43 results about "Biofeedback training" patented technology

A respiratory support ventilator apparatus is described that mechanically supports the work of respiration of a patient. The ventilator apparatus is highly portable and optionally wearable so as to promote mobility and physical activity of the patient, and to improve the overall health of the patient. The respiratory support ventilator may monitor a physical activity level and overall health status of the patient, and process this information. The information is used to track efficacy of the ventilation therapy relative to activity level and quality of life, and or to titrate or optimize the ventilation parameters to improve, maintain or optimize the physical activity level and overall health status of the patient.

The method for simultaneously and concurrently identifying and quantifying a wide variety of types of facial electromyographic (EMG) and eye movement electrooculargraphic (EOG) activity, which naturally contaminate electroencephalographic (EEG) waveforms in order to significantly improve the accuracy of the calculation in real-time of the amplitude and / or coherence of any brainwave activity for any chosen frequency bandwidth for any number of electrode placements. This multi-level, widely or universally applicable, pre-defined pattern recognition artifact detection and correction system provides a method for enhancing EEG biofeedback training by detecting and eliminating any brief, contaminated epoch of EEG activity from being included in the calculation and analysis of the EEG signal. The method and apparatus disclosed herein make it possible to provide without any interruption visual, auditory and / or tactile feedback of a “true” EEG signal that through operant conditioning learning principles enables individuals to more quickly and easily learn to control their brainwave activity using neurofeedback.

A biofeedback training method and apparatus to increase and reinforce the respiratory sinus arrhythmia as an outcome of a breath training technique, said apparatus comprising a physiological monitoring device that provides raw physiological data to a computer having a software program that receives and utilizes the heartbeat interbeat interval information supplied by the physiological sensors, calculates such intervals after every heartbeat, computes RSA parameters from the interbeat intervals, displays raw signal instantaneous heart rate values, calculates RSA parameters in the form of graphs, compares current values of the RSA training score with currently set threshold level to generate training feedback, provides continuous audiovisual feedback to the user to reward training attempts based on results of threshold comparisons, displays a breath pacer to induce an appropriate breathing pattern, recommended by selected breathing technique, saves interbeat intervals along with the RSA parameters into a built-in database for further review of training sessions, and permits the user to make several adjustments.

The invention is an apparatus and method of biofeedback training for attaining a physiological state optimally consistent with the successful performance of a task, wherein the probability of successfully completing the task is made is inversely proportional to a physiological difference value, computed as the absolute value of the difference between at least one physiological signal optimally consistent with the successful performance of the task and at least one corresponding measured physiological signal of a trainee performing the task. The probability of successfully completing the task is made inversely proportional to the physiological difference value by making one or more measurable physical attributes of the environment in which the task is performed, and upon which completion of the task depends, vary in inverse proportion to the physiological difference value.

A probe system for electro-stimulation and bio-feedback training of muscles in the pelvic floor region, in particular for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, includes a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum, and a plurality of electrodes which are positioned at several locations along the length and around the circumference on the outer surface of the probe, the probe system further includes a control unit, operationally coupled to the probe, adapted for receiving EMG signals from each of the electrodes and for processing each of the signals for mapping the response of the muscles in the pelvic floor region.

The present invention describes a system and method for continuous monitoring of central (aortic) and peripheral Blood Pressure. The system includes a fully mobile, non-invasive, continuous blood pressure monitoring system that includes one or more Biostrip devices affixed on a user, coupled with an application running on a computing device, which is further connected to a web server in the cloud. The system performs various computations on the Biostrip device, or on the gateway device (Smartphone or Smartwatch), or on the Cloud, and provides the user and authorized third parties with various insights about the blood pressure levels of the user. Further, the system enables the user to receive biofeedback training for controlling hypertension, and schedule online appointments, pay online for such appointments, share data the data securely to obtain insights.

The invention discloses a stress and emotion regulating method and system in order to overcome the disadvantages in an existing HRV biofeedback training system. The stress and emotion regulating system comprises a stress testing unit for acquiring the stress test result; a regulating unit for offering correspondent regulation proposal from multiple preset regulation proposals to implement relative to different stress test results; a physiologic signal collecting unit for collecting a physiologic signal representing the heart rate on a real-time basis, a physiologic signal representing the saturation of blood oxygen, and a physiologic signal representing the pulse intensity as the feedback signal for regulation during the implementation of the regulation proposal, and converting the feedback signal into a feedback parameter value; and a data processing unit for generating the regulated result based on the feedback parameter value. The invention also provides a physiologic signal collecting device for collecting three physiologic signals of the heart rate, the saturation of blood oxygen and the pulse intensity of a human body closest to the stress and the emotion so as to help a user to carry out regulation train.

The invention discloses a biofeedback training system which comprises a biological information feedback device and an intelligent terminal. The biological information feedback device at least comprises sensors used for collecting biological information representing a body state; the intelligent terminal comprises a signal receiving unit, an evaluation and training feedback unit and a display unit; the signal receiving unit receives the biological information representing the body state in real time; the evaluation and training feedback unit generating evaluation feedback information according to the biological information received within a period of time, and the evaluation feedback information is used for showing a synchronous trend of the heart rate and respiratory frequency within the period of time; the display unit at least continuously supplies the evaluation feedback information to a user and guides the user to change the biological information by adjusting the body state till the heart rate and the respiratory frequency reach resonance. The biofeedback training system can obtain the biological information and the evaluation feedback information in real time and effectively conduct real-time training guidance on the user, and the training effectiveness and a good using feeling of the user can be improved to a certain extent.

The invention relates to a device used for biofeedback training, especially relating to the interactive-reaction multimedia device, which controlled by the physiological signal of trainee and / or the condition of consciousness. The invention comprises a physiological and / or consciousness monitoring module, a signal processing identification module, a control module and a execution module, which detects the physiological signal and / or the condition of consciousness of the trainee, monitors the changes, and calculates the control instruction according to said changes for controlling, regulating and changing the images, voice, motions and other actions of the execution modules in different patterns, so the effect of biofeedback training can be strengthened while it can help the trainee to better adjust the physiologic status and the psychological condition. The invention can be widely used in variable health care and clinical medicine fields.

A probe system for electro-stimulation and bio-feedback training of muscles in the pelvic floor region, in particular for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, includes a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum, and a plurality of electrodes which are positioned at several locations along the length and around the circumference on the outer surface of the probe, the probe system further includes a control unit, operationally coupled to the probe, adapted for receiving EMG signals from each of the electrodes and for processing each of the signals for mapping the response of the muscles in the pelvic floor region.

A system and method for incorporating biofeedback training into each user's interaction with a multi-user virtual environment, such as a multi-user videogame or a multi-user computer-simulated task, and for enhancing each user's sense of immersion in the multi-user virtual environment, by using measured values of physiological functions received as real-time outputs from at least one biosensory device operatively connected to each user while each user is interacting with the multi-user virtual environment to influence a score of each user's performance, such that each user demonstrating relatively superior physiological self-regulatory skill is rewarded and each user demonstrating relatively inferior physiological self-regulatory skill is penalized.

A real-time estimation of 3D moments of lower-limb joints using a robotic multi-axis training system with a 6-axis force / torque (F / T) sensors and a 6-DOF goniometer is described. A joint moment such as the knee abduction moment (KAM) can be determined in real-time without using sophisticated optoelectronic motion tracking system. The system also does not require computation of the COP location. The knee adduction moment or any other lower-limb 3D joint moments can be determined conveniently during stepping movement on the training system for real-time biofeedback training on controlling the targeted joint moment(s). The 6-DOF goniometer is convenient to use with other analog signals including the 6-axis F / T and locomotion variables. As an example application, combined with the frontal plane movement on the robotic multi-axis elliptical trainer, it provides a useful tool suitable for clinical setting to help patients with knee OA to reduce potentially damaging peak knee adduction moment through real-time feedback training.

The invention provides a biofeedback training system based on physiological data monitoring and virtual reality, which comprises a physiological data acquisition and transmission system, a virtual reality subsystem, peripheral devices and a monitoring control subsystem; the physiological data acquisition and transmission system acquires the physiological parameters of the subject and transmits thephysiological parameters to the virtual reality subsystem; the virtual reality subsystem generates a virtual scene and displays the virtual scene to the subject. The virtual scene changes according to the physiological data. The virtual reality subsystem assists and matches up with the virtual scene by combining with the peripheral devices; the monitoring control subsystem is used for monitoringthe physiological data acquisition options of the physiological data acquisition and transmission system, and adjusting and / or setting system parameter values of the virtual reality subsystem according to the virtual scene and the physiological parameters so as to save the real-time physiological parameters of the subject. The biofeedback training system based on human physiological data monitoring and virtual reality can stimulate multiple senses of a subject, mobilize the enthusiasm of the subject and improve the training effect.

A computer multimedia type multifunctional biologic feedback apparatus for directing the feedback training and relax training of a trainee in order to treat its diseases and take care of its health features that it can automatically judge the variation of the trainee in physiological state during the training and prompt the trainee in multimedia mode (image, sound, etc).

A method for enhanced exercise training or performance utilizing intentional controlled tachypnea and somatic sensory alkalosis biofeedback training to maintain an essentially non-acidic state during exercise. A trainee is instructed to decrease measured transcutaneous CO2 levels by increased ventilation and to correlate measured transcutaneous CO2 levels with subjective somatic symptoms. Studies under exercise conditions measure the intensity of exercise correlating to an onset in blood acid accumulation in the trainee and such level of intensity is in turn correlated with a predetermined heart rate. The trainee is then instructed to use heart rate and somatic sensory changes as a guide to the need for increased ventilation to lower blood CO2. In another embodiment, the method of the instant invention utilizes intentional controlled tachypnea to increase maximum breath holding time.

The invention discloses a non-contact type biological feedback training method and relates to a biological feedback training method based on a non-contact type wireless biosensor and real-time monitoring of respiratory waves and heartbeat waves. The non-contact type biological feedback training method comprises the steps that when using a system, a patient or a trainer first starts a biological feedback training software on a computer or a smart phone, places the non-contact type wireless biosensor in front or at the back of himself and then clicks on a training starting button to begin the biological feedback training. A wireless ultra wide band impulse transmission receiver is utilized and is in combination with a digital signal processing module to monitor variations of physiological signal including respiratory signals and heartbeat signals, and the variations are input into biological feedback training software programs, so as to form a complete feedback system.

A probe system for electro-stimulation and bio-feedback training of muscles in the pelvic floor region, in particular for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, includes a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum, and a plurality of electrodes which are positioned at several locations along the length and around the circumference on the outer surface of the probe, the probe system further includes a control unit, operationally coupled to the probe, adapted for receiving EMG signals from each of the electrodes and for processing each of the signals for mapping the response of the muscles in the pelvic floor region.

The invention is an apparatus and method of biofeedback training for attaining a physiological state optimally consistent with the successful performance of a task, wherein the probability of successfully completing the task is made is inversely proportional to a physiological difference value, computed as the absolute value of the difference between at least one physiological signal optimally consistent with the successful performance of the task and at least one corresponding measured physiological signal of a trainee performing the task. The probability of successfully completing the task is made inversely proportional to the physiological difference value by making one or more measurable physical attributes of the environment in which the task is performed, and upon which completion of the task depends, vary in inverse proportion to the physiological difference value.

The invention discloses a psychological protection shelter. According to the technical scheme, a consulting unit, a small group intervention unit and a psychotherapy unit are arranged in the shelter, wherein a notebook computer, a foldable worktable, foldable chairs and a psychology wall map are configured in the consulting unit; psychological intervention chairs, a mobile television and a server are arranged in the small group intervention unit, and each psychological intervention chair is equipped with a tablet computer; a psychotherapy chair, a biological feedback training therapeutic apparatus, a brain wave therapeutic apparatus and an apparatus table are arranged in the psychotherapy unit. The psychological protection shelter has the advantages as follows: the defects of the conventional equipment can be overcome, the problem of psychological stress disorder of field personnel can be solved effectively, and the psychological intervention and protection capacity of the personnel can be improved.

The present invention relates to biofeedback training equipment, in particular, it relates to a multifunctional biofeedback training equipment and relaxation directing equipment with automatic prompting and breath simulation function. Said equipment can be extensively used for biofeedback training and relaxation training.

The invention discloses a biological feedback system based on pulse waves. According to the technical scheme, based on the haemodynamics principles of the pulse waves, blood pressure and pulse wave signals of a human body are recorded through a collecting instrument, the feature information of the pulse waveform is analyzed to obtain physiological parameters related to the angiocarpy of the human body, a multimedia video interactive system is further used to carry out physiological signal feedback and strengthening, stepped training targets are set automatically, a user is guided to carry out biological feedback training and the relaxation training, training strengthening effect is improved by the soothing multimedia video-audio effect combined with visual visualization angiocarpy physiological signal feedback and by using small-step-progressive target setting, and accordingly the effectiveness of user autonomous relaxation training is improved. The biological feedback system is widely applicable to home treating of various physical and mental diseases and health care, training strengthening effect is improved, and the effectiveness of user autonomous relaxation training is improved.

The present invention relates to automatic dice game device, and is especially one automatic dice game device controlled with the physiological signal of the player. The automatic dice game device consists of playerí»s physiological signal acquiring unit, signal processing and analyzing calculation unit, and automatic dice game unit. In game, the physiological signals of all the players are collected, regulated, processed and analyzed to calculate the multiplying factors representing the changes in the physiological states of the players, the game result is decided according to the multiplying factor levels of the players, and the game result is converted into command transmitted to the CPU of the computer in the automatic dice game device to control the dice to show corresponding points. The automatic dice game device makes dice game more interest and may be also used in biological feedback training and relaxing training.

A health and entertainment type game and lottery apparatus controlled by computer features that the win percentage of a player is determined by its psychosomatic state, that is, the variation in the psychosomatic signals of said player is detected and its win percentage is then calculated out. It is composed of a signal acquisition and regulation module, a signal processing, analyzing, comparing and calculating module, and a digital signal driven lottery or entertainment module.

The invention discloses a biofeedback method and system based on intelligent wearing equipment. The system comprises a signal detection unit, a signal processing unit, a feedback notification unit, awireless communication unit and a power supply unit. The system is worn with the user, can detect physiological signals of a human body in real time and automatically carry out psychological identification, gives a warning to the user when a negative psychological state is identified, and provides standardized psychological training guidance for the user to independently carry out biofeedback training. Meanwhile, the real-time physiological change in the training process is fed back to the user in a common and easy-to-understand mode, so that the user knows the training effect and consciouslymanages and controls the psychology of the user until the user recovers from the negative psychological state. The system is small and light, can be worn with the user, is simple to operate, does notneed the assistance of other people, is low in manufacturing cost, and is convenient for ordinary people to use in the aspects of adjusting emotion and training attention in daily life.

An entertainment apparatus controlled by brain wave features that the intensity of the brain waves of a game player is converted to control the operation of a rotary circular visual display screen which can display various changing images. It can be played by two players for matching.

An automatic gaming roulette apparatus controlled by the psychosomatic signal features that the win of loss of a player is controlled by the variation degree of its psychosomatic state. It is composed of a psychosomatic signal acquisition unit, a signal regulating, amplifying, processing, analyzing and calculating unit, and an automatic gaming roulette unit.

The invention provides a method of controlling an output current intensity and an electric stimulation therapeutic instrument used for controlling the output current intensity through the method. The control method comprises the following steps of testing a pelvic-floor-muscle front resting stage muscle potential and an initial muscle potential threshold of a pelvic floor correlation muscle group; and according to the tested muscle potential threshold, adjusting a system threshold and outputting a corresponding electric stimulation signal. By using the method and the electric stimulation therapeutic instrument, through biological feedback training, according to a specific condition of a subject, a system threshold is automatically adjusted.

The invention provides a four-dimensional brain biofeedback therapeutic instrument and an operating control method thereof. The therapeutic instrument comprises an electrode cap, a preamplifier, a computer, a display and three-dimensional glasses, wherein a biofeedback system is arranged in the computer and comprises a training module and a control module; the control module comprises a four-dimensional animation module, an information storage module and a data acquisition module which are connected in turn; the four-dimensional animation module and the information storage module are connected with the training module respectively; the data acquisition module is connected with the preamplifier; the four-dimensional animation module is connected with an infrared transmitter which is connected with the three-dimensional glasses; and the display comprises a first display connected with the control module and a second display connected with the training module. By combining four-dimensional animation technology with a biofeedback training method, the therapeutic instrument has the advantages of vividness, good training effect and the like.

A biofeedback system and method enables biofeedback training to be accomplished during normal interaction by an individual with the individual's environment, for example while reading, playing video games, watching TV, participating in sports activities, or at work. Physiologic data is processed and used to generate one or more control signals based on the physiologic data. The control signals may be proportional to a result of the data processing, or based on comparison of the processing results with at least one fixed or adaptive threshold. The control signal is supplied to a wearable device through which the individual receives sensory information from the individual's environment, and serves to interrupt or modify the sensory information. The wearable device may be an eyeglass device including a dynamic lens display, with the control signal being supplied to the dynamic lens display to modulate visual information received through the eyeglass device by obscuring, distorting, or otherwise affecting the clarity of the visual information. Feedback may also be provided in the form of auditory or tactile feedback.