21 results about "Autonomic control" patented technology

Disclosed are prosthetic systems comprising a powered knee prosthesis and a volitional controller configured to provide control of the prosthesis to the user. The prosthetic system may be configured to enable a user to walk on smooth and / or uneven terrain and to ascend and / or descend stairs. The volitional controller may be configured in a contact state when the prosthesis is in contact with a ground surface and a no contact state when the prosthesis is lifted from the ground surface. When in the contact state, the controller may output a knee torque signal for controlling the powered knee of the prosthesis. The knee torque signal may be based on a target knee torque determined by the knee orientation and the torque measured at the ankle of a prosthetic foot. When in the no contact state, the controller may output a knee torque signal based on a desired knee position.

An adaptive stimulation system optimizes pain relief, pleasure enhancement, and healing through closed-loop physiological effectiveness monitoring. The system comprises a stimulation device, sensors measuring physiological responses indicative of stimulation effectiveness, and a processor implementing real-time adaptive control. The system measures unconscious physiological responses that users cannot voluntarily control and involuntary reactions to objectively assess whether stimulation achieves desired outcomes. Through proxy learning, system sensors correlate with sophisticated clinical measurements via machine learning, enabling clinical-grade optimization using accessible devices. The system continuously explores multidimensional parameter spaces to discover optimal stimulation patterns personalized to individual users, automatically adapting parameters based on measured physiological effectiveness rather than subjective user control or preset patterns. Applications include medical devices, wellness products, and intimate stimulation systems.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a respiratory gating connecting device which comprises a treatment bed, a stand column is arranged on one side of the outer wall of the treatment bed, a mounting plate is arranged on one side of the upper end of the outer wall of the stand column, and a control part for controlling breathing of a patient is arranged at the end, close to the treatment bed, of the mounting plate. According to the device, the nasal splint body is controlled to be opened and closed through the device, so that a patient can autonomously control suffocation and expiration to assist treatment, the whole control part is installed on the stand column and the installation plate, medical staff do not need to frequently install and detach the device, the device can be repeatedly used, and the device is convenient to use. The operation and use are convenient.

A method for automatically controlling an expandable member in a blood vessel of a subject may include: acquiring, using a controller, proximal sensor data from a proximal pressure sensor and acquiring distal sensor data from a distal pressure sensor; comparing the acquired proximal sensor data to a proximal pressure threshold; in response to determining that the proximal sensor data is equal to or greater than the proximal pressure threshold, adjusting, using the controller, a volume of the expandable member based on the distal sensor data; and in response to determining that the proximal sensor data is below the proximal pressure threshold, adjusting, using the controller, a volume of the expandable member based on the proximal sensor data.

The application discloses an up-down interactive proprioceptive training device, which comprises two arm plate clamps and two back plate bodies; the upper surface of each arm plate clamp is fixed with a base plate, the base plate is provided with an arm supporting plate, the front end of the arm supporting plate is installed on the base plate through a hinge shaft, the arm supporting plate can move around the hinge shaft at the front end, and each arm supporting plate is connected with a plurality of arm binding belts; the base plate is provided with an installation cavity; the up-down limb interaction can better train the proprioception of a patient, self-control can avoid injury during rehabilitation training, safety is higher, and the time and energy of nursing personnel can be saved.

In various embodiments, methods are provided for applying transcutaneous and / or epidural spinal cord stimulation with and without selective pharmaceuticals to restore voluntary control of hand function in tetraplegic subjects.

This utility model belongs to the technical field of moxibustion devices, and in particular, it is a remote-controlled lifting moxibustion device. It includes a base, the top of which is connected to a moxibustion mechanism via an adjustable support mechanism. The moxibustion mechanism includes a lower cover connected to a connecting seat, an upper cover inserted into the top of the lower cover, an NTC temperature sensor installed inside the lower cover, a protective chamber on the top of the upper cover, and a moxa stick lifting adjustment mechanism on both the top and inside of the upper cover. A moxa stick combustion indicator mechanism is connected to the side of the moxa stick lifting adjustment mechanism. A central control device is fixed to the outside of the adjustable support mechanism. The central control device is connected to a remote controller via a control line. When a patient uses this device for moxibustion, they can remotely control the central control device via the remote controller to operate the servo motor and adjust the height of the moxa stick, i.e., the distance between the moxa stick and the body, enabling the patient to independently control the moxibustion temperature while preventing burns.

A system to rehabilitate stroke or traumatic brain injury survivors includes a brain machine interface that receives brain signals from the brain of a patient. The brain signals represent motor intent of the patient with respect to a hand of the patient that has impaired dexterous hand function due to neurological injury. A limb interface mounts to the hand of the patient. The limb interface detects feedback in the hand that results from the brain signals and helps to control the hand in accordance with the motor intent of the brain signals. The system also includes a processor operatively coupled to the brain machine interface and the limb interface. The processor is configured to synchronize the motor intent with the feedback to increase plasticity between sensory and motor areas of the brain to improve voluntary control of the hand, including dexterous hand functions such as multiple types of grasp.

The invention discloses a medical self-control water drinking device which comprises a fixing clamp, the fixing clamp is clamped at a using position, a fixing rod is installed on the fixing clamp, a water supply bottle is installed at the end, away from the fixing clamp, of the fixing rod, a water supply pipe is communicated with the bottom of the water supply bottle, a gooseneck pipe is fixedly installed on the water supply bottle, the water supply pipe is installed in the gooseneck pipe, and the water supply bottle is connected with an air inlet pipe. The end, away from the fixed pipe, of the water drinking head is conical, a water sealing bead is placed in the water drinking head, and the diameter of the water sealing bead is smaller than the inner diameter of the water drinking head and larger than the minimum inner diameter of the conical end of the water drinking head. By arranging the water drinking head part, a patient can autonomously control the outflow amount of liquid through the tongue, the water drinking head can be placed at the head position of the patient through the fixing clamp, the fixing rod and the gooseneck pipe, the patient can conveniently drink water autonomously according to needs, and the water inhaling problem caused by improper matching of the water supply speed of the patient and nursing personnel is solved.

The utility model belongs to the field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to a device for assisting in adjusting breathing amplitude, which comprises an electrical impedance detection electrode, an electrical impedance detection processor, a display terminal and a setting and prompting terminal. The number of the electrical impedance detection electrodes is two. The electrical impedance detection electrode is connected with the electrical impedance detection processor through a wire, and the electrical impedance detection processor, the display terminal and the setting and prompting terminal are electrically connected with one another; the electrical impedance detection processor obtains the real-time distance between the two electrodes by measuring the resistance value between the two electrodes and converts real-time distance data into an oscillogram to be displayed on the display terminal in real time, and meanwhile a doctor can set a breathing amplitude threshold value and display the breathing amplitude threshold value on the displayer. A patient can automatically control the breathing amplitude within the range set by a doctor by seeing the own breathing waveform and waveform amplitude range in real time, and the doctor does not need to carry out language prompt and guidance. According to the utility model, the breathing amplitude condition can be displayed in real time, and the breathing amplitude can be autonomously controlled within the threshold range, thereby ensuring the accuracy of radiotherapy.

The utility model discloses an intelligent household medical care system, and belongs to the field of medical care. The intelligent household medical care system comprises a monitor and a wearable vital sign detection ring, and a central processing module, a power module, a communication module, an alarm module and a storage module are integrated in the monitor. According to the intelligent household medical care system, the household monitor is designed and provided, existing household instruments such as a breathing machine and an oxygen generator can be combined with the wearable vital sign detection ring, the alarm module of the monitor is utilized, an alarm can be given out when vital sign parameters are abnormal, and the intelligent household medical care system is convenient to use. The system has the function of automatically controlling the household instruments to work, realizes timely intervention of abnormal conditions, avoids missing the optimal treatment time, only needs to wear the vital sign detection ring at ordinary times, and is convenient and comfortable to use; meanwhile, the information storage function of the monitor is utilized, historical data of the patient can be exported and checked, and reference of doctors is facilitated.

The application discloses a multifunctional physiotherapy bed, which comprises a bed plate, a bed frame, an electric control box, a stretching mechanism, a foot rocking device, a heating device, a vibrating device and a massaging device. The stretching mechanism comprises a traction part, a stretching belt, a thrust device and a foot clamping part. The traction part is arranged at the top end of the head part of the bed frame, the two ends of the stretching belt are wound around the traction part, the traction part is provided with the thrust device below the head part, and the tail part of the bed frame is provided with the foot clamping part. After two feet are placed on the foot clamping part, hands hold the stretching belt to drive the thrust device to slide. The multifunctional physiotherapy bed has the beneficial effects that: a user can independently control the size, angle and position of the traction force, freely controls and adjusts, drives the human body to stretch, so that the neck, spine and whole body joints under traction are pulled out of the gap, and a better stretching effect is achieved. In addition, the multifunctional physiotherapy bed is provided with the heating device, the vibrating device, a magnetotherapy device and the massaging device, the above functions can be used in combination and controlled in a single group, the physiotherapy bed has various functions, has wider adaptability and has more ideal effect.

An upper limb auxiliary proprioception training device for patients with lower limb dysfunction includes a base plate and a rear plate, and the rear plate is fixed to the rear end of the base plate; two leg support plates are provided on the base plate, and the two leg support plates are arranged side by side on the left and right, and the front end of each leg support plate is installed on the base plate through a hinge shaft, and the leg support plate can move around the hinge shaft at the front end, and each leg support plate is connected to a number of leg straps; in summary, the present invention can better exercise the patient's proprioception through the interaction between the upper and lower limbs, and autonomous control can avoid injuries during rehabilitation exercises, which is safer and saves the time and energy of nursing staff.

Aspects of the present disclosure include neuromodulating the central nervous system of a subject (e.g., a subject having delayed or abnormal brain development). Methods according to certain embodiments include applying electrical stimulation to the spinal cord of a subject in a manner sufficient to maintain voluntary control of physical activity during and after the electrical stimulation. Methods according to the certain embodiments include applying electrical stimulation to the spinal cord of a subject in a manner to induce neuroplasticity of the brain and spinal cord neural network of the subject. In some instances, neuromodulation provides for acceleration of developmental milestones, initially delayed due to delayed or abnormal development. Systems having one or more electrodes (e.g., spring loaded electrodes) configured for applying electrical stimulation to the spinal cord of the subject suitable for practicing the subject methods are also described.

1. Name of the product in this design: Nasal Breath-Holding Device. 2. Purpose of this design: It is used for medical imaging examinations of middle-aged and elderly patients and patients who cannot voluntarily cooperate with breath-holding. It allows patients to control nasal ventilation and breath-holding, thereby reducing motion artifacts generated during the patient's imaging scan. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

Disclosed in the present invention are an artificial intelligence-based pneumatic gingival retraction control method and an intraoral three-dimensional scanner using the same, applied to the technical field of oral medicine. The method comprises: acquiring an intraoral scanning image and a corresponding air outlet tube angle and an air blowing intensity, and labeling whether a gingiva is effectively blown open to obtain a training set; constructing an improved convolutional neural network structure, and training the training set to obtain a pneumatic gingival retraction control output model, wherein each convolutional layer comprises: a convolutional layer, an attention module, and a spatial pyramid pooling layer which are connected in sequence, and an output of the first convolutional layer and an output of the last convolutional layer are connected by means of a residual connection; and using a Laplace operator to calculate a second derivative of an image to be tested, determining a definition of said image, inputting said image into the pneumatic gingival retraction control output model to obtain an air outlet tube angle and an air blowing intensity, and performing pneumatic gingival retraction control. The present invention achieves the autonomous control of the optimal air blowing angle and airflow intensity during the pneumatic gingival retraction process.

The application provides a training device based on cortical muscle coupling autonomous motion control, the device comprising: an electroencephalogram signal acquisition unit configured to acquire electroencephalogram signals corresponding to target motions from a subject; an electromyogram signal acquisition unit configured to acquire electromyogram signals corresponding to the target motions from the subject; a control unit configured to calculate cortical muscle coherence (CMC) values and electromyogram (EMG) activation levels under the target motions based on processed electroencephalogram signals and electromyogram signals, to identify autonomous motions from the center to the periphery under the target motions, and to send control instructions to a motion assistance unit based on the identification results to guide and assist the target motions of the subject.

Systems, methods and devices are provided for robotic endoscopy using a robotically-controlled dual-arm flexible endoscope, with a first robotic arm holding and controlling a robotically-controlled endoscope handle manipulator, and a second robotic arm holding and controlling an endoscope actuator for advancement and retraction of a distal tip of the endoscope. Each robotic arm is capable of a multitude of movements that essentially mimic the function of human arms and hands, allowing the flexible endoscope to be repositioned, twisted and torqued as a human operator would in order to change the direction of the flexible endoscope as it moves through non-linear organic structures within a body cavity of an animal or human. The robotic arms may be mounted on a single base and controlled via a single controller mechanism or on separate bases with separate controller mechanisms to potentially allow for increased angles of movement and positioning for each robotic arm.

The utility model relates to the related field of medical treatment, in particular to a self-control shifting machine which comprises a direction adjusting assembly, the direction adjusting assembly comprises a steering handle and a control panel arranged on the steering handle, and the control panel is provided with a switch control key, a lifting control key and / or a translation control key. According to the shifting machine, the operation button is integrated on the control panel of the direction adjusting assembly, a user with autonomous consciousness operates the nursing equipment by himself / herself, and therefore autonomous control of the shifting machine is achieved, nursing is assisted, and life of the user is facilitated; therefore, autonomous control movement of the nursing equipment is achieved, intelligence of the nursing equipment is further achieved, and a user can use the nursing equipment more conveniently.

A portable and wearable hand-grasp neuro-orthosis is configured for use in a home environment to restore volitionally controlled grasp functions for a subject with a cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The neuro-orthosis may include: a wearable sleeve with electrodes; electronics for operating the wearable sleeve to perform functional electrical stimulation (FES) and electromyography (EMG), the electronics configured for mounting on a wheelchair; and a controller configured for mounting on a wheelchair. The controller controls the electronics to read EMG via the sleeve, decode the read EMG to determine an intent of the user, and operate the electronics to apply FES via the sleeve to implement the intent of the user. The neuro-orthosis may restore hand function. The controller may include a display arranged to be viewed by the subject, for example mounted on an articulated arm attached to the wheelchair.

When controlling load torque of a drive unit on the basis of a biological signal detected from a subject's lower limb parts, adjustments are made to a hybrid ratio of voluntary control to generate running torque and a rotational speed of a crank according to the subject's intention and autonomous control to generate assisting power for the subject's pedaling motion on the basis of a rotation angle of the crank.