34 results about "Autonomic function" patented technology

The present invention provides methods and apparatuses to assess vascular stiffness of a subject, and to assess diabetes or hypertension from the assessment of vascular stiffness. Example embodiments comprise determining arrival at a peripheral site of a blood pressure wave as a function of time relative to the cardiac cycle of the subject at a plurality of measurement conditions, wherein at least two of the conditions are characterized by at least one of: (a) different central transmural pressure, (b) different peripheral transmural pressure; assessing vascular stiffness from the determinations at the plurality of measurement conditions.

A system (10) for neuromodulation and / or neurostimulation for treating a mammal, comprising at least:-at least one control unit (12) configured and arranged to provide stimulation data; -at least one stimulation unit (14) configured and arranged to provide stimulation pulses; -at least one real-time monitoring unit (18); -at least one signal processing unit (16); wherein the system (10) is configured and arranged for controlling blood pressure wherein the stimulation unit (14) is configured to contain a lead (20), and wherein the lead (20) is capable and configured to provide stimulation to the spinal cord at a site T9-L1.

The invention discloses a plant protecting medicine box with medicinal liquid concentration monitoring and self-medicine mixing functions, and aims to solve the problems of medicine body sinking, non-uniform concentration and difficulty in concentration monitoring at the late period of the operation of plant protecting equipment. The plant protecting medicine box with the medicinal liquid concentration monitoring and self-medicine mixing functions comprises a liquid box, a motor, an electromagnetic clutch, medicine mixing blades, a stirring rotating speed sensor, a plurality of medicinal liquid concentration sensors, a liquid level sensor and a monitoring terminal; the motor is fixedly connected with the upper part of the electromagnetic clutch; the electromagnetic clutch is fixed to the top of the liquid box; the medicine mixing blades are in key connection with the lower part of the electromagnetic clutch and are mounted in the liquid box; the stirring rotating speed sensor is mounted on one medicine mixing blade; the medicinal liquid concentration sensors and the liquid level sensor are placed in the liquid box; the monitoring terminal is arranged outside the liquid box, and is connected with each of the motor, the electromagnetic clutch, the stirring rotating speed sensor, the medicinal liquid concentration sensors and the liquid level sensor through shielded wires.