332 results about "Body Regions" patented technology

According to an aspect, there is provided a personal care device (2) for performing a personal care operation on a subject, the personal care device (2) being configured to determine a location of the personal care device (2) on a body part of the subject. The personal care device (2) comprises an orientation sensor (6) configured to measure a three-dimensional, 3D, angular orientation of the personal care device (2) relative to Earth's gravity over time and output a corresponding orientation measurement signal; a surface-displacement sensor (10) configured to measure a two-dimensional, 2D, displacement of the personal care device (2) relative to a skin surface of the body part and output a corresponding surface-displacement measurement signal; a processing unit (22) configured to determine the location of the personal care device (2) on the body part based on the orientation measurement signal, the surface-displacement measurement signal and a skin contact signal indicating whether the personal care device (2) is in contact with the skin surface of the body part.

The invention provides an AR-assisted acupoint dynamic positioning method and system based on biological characteristics, and relates to the technical field of medical assistance, and the method comprises the steps: building a three-dimensional body model based on the body shape point cloud data, collected in real time, of a current user, and calculating the theoretical coordinates of acupoints in combination with a traditional Chinese medicine acupoint positioning rule; dynamically calibrating the theoretical coordinates on the basis of synchronously acquired body surface conductivity change characteristics and body surface temperature distribution characteristics of the to-be-acupunctured body area of the current user, and generating acupuncture point coordinates and corresponding needle inserting parameters; the acupuncture point coordinates are mapped to the body part of the current user, visual acupuncture point marks are displayed in real time through AR equipment, and operation guidance related to the needle inserting parameters is synchronously provided; when it is detected that the body position change of the user exceeds the preset threshold value, the above steps are executed again, and the acupoint coordinates and the operation guidance are updated, and through multi-modal biological feature fusion, dynamic calibration and AR visualization interaction, acupoint positioning is precise, dynamic and visualized.

An interactive pain management system is provided comprising a laser treatment device and an application executing on the device that receives entry of identification information for a first patient and receives entry of a body region to receive treatment. The system also receives entry of a present pain level experienced in the body region, accesses stored information describing previously reported conditions of the first patient and based on the received entries and the accessed store information, determines a treatment regimen for the first patient. The laser treatment device executes the treatment regimen by manual administration by the first patient or a qualified technician. The system requests entry of the first patient's present condition, the condition comprising one of feeling worse, feeling better, and experiencing no change since an immediately previous treatment. Changes in the condition of the first patient are incorporated into the determination of the treatment regimen.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for medical condition identification. One of the methods includes obtaining visual data representing at least one body part of a subject; obtaining non-visual data that corresponds to one or more biological characteristics of the subject; providing data representing (i) the visual data and (ii) the non-visual data to one or more machine learning models, wherein the one or more machine learning models are trained to predict presence of a medical condition; obtaining an output of the one or more machine learning models that is generated based on the one or more machine learning models processing the visual data and the non-visual data; and determining presence of the medical condition for the subject using the output of the one or more machine learning models.

A system for determining, the pressure beneath a compression garment applied around a circumference of a body part, comprises an imaging device to produce image data representing a part of the garment at a measured location and a processing device, arranged to analyse the image data. The processing device uses the data to determine the circumference of the body part at the measured location and a tension in the part of the garment and thus derives a value for the pressure based on the circumference and tension.

A surgical method includes, for example, tracking, via at least one camera attached to a robotic arm of a surgical robot, a surgical site of a patient, the robotic arm having a plurality of joints and a plurality of body parts, controlling the robotic arm to perform a surgical procedure at the surgical site of the patient based on the camera tracked surgical site of the patient, and wherein the tracking comprises controlling the movement of the plurality of joints and body parts of the robotic arm to maintain a line of sight of the at least one camera directed towards the surgical site of the patient.

The disclosed method may include receiving neuromuscular activity data over a first time series from a first sensor on a wearable device donned by a user receiving ground truth data over a second time series from a second sensor that indicates a body part state of a body part of the user, generating one or more training datasets by time-shifting at least a portion of the neuromuscular activity data over the first time series relative to the second time series, to associate the neuromuscular activity data with at least a portion of the ground truth data, and training one or more inferential models based on the one or more training datasets. Various other related methods and systems are also disclosed.

A determination control apparatus that functions as an action determination apparatus including a detection unit performing detection processing for detecting N types of body parts (N≥3), the body parts including a first type, of a subject in an image, and a selection unit configured to select one of a plurality of machine learning models for determining an action of the subject, based on a result of the detection processing. The plurality of learning models includes a first machine learning model to perform inference relating to the action based on a positional relationship of the N types of body parts, including the first type of body part and a second model to perform inference relating to the action based on a positional relationship of M types of body parts (N>M≥2) not including the first type of body part, among the N types of body parts.

Provided herein are systems, devices, and methods for supporting a patient undergoing a medical procedure that involves treatment of any or all sides of the body (e.g., posterior, anterior, and / or lateral sides of the patient's body or body parts). For example, the systems, devices, and methods facilitate surgical procedures without requiring placing a patient in a prone or lateral position and / or minimizing or avoiding transitioning a patient between supine, prone, and / or lateral positions.

A system, including an image sensor configured to acquire a plurality of images of a body part of a patient; and processing circuitry configured to receive the images of the body part of the patient and depth data including depth values corresponding to pixels of each image of the body part of the patient, isolate a foreground region of interest including the body part of the patient in the plurality of images, determine image sensor poses in three-dimensional space based on depth data, the depth data including depth values corresponding to pixels of each image of the body part of the patient, generate a combined point cloud of pixels corresponding to the foreground region of interest based on the depth data and the image sensor poses, and generate a mesh surface of the body part of the patient.

Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying a health disorder based on a temperature asymmetry estimation. A system may include a thermal camera configured to detect thermal images of an inspected body part and a reference body part, which may be contralateral to the inspected body part. The system may further include an optical camera configured to detect optical images of the inspected body part and the reference body part. The system may further include a remote mobile device having a mobile processor programmed to control the thermal camera to detect the thermal images and the optical camera to detect the optical images. The system may further include remote server having a diagnostic processor programmed to determine that a functional disorder or inflammation of the inspected body part has occurred by analyzing the thermal images and the optical images.

The invention discloses a three-dimensional human body grid estimation method and system based on clothes scissors and a human body vision model. The method comprises the following steps: extracting a first human body image containing clothes from an image to be reconstructed; identifying a boundary between a costume area and a body area in the first human body image, and removing the costume area from the first human body image to obtain a second human body image; the second human body image is input into a three-dimensional human body grid estimation module, and the three-dimensional human body grid estimation module is used for extracting three key intermediate representations including joint information, depth information and contour information from the second human body image; and aligning the intermediate representation of the preliminarily generated three-dimensional human body grid with the intermediate representation extracted from the second human body image, minimizing the difference between the intermediate representation and the intermediate representation, and finally outputting a high-precision three-dimensional human body grid. According to the method, the stability of the algorithm under the complex clothing condition can be improved, and the high fidelity of the reconstructed grid is ensured.

A tremor suppression device includes a garment wearable on an anatomical region and including electrodes contacting the anatomical region when the garment is worn on the anatomical region, and an electronic controller configured to: detect electromyography (EMG) signals as a function of anatomical location and time using the electrodes; identify tremors as a function of anatomical location and time based on the EMG signals; and apply neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) at one or more anatomical locations as a function of time using the electrodes to suppress the identified tremors.

A self-flying hands-free massage apparatus includes: a drone or quad-copter component, configured to autonomously fly and hover in air; multiple video cameras that capture live video of the surroundings; and a processor that performs real-time computer vision analysis of live video, to guide the apparatus at which directions to fly and where to remain hovering. The self-flying apparatus remains hovering approximately 50 to 100 centimeters from a Target Body-Region, such as shoulders or upper-back of a human. A telescopic arm extends from the hovering apparatus, and pivots or rotates to bring an affixed electric massage unit towards the Target Body-Region, for massaging it. Tactile sensors detect touch, and assist in confirming that autonomous hands-free massaging is indeed performed. Data sensed by LIDAR sensors and thermal imagers assists in commanding the self-flying apparatus and its telescopic arm, and augments data obtained by computer vision analysis of live video from the video cameras. Optionally, the self-flying apparatus sprays water or massage oil for wet massage, or discharges soothing powder or talc, or sprays a post-massage aromatic liquid. Optionally, it recognizes and executes voice-commands regarding particular massaging operations.

A lower torso garment includes a waistband positioned at an upper end of the lower torso garment, a body region coupled to the waistband and extending between the waistband and a lower end of the lower torso garment, two leg openings proximate to the lower end, and a pouch coupled to the body region. The pouch includes a support element that has at least one strip of elastomeric material.

A diagnostic device (10) for guiding a doctor in performing diagnostic procedures on a patient's body comprises a main body (12) having a top surface (13) and a bottom surface (14), with one or more user output modules (22) positioned on the top surface (13) and a set of sensors comprising peripheral sensors (16) and diagnostic sensors (18) arranged on the bottom surface (14). A processor (302) executes instructions stored in a memory (306) for receiving and processing preliminary inputs about the patient through a preliminary data acquisition module (307), determining a target body region and starting point, and performing scans to determine boundaries and examine specific organs. The device employs an artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) engine (310) to generate real-time audio, visual, and haptic instructions for guiding the operator, process multiple data streams, identify abnormalities, and provide diagnostic recommendations.

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent medical treatment, and provides a nasointestinal tube ultrasonic recognition and positioning method and system based on artificial intelligence, and the method comprises the steps: enabling an ultrasonic scanning probe to synchronously scan the body part of a patient in the process of placing the tip of the nasointestinal tube into the body of the patient, and obtaining an ultrasonic image used for observing the position of the nasointestinal tube in the body of the patient; performing artifact removal processing on the ultrasonic image to obtain a clear image; extracting a nasointestinal tube image according to the clear image; detecting whether an anatomical marker image exists in the clear image with the nasointestinal tube image or not based on an attention mechanism, and when the anatomical marker image exists, performing edge segmentation on the anatomical marker image and extracting the anatomical marker image; and matching the extracted anatomical marker image with a preset anatomical marker image of an organ or tissue, and when matching succeeds, outputting the corresponding organ or tissue as the position of the nasointestinal tube. According to the invention, the nasointestinal tube can be quickly and accurately positioned in the body.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for anatomical and injury modeling. A system can process multimedia and sensor data collected during various anatomical tests, such as mobility tests and muscle, ligament, or tendon assessments, performed by a user. By applying this data to neural network models, the system can generate anatomy scores and subscores for specific body regions, identifying potential vulnerabilities in the anatomy of the user. The system can further generate a personalized conditioning protocol to address these vulnerabilities and reducing the likelihood of injury.

A apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic treatment of a target region within a body part of a user is proposed. The apparatus includes an attachment means for attaching the apparatus to the body part. Further, the apparatus includes at least one ultrasonic transducer configured to emit ultrasonic waves for non-invasive ultrasonic treatment of the target region. For compensating for distortions of the emitted ultrasonic waves by anatomical structures of the body part and for focusing the ultrasonic waves into the target region, the apparatus comprises a modification means individually adapted to the anatomical structures of the body part of the user or alternatively a plurality of ultrasonic transducers and a control circuit. The modification means is configured to modify acoustic properties of the emitted ultrasonic waves in a predetermined manner. The control circuit is configured to control the emission of the ultrasonic waves by the plurality of ultrasonic transducers based on data indicating the target region and properties of the anatomical structures of the body part of the user. The apparatus is configured for operation in the magnetic field of a magnetic resonance imaging system.

A computer-implemented method is provided for delineating one or more parts of a body within a diffusion weighted MRI 3D patient image of a human or animal body. The method includes: providing the diffusion weighted MRI 3D patient image of the human or animal body, the patient image being formed of plural slices stacked along a direction of the body; analysing the patient image to identify different contiguous anatomical regions of the body, the regions being distributed along said direction such that each slice of the patient image is allocated to a respective region; providing an atlas of diffusion weighted MRI 3D ground truth images of plural other corresponding bodies containing the regions, each ground truth image being formed of plural slices stacked along a corresponding direction of the respective body, the different regions of the body being pre-identified for each ground truth image such that each slice of that ground truth image is allocated to a respective region, and one or more parts of the body of each ground truth image being pre-delineated; registering each ground truth image to the patient image by: translating and stretching each ground truth image in its corresponding direction to align the identified regions of that ground truth image with the corresponding identified regions of the patient image; identifying a transformation of each registered ground truth image that matches the pre-delineated parts of the body of that registered ground truth image to the corresponding parts of the body of the patient image by minimising a cost function; and segmenting the patient image by obtaining a probability image for the corresponding parts of the body of the patient image, wherein the probability image combines the pre-delineated parts of the bodies of the ground truth images transformed according to their respective non-linear deformable transformations and weighted according to their respective cost-functions.

The invention relates to an extension device (10) for an ambulance stretcher for detachable attachment to a main stretcher of an ambulance stretcher with longitudinal beams. According to the invention, the extension device (10) comprises several lateral extension elements (1, 2, 3) which are aligned in the longitudinal direction (L) of the extension device (10) and are arranged in a head region (K), a middle body region (MK), and a foot region (F) of the extension device (10). The lateral extension elements (1, 2, 3) are arranged in pairs opposite each other and create an extended support area for a patient, particularly an obese patient, positioned on an ambulance stretcher. The extension device (10) has at least one, preferably at least two, crossbeams (8).which mechanically connect the widening elements (1) in the head region (K) and have openings (8') at their transverse ends for passing through and supporting longitudinal beams of an ambulance stretcher, and that at least two fixing elements (7) and at least two foot adapter rails (9) for detachably fixing the widening device (10) to a frame profile of the ambulance stretcher are arranged on an underside of the widening device (10).

A method for mapping one or more cutaneous conditions of a cutaneous surface may include: identifying a body map; identifying one or more body regions corresponding to the body map; identifying at least one representation corresponding to the one or more body regions; identifying one or more icons corresponding to the at least one representation; and defining the one or more icons on the at least one representation.

The image shown in the figure is a graphical user interface for a patient app and is displayed when the user is giving an injection, etc. The figure is an image for indicating a body part or specific body part, such as a specific body part that has been injected, a specific body part with a problem, or multiple specific body parts that should be emphasized. The figure is an image from a patient app showing the front of a woman's body, with specific divisions into body parts indicated. Body parts can be highlighted by the user. Additionally, the figure shows a back view, right side view, left side view, top view, and bottom view of a computer with patient information exchange function that displays the above image.

To provide an absorbent article including a pocket part functioning properly.SOLUTION: An absorbent article includes: a length along a longitudinal direction corresponding to a front-back direction of a wearer; a length along a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; a front body region located on a front side of the wearer in the front-back direction; a back body region located on a back side of the wearer; a crotch region located between the front body region and the back body region; an absorbent core for absorbing moisture, having a compressible portion at a center in the width direction of a back-side end, being compressible inward in the width direction; a top sheet disposed on a skin surface side of the absorbent core; and a pocket sheet disposed to overlap a skin surface side of the top sheet in the back body region and whose side in the front body region is not bonded to the top sheet.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The application provides a fetal posture evaluation method, an ultrasonic imaging method and an ultrasonic imaging system. The fetal posture evaluation method comprises the following steps: acquiring three-dimensional ultrasonic data of an early-pregnancy fetus; acquiring a head region and a body region of the early-pregnancy fetus in the three-dimensional ultrasonic data; evaluating a posture of the early-pregnancy fetus based on a relative positional relationship between the head region and the body region of the early-pregnancy fetus, to obtain a posture evaluation result; and displaying the posture evaluation result. The method can facilitate a doctor to observe the posture of the fetus and quickly learn whether the posture of the early-pregnancy fetus is in a natural posture.

A cuff is provided for use in measuring hemodynamic parameters, the cuff having a shell portion for surrounding a body portion of a subject and pressure applying means surrounding the shell portion, the shell portion being positioned between the actuator and the body portion. The shell portion is formed to have at least two circumferential portions that form a closed loop around the body portion of the subject when the cuff is assembled on the body portion of the subject. For example, the shell portions overlap at their respective ends, forming at least a first overlapping region and a second overlapping region. By forming a shell structure with multiple circumferential portions, it is possible to open the shell portion from the side by sliding it to separate the shell portion at at least one tangential confluence point between the circumferential portions. For example, in some embodiments, the shell structure can be opened by sliding it tangentially to separate at least two shell portions in the first overlapping region.

To provide an absorbent pad that is easy to wear.SOLUTION: An absorbent pad includes: a length along a longitudinal direction corresponding to a front-back direction of a wearer; a length along a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; a front body region located on a front side of the wearer in the front-back direction; a back body region located on a back side of the wearer; a crotch region whose width is narrower than the front body region and the back body region, in a part between the front body region and the back body region; and a protrusion disposed on a center in the width direction of either a front-side end of the front body region or a back-side end of the back body region and protruding outward in the longitudinal direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

1. Name of the product in this design: Moxibustion Device. 2. Purpose of this design: For moxibustion on body parts, thereby achieving the effects of health preservation and treatment. 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. 5. The bottom surface of this product is a part that is not easily seen or cannot be seen during use, so the bottom view is omitted.

The present invention relates to the provision of a scanning system and methods for scanning a discrete location within a body part of a subject. More particularly, the present invention provides a scanning system to scan a suspected injury in a body part of a subject, such as a brain injury. The scanning system provides a diagnostic scanning device that scans the discrete locations within the body part, and a processer configured to carry out calculating the probability of injury in each of the discrete locations; using a statistical map of the probability of injury within the body part; and the diagnostic scanning device scanning each discrete location in order of decreasing probability determined by the processor to obtain results at each discrete location; and displaying the results on a screen as the scanning continues until a clinical assessment of the injury in the body part can be made.

The invention relates to the technical field of thermal infrared image evaluation in image data processing, and discloses a human body temperature sequential objective evaluation method based on an infrared thermal imaging technology, which comprises the following steps: acquiring a thermal infrared image of a normal crowd to obtain an average temperature data set of a plurality of regions of interest of the normal crowd, screening out at least two significant regions of interest with statistical difference from the plurality of regions of interest, arranging and ranking the significant regions of interest according to the average temperature representation value to obtain the temperature sequence representation of the normal population, and comparing the temperature sequence representation of the person to be tested with the temperature sequence representation of the normal population to obtain the temperature sequence representation of the person to be tested. The obtained temperature sequence of the to-be-tested person represents the degree of deviation from the normal crowd. According to the method, the normal sequence of different ROI temperatures can be obtained, the temperature deviation degree of the to-be-tested person relative to the body part of a normal crowd is objectively and quantitatively described through a sequence comparison result, and a doctor is assisted in diagnosing whether the to-be-tested person is abnormal in metabolism or not.