxiliary positioning device for locating a specific part of the human body; the detection end is provided with a probe for the skin at a specific part of the human body, and The sensor for detecting skin contact directly or indirectly abuts the front end of the skin; the external pressure detection device is configured to sense a first contact pressure between the front end and the skin through the external pressure detection device when the front end directly or indirectly abuts the skin; the external actuator is configured to drive the front end to move so as to adjust the first contact pressure ; the probe is configured with an internal pressure control device for controlling a second contact pressure between the sensor and the skin; The processing module is coupled to the external actuator and the external pressure detection device respectively.