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An implantable medical device, such as a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), is configured to automatically detect ingestion of medications to verify that prescribed medications are taken in a timely manner and at the correct dosage. Briefly, individual pills are provided with miniature radio frequency identification (RFID) devices capable of transmitting RFID tag signals, which identify the medication contained within the pill and its dosage. The implanted device is equipped with an RFID transceiver for receiving tag signals from a pill as it is being ingested. The implanted system decodes the tag to identify the medication and its dosage, then accesses an onboard database to verify that the medication being ingested was in fact prescribed to the patient and to verify that the correct dosage was taken. Warning signals are generated if the wrong medication or the wrong dosage was taken. Therapy may also be automatically adjusted. Non-RF-based ID devices are also described, which instead transmit ID data via biphasic current pulses.

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for predicting a sudden heart abnormality for an individual patient. In order to provide a prediction mechanism that is suitable for acute care, three sub-indices are determined based on medical data obtained from the patient. The first sub-index indicates the level of deterministic chaos in the heart rate variability of the patient, the second sub-index indicates the energy level in the myocardium of the patient, and the third sub-index indicates the degree of ventricular arrhythmia of the patient. Based on the first, second, and third sub-indices, at least one overall risk index is then determined, the overall risk index indicating the risk level of a sudden heart abnormality for the patient.

An Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) with wireless communications contained within the device. The wireless system is used to contact a remote emergency specialist. The remote instructor guides the lay rescuer through the resuscitation effort, thereby increasing the likelihood for successful defibrillation.

The device and method for remotely monitoring animal behavior consists of a sensor unit mounted on an animal. The sensor unit utilizes motion sensors to monitor the specific behavioral patterns of the animal. Power management is controlled to turn the system on when specific types of motion are detected. Motion data is wirelessly transmitted to a base station for analysis. Data analysis functions are used to detect and identify the occurrence of characteristic motions. Network decision algorithms analyze the characteristic motions and compute weighted indicators and weighted counter-indicators which are combined into a final diagnostic score. When the final diagnostic score exceeds a threshold value, a specific behavioral pattern is confirmed which may indicate the animal is in a distress situation or experiencing another type of behavior that requires intervention. If distress is detected, the system sends a communication to notify the appropriate personnel that a distress condition exists.

Cell based therapy comprises administration to the lung by injection into the blood system of viable, mammalian cells effective for alleviating or inhibiting pulmonary disorders. The cells may express a therapeutic transgene or the cells may be therapeutic in their own right by inducing regenerative effects.

Methods and apparatus are provided for detecting an abnormality in a host medium, such as a tumor within a patient's breast. The host medium is initially illuminated at a plurality of different positions with light of at least two different wavelengths. Following the propagation of the signals through the host medium, the amplitude and phase of the signals are detected and, based upon the detected signals, a shadow image can be created in which the abnormality is depicted as a suspicious region. Once a suspicious region has been identified, at least that portion of the host medium that contains the suspicious region is again illuminated with frequency-swept modulated signals of at least two different wavelengths generated by the light source and modulated by a modulator, such as a network analyzer. Based upon the detected signals that have propagated through at least that portion of the host medium that includes the suspicious region, a P-criteria can be determined that is dependent upon the coefficient of absorptivity of the host medium and embedded abnormalities. Likewise, an S_var-criteria can be determined based upon concentrations of oxygenated hemoglobin and deoxygenated hemoglobin. Based upon at least these criteria which reflect physiological parameters of the host medium and embedded abnormalities as well as the possible comparison of the shadow images to an x-ray image of the host medium, the abnormality can be characterized. In addition, an apparatus is provided that facilitates the compression of a patient's breast in order to improve the resulting images.

Lung injury such as pneumothorax now can be diagnosed reliably, portably and quickly. Vibro-acoustic waves are sent through the chest and the resulting wave is measured. By analyzing attenuation characteristics determined by the geometry of the chest structures, a determination can be made of whether the patient's pleural space is healthy, contains air (pneumothorax) or contains fluid (hemothorax).

A notebook, laptop computer, tablet PC (personal computer) or desktop computer having an automated external defibrillator (AED) capability, and methods of utilizing the notebook, laptop computer or tablet PC (personal computer) defibrillator to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest. A notebook, laptop computer or tablet PC (personal computer) having the technology to enable each to be used as an automated external defibrillator (AED). Methods and apparatuses for implementing the common notebook, laptop computer, tablet PC, common cell phone and the common personal digital assistant (PDA) as an automated external defibrillator (AED).

The invention relates to an explosion-proof reconnaissance robot, which comprises an explosion-proof reconnaissance robot moving platform, an explosion-proof environment parameter acquisition mechanism, an explosion-proof infrared data acquisition mechanism, an explosion-proof camera mechanism and a host computer console. Crawler belt falling or rolling over does not happen when the explosion-proof reconnaissance robot passes an object with different left and right heights; the explosion-proof reconnaissance robot can still travel safely when high-temperature flame burns a body per se or crawler belts; through the communication protocol and the control mechanism, the chassis control algorithm driven by the target can be realized, and the response speed and control precision of the robot are improved; the movement performance, safety and applicability of the reconnaissance robot in the complex, harsh or even high-risk environments are improved, the survival rate of the reconnaissance robot is increased, the reconnaissance robot can enter the scenes of dangerous disasters and accidents, such as radioactive, high-temperature, flammable and combustible, toxic, oxygen-deficient and heavy-smoke scenes, for reconnaissance, data acquisition and even rescue by replacing workers, and thus the problems such as personal safety of workers and insufficient data acquisition at the scenes areeffectively solved.

Methods and systems for detecting internal hemorrhaging in a person are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, one method includes the steps of measuring physiological conditions associated with the person and processing the measured physiological conditions using a probabilistic network to determine if the person has internal hemorrhaging. The method also includes the steps of determining the severity of any internal hemorrhaging by determining the amount of blood lost by the person and classifying this loss as non-specific, mild, moderate, and severe. The physiological measurements include an electrocardiogram, a photoplethysmogram, and oxygen saturation, respiratory, skin temperature, and blood pressure measurements. The probabilistic network included with one system determines whether there is internal hemorrhaging based on a number of factors including a physiological model, medical personnel inputs, transfer function, statistical, and spectral information, short and long term trends, and previous hemorrhage decisions.

The invention relates to the field of food compositions and their use. In particular compositions comprising at least 15 En % protein and pantothenic acid, or equivalents thereof, are provided, which are suitable for stimulating appetite.

The invention relates to novel methods and kits for treating or preventing disease through the administration of random copolymers. The invention also relates to the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, and to the administration of random copolymers in treatment regimen comprising formulations that are administered at intervals greater than 24 hours, or to sustained release formulations which administer the copolymer over a period greater than 24 hours. The invention further relates to methods for conducting a pharmaceutical business comprising manufacturing, licensing, or distributing kits containing or relating to the formulations or dosing regimens of random copolymer described herein.

The invention relates to a heat-preservation power life buoy. A life buoy body is in a U shape; a heating device, a propeller for providing power, and a remote controller for controlling the life buoy to move are arranged on the life buoy body; the life buoy body and an engine compartment on the life buoy body are arranged symmetrically; the propeller is rotatably arranged in the engine compartment. When a person fall into a river, a rescuer puts the life buoy body into water, and then controls the life buoy to move to a position where the person is located through the remote controller, so that the person who falls into the river can be quickly and conveniently rescued, and meanwhile, the temperature of the person who falls into the river can be recovered through the heating device of the life buoy; through the arrangement of the engine compartment and the propeller, any one face of the life buoy can be placed on water, so that the life buoy moves. With the use of the life buoy, the rescuing speed can be greatly improved, the person who falls into the river is protected, and the safety and the survival probability are improved.

The invention discloses a UAV group search and rescue method and system. The method comprises forming a UAV group by a plurality of search UAVs each carrying a detection source to scan to-be-searchedareas to determine suspected areas, wherein the detection source comprises a radio spectrum detection source, and/or a SAR imaging detection source, and/or an optical imaging detection source; determining a target area from the suspected areas by data fusion; scanning the target area by ultra-wideband life detection radars carried by the UAVs, acquiring and returning vital sign state information in the target area. The method and system have the advantages of accurate search and rescue positioning, high precision, good flexibility and good stability, can greatly improve the efficiency of search and rescue.

A method detects a biological condition and detects a change in the biological condition of a mammal. The device determines if the change in the biological condition exceeds a predetermined threshold and sends a signal based at least in part on the determination.

A diagnostic device is disclosed for characterisation of particles from a patient's airways, such as a lung, when ventilated by a ventilator, and/or for control thereof, comprising a particle detecting unit configured to be connected to a conduit for passing expiration fluid from said patient, for obtaining data related to particles being exhaled from said patient's airways.

The invention discloses a magneto-electric induction type cattle left displaced abomasum repositor. The magneto-electric induction type cattle left displaced abomasum repositor comprises a repositor needle transmitting device and a repositor needle with a thread binding hole, wherein the outer edge of the repositor needle transmitting device is round and smooth and comprises a transmitting tube, a catapulting part and a magneto-electric induction device, the repositor needle is a straight needle, the rear end of the repositor needle is arranged in the catapulting part, the rest of the repositor needle is arranged in the transmitting tube, the catapulting part comprises a hitting head provided with a position clamping shoulder, the repositor needle transmitting device is further provided with a limiting device capable of being clamped to the position clamping shoulder, the magneto-electric device comprises an electromagnet which is arranged in a sliding mode, and the electromagnet is in linkage match with the limiting device. Due to the magneto-electric induction type cattle left displaced abomasum repositor, an operation can be simplified, an opening is only formed in one side, the survival rate of a serious-disease cattle is improved, the repositor needle can be conveyed to a target position conveniently and effectively protected, the accident that the viscera is punctured by the repositor needle is reduced, magneto-electric induction automatic positioning is achieved, an assistant does not need to give assistance from the right side, and one person can complete the cattle left displaced abomasum operation.

The invention relates to a method for vehicle accident treatment, a method for providing rescue service, and a rescue system. The method for vehicle accident treatment is applied to a user end to ask a center service platform for customized rescue service of a vehicle. The method for vehicle accident treatment comprises a step of obtaining the geographical location information of the vehicle when the driving abnormal signal of the vehicle is detected, a step of obtaining the user identity of the user end, and uploading the driving abnormal signal, the user identity and the geographical location information to the center service platform so as to ask the center service platform for the customized rescue service, wherein the rescue service is customized helicopter rescue service. The methods and the rescue system have the advantages that through installing the rescue system at a user end vehicle, an alarm is sent to the center service platform through the rescue system in the case of an accident and a vehicle failure such that the center service platform rapidly provides rescue service, and the survival probability of occupants in an accident is greatly raised.