31 results about "Chest region" patented technology

The application discloses a wearable medical device for treating nipple retraction, and relates to the technical field of medical devices, which comprises a wearing main body and a corrector assembly; the wearing main body is used for being worn on the chest area of a patient and is provided with a left chest area, a right chest area and a receiving pocket; the left chest area and / or the right chest area is / are provided with a pipe passing hole; the corrector assembly comprises a main machine and a correction cover; the correction cover is provided with a first suction cavity in the shape of a suction disc; the correction cover is provided with an air outlet communicated with the first suction cavity; the correction cover is arranged in the left chest area and / or the right chest area; the main machine is detachably arranged in the receiving pocket; the inside of the main machine comprises an air pump and an integrated circuit board; the integrated circuit board comprises a micro-control module and a network module; the air pump is electrically connected with the network module through the micro-control module; the air inlet pipe of the air pump is arranged in the pipe passing hole and communicated with the air outlet; and the air outlet of the air pump is communicated with the outside of the main machine.

The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for high frequency chest wall concussion (HFCWO) therapy that can promote mucous drainage by preferential impacts on a user, including by continuously applying pressure to the chest engaging device to provide HFCWO, to enhance sputum excretion. A chest wall concussion therapy system of the present disclosure may include a chest engagement device for transmitting an impact force to a patient's chest and a force generator arranged to generate a continuous impact force as a patient treatment regimen. The thoracic wall concussion therapy system additionally comprises a therapy control system comprising at least one sensor arranged to detect an indication of a breathing pattern of the patient.

There is provided an apparatus for positioning a front sensor and / or a rear sensor in a target region across a thorax of a target individual, the apparatus comprising: a rear positioning element comprising: a collar sized and shaped to fit at a base of a rear portion of a shoulder line and a neck of the target individual; and an elongate element having a first end region and a second end region, the first end region being connected to the collar, the second end region having a position marker disposed to correspond to a target anatomical feature of the spine of the target individual, the elongate element having a first end region and a second end region, the first end region being connected to the collar, the second end region having a position marker, the position marker being disposed to correspond to the target anatomical feature of the spine of the target individual; wherein, in use, the elongate element is positioned parallel to and above a long axis of the spine of the back of the target individual, and at least one anterior sensor and at least one posterior sensor are positioned on the thorax of the patient relative to the posterior positioning element, therefore, the target area is transmitted and / or sensed from the target area.

According to the X-ray imaging method and the X-ray imaging device, a radiation image of the chest is obtained, a first image with the same tissue structure as the radiation image is generated based on the radiation image of the chest, the fracture position of a rib in the first image and / or the position of one or more ribs with fractures in the first image are / is marked, and a marked image is obtained; displaying the radiation image and the marking image; therefore, a user can directly observe the fracture position of the rib through the displayed radiation image and the marked image, and the diagnosis efficiency and accuracy are greatly improved.

An image processing device 1X primarily comprises a mammary gland structure extraction means 32X, an adjustment means 34X, and a display control means 35X. The mammary gland structure extraction means 32X extracts a mammary gland structure from each of a first chest image that results from imaging the chest of a subject and a second chest image that results from imaging the chest of the subject at a different time from the first chest image. On the basis of the extracted mammary gland structure, the adjustment means 34X adjusts the first chest image, treating the second chest image as a reference. The display control means 35X displays the adjusted first chest image and the second chest image on a display device. The image processing device 1X is used, for example, in the decision-making of a medical worker.

To enable the acquisition of information regarding pleural adhesions easily and accurately with low radiation exposure. [Solution] According to the control unit of the diagnostic console, a dynamic image of the chest obtained by dynamic radiography is acquired, and information regarding pleural adhesion is generated based on the amount of movement of the region in the lung area that includes at least the region adjacent to the rib cage in the acquired dynamic image, and the generated information regarding pleural adhesion is displayed and output by the display unit.

Provided is a novel ultrasonic irradiation device that makes it possible to achieve easy operability and that can be used in the treatment of cardiac disease. An ultrasonic irradiation device 100 according to the present invention is a sheet-like member that is flexible and that can be attached to the body surface of the chest of a person, said ultrasonic irradiation device 100 comprising: a probe 10 that is capable of at least transmitting ultrasonic waves; and a control unit 11 or control device 1 that controls the probe 10 so as to cause the probe 10 to transmit ultrasonic waves at a prescribed intensity and prescribed intervals. The width dimension in a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the probe 10 spans two intercostal spaces and is not less than 50 mm.

The present application proposes a chest and abdominal respiration signal decoupling and reconstruction method based on millimeter wave radar. Using a millimeter wave multiple-input multiple-output radar device, the radar echo is first mapped to a three-dimensional space using 3D beamforming technology, mapping the one-dimensional time domain signal to a spatial energy heat map containing distance, azimuth, and elevation three-dimensional information. Then, through spatial filtering strategy, the physiological vibration source signal clusters of the subjects with coupling relationship are separated. When the physiological vibration source includes the chest reflection area of the first anatomical site and the abdominal reflection area of the second anatomical site, combined with the adaptive best point selection algorithm, according to the anatomical features of the human body, the chest reflection area and the abdominal reflection area are physically located and distinguished in the three-dimensional space, and the independent breathing waveform is extracted from the body surface reflection to perform high-precision spatial separation and anti-interference waveform extraction operation of chest and abdominal respiration movement. The present application can realize high-precision spatial separation and anti-interference waveform extraction of chest and abdominal respiration movement.

The application discloses a breast symmetry evaluation method and system based on automatic positioning of a central axis profile, which comprises the following steps: acquiring a chest picture, segmenting a left areola and a right areola in the chest picture based on a global optimization algorithm; obtaining the positions of the left areola and the right areola based on a bounding box regression positioning algorithm; calculating the horizontal coordinates of a breast symmetry axis according to the positions of the left areola and the right areola; calculating the symmetry rates of the left and right areolas according to the breast symmetry axis, calculating the areas and perimeters of the left and right areolas respectively, and calculating the area variance and the perimeter variance of the left and right areolas according to the areas and perimeters of the left and right areolas; and evaluating the symmetry grade of the breast according to the symmetry rates, the area variance and the perimeter variance of the left and right areolas as well as the areas and perimeters of the left and right areolas, and obtaining an evaluation result. Through non-contact measurement and symmetry evaluation of the breast, the symmetry of the breast of a patient during an operation is improved.

Disclosed are patient positioning systems that support a patient in the prone position, such as during surgery or recovery. A patient positioning system includes a base including an inferior section and a superior section for improved system maneuverability and configurability. A cavity extends along the inferior and superior sections, such that the chest, abdomen, and groin are relieved of pressure when a patient is placed in the prone position thereon. Channels may be placed on the bottom surface of the base to provide access to the patient's ventral surface.

In an example, a target includes a first layer having a first surface which includes a target image having a plurality of zones of incapacitation. The zones of incapacitation are highlighted with a visual contrast from a remainder of the target image outside of the plurality of zones of incapacitation. The plurality of zones of incapacitation comprise two or more of a head zone, an upper thoracic zone, a chest zone, or a pelvic girdle zone.

This utility model relates to a one-piece shaping bra structure, including an upper part with two cups and shoulder sections; a middle part connected to the lower part of the upper part; the front of the middle part is composed of a rectus abdominis muscle section and two external oblique abdominal muscle sections, with shaping seams between the rectus abdominis muscle section and the external oblique abdominal muscle section; the external oblique abdominal muscle section is formed by splicing an upper sheet and a lower sheet, with shaping oblique seams also forming between the upper sheet and the lower sheet. This utility model has a built-in cup structure, which simplifies the structure of the chest area, makes manufacturing easier, and makes wearing and taking off more convenient. It can also precisely divide the rectus abdominis muscle section and the external oblique abdominal muscle section to accurately shape these two parts of the body, achieving a better body curve shaping effect. It can also lift and shape the waist by tilting upwards, creating a better waist curve and satisfying women's pursuit of a beautiful body curve.

This invention relates to the field of collision dummy technology, and discloses a tooling fixture and bonding method for damping the ribs of a collision dummy's chest. The fixture includes: a support assembly module; a lifting pre-compression module, a positioning tooling module, and a power screw module fixed to the support assembly module; the support assembly module includes a support frame platform and a fixed fixture base, a pre-compression mold support, and a movable slide rail fixed to the support frame platform; the lifting pre-compression module includes a second motor, a damping pressure head, and a lifting slide, the damping pressure head being driven by the second motor to move up and down on the lifting slide; the power screw module includes a first motor, a threaded screw, and a power slide, the first motor driving the power slide to perform axial linear motion through the threaded screw, thereby driving the damping pressure head to work. This method can control the pressure applied during pre-bending and bonding of the damping strip, avoiding damage to the damping structure and viscoelastic properties, and controlling the mechanical stability of each rib.

The application discloses an upper rib belt, which comprises a surrounding belt, two bionic plates and a tightening and pressing belt. The surrounding belt comprises a first connecting end and a second connecting end, and the first connecting end and the second connecting end of the surrounding belt are detachably connected, so that the surrounding belt is configured to form a surrounding area surrounding the upper rib position of the chest of a human body. The two bionic plates are arranged in the surrounding area and correspond to the two sides of the chest of the human body and are arranged on the two sides of the surrounding area, and the two bionic plates are connected to the surrounding belt. The two ends of the tightening and pressing belt are connected to the outer side of the surrounding belt, and the tightening and pressing belt extends along the outer side of the surrounding area, so that the tightening and pressing belt applies a tightening force to the surrounding belt towards the inner side of the surrounding area. According to the upper rib belt, the chest is guaranteed to be offset integrally when the chest fluctuates, and the dislocation phenomenon does not occur, and the use effect is good.

Optical sensor integration into a chest patch is described. A wearable device comprises a housing configured to be attached to a chest region of an individual via an attachment component, the attachment component configured to conform to contours of the chest region, and an optical sensor configured to detect a PPG signal from the chest region of the individual. Various form factors are considered, including, but not limited to, a cartridge design, a wing design, a snap-in design, and / or an auxiliary design. The optical sensor may be integrated into different configurations within these form factors to optimize physiological monitoring capabilities while maintaining comfort and secure attachment to the chest region.

A choke-less animal harness device is provided. The device is comprised of a harness body configured for secure attachment around an animal without exerting pressure on sensitive anatomical regions like the neck or throat. The harness body comprises a forked chest area, configured in a V-shape to safely encircle the animal's chest without compressing airways or blood vessels, secured with individually adjustable leg loops, or underarm straps coupled to rear attachment straps in a second embodiment, ensuring optimal fit and minimal shifting.

The method of the present application obtains a chest X-ray image and corresponding text description information, extracts the anatomical position information related to the lesion or abnormality from the text description information, and constructs the region constraint information corresponding to the image space based on the anatomical position information. The chest X-ray image, text description information and region constraint information are input into a visual positioning model to output the target region positioning result corresponding to the text description semantics. The visual positioning model is trained in a semi-supervised learning manner, and a training framework of a teacher model and a student model is introduced in the training process. The region constraint information is used to screen, weight or constrain the candidate positioning results generated in the unannotated samples, so as to improve the quality of the pseudo labels and thus improve the accuracy and stability of the target region positioning.

The invention provides a telescopic chest malformation orthosis and a use method. The orthosis comprises an arc-shaped orthosis body and a fixing assembly connected with the arc-shaped orthosis body in a sliding mode. The first end of the orthopedic body is provided with a fixing piece, and a runway-shaped hole structure and a side wall groove are arranged in a thinned area of the head of the second end of the orthopedic body. The transverse sliding assembly of the fixing assembly slides in cooperation with the groove through the protrusion, and the sliding position can be locked through the limiting assembly on the transverse sliding assembly. The length of the orthosis is adjusted through the sliding mechanism, and the growth and development requirements of children are met. The use method comprises the following steps: marking thoracic key points before an operation; fitting and shaping the orthopedic body; implanting through a single incision; penetrating through a sternum posterior gap under the guidance of a thoracoscope; turning the orthopedic main body to lift the sternum; and finally fixing two ends of the orthosis. According to the invention, the beneficial effects of minimally invasive implantation, precise orthopedic and dynamic adaptation are realized.

A system and method for measuring the impedance of one or more of a plurality of leads in an electrocardiogram (ECG) are disclosed. These may include applying a plurality of leads to a patient's body, applying a plurality impedance pads to the patient's body, providing a burst pulse from the catheter electrode of the ECG, measuring impedance signals across ones of the plurality of impedance pads and the plurality of leads, and determining the impedance for one or more leads from the measure impedance signals. The plurality of impedance pads may define a first axis from the right side of the patient's chest to the left side of the patient's chest, a second axis from the upper chest area of the patient to the lower abdomen area of the patient, and a third axis from the center of the patient's back to the center of the patient's chest.

Disclosed are methods and devices of processing a low-dose computed tomography (CT) image. The present disclosure provides a method of processing a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) image. The method includes receiving a first set of chest images, the first set of chest images generated by a low-dose CT method; determining a vertebral body region in each image of the first set of chest images; determining an anterior part within each vertebral body region; obtaining a first set of features from the anterior parts of the first set of chest images; selecting a second set of features from the first set of features; and determining whether a bone mineral density of the vertebral body regions is abnormal based on the second set of features.

The chest moxibustion device comprises a first annular rod, a moxibustion box, a fixing block and a second supporting rod, the second annular rod is arranged at the top of the first annular rod, an annular piece is arranged at the top of the second annular rod, the first annular rod, the second annular rod and the annular piece are combined to form an annular supporting frame, the annular supporting frame is in an I shape, and a connecting piece is arranged at the bottom of the moxibustion box. The number of the connecting pieces is two pairs, each pair of connecting pieces is provided with an arc-shaped step plate, through the structural design of the first annular rod, the second annular rod, the annular piece and the arc-shaped step plates, when the device is used, the moxibustion box is allowed to freely move on the top face of the annular supporting frame, dynamic moxibustion operation is achieved, the manual moxibustion technique of medical staff is effectively simulated, and the moxibustion efficiency is improved. By means of uniform movement of the moxibustion box on the chest, it is ensured that heat is uniformly distributed in the chest area, the treatment effect difference caused by uneven heating of a fixed moxibustion device is avoided, and therefore the overall moxibustion effect is remarkably enhanced.

1. Name of the product in this design: Pleural membrane. 2. Purpose of this product design: To be applied to the chest for maintenance. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key features: the front view. 5. This design is a thin product, so the left view is omitted; this design is a thin product, so the right view is omitted; this design is a thin product, so the top view is omitted; this design is a thin product, so the bottom view is omitted.

1. The name of the design product: orthosis (stretchable). 2. The use of the design product: the design product is suitable for correcting and assisting the treatment of chest deformity. 3. The design points of the design product: in the perspective view. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view.

This invention discloses a conformal ultrasound patch structure for breast cancer monitoring, belonging to the technical field of breast monitoring devices. It includes a four-piece patch, a three-piece patch, an integrated wearable device, and hardware components. The four-piece and three-piece patches are respectively positioned at the breast location on the chest of the integrated wearable device, and the hardware components are also mounted on the integrated wearable device. This invention fixes multiple ultrasound patch units to preset positions on a flexible substrate, achieving systematic, blind-spot-free imaging of the four quadrants of the breast and the axillary tail region through the coordinated coverage of multiple patches. This effectively overcomes the imaging blind spots in the near-chest wall and axillary regions existing in prior art.

Optical sensor integration into a chest patch is described. A wearable device comprises a housing configured to be attached to a chest region of an individual via an attachment component, the attachment component configured to conform to contours of the chest region, and an optical sensor configured to detect a PPG signal from the chest region of the individual. Various form factors are considered, including, but not limited to, a cartridge design, a wing design, a snap-in design, and / or an auxiliary design. The optical sensor may be integrated into different configurations within these form factors to optimize physiological monitoring capabilities while maintaining comfort and secure attachment to the chest region.

To provide an information processing apparatus and the like that are capable of dividing an image indicating movement of a subject into a chest region and an abdominal region along anatomical knowledge. The information processing apparatus inputs time-series distance image data acquired by measuring a distance from a subject during a breathing exercise. The apparatus calculates a standard deviation image indicating a standard deviation of values for each pixel in a distance image indicated by the time-series distance image data. The apparatus executes division processing of dividing the standard deviation image into the chest region and the abdominal region of the subject by using a differential value in a direction of an intersection line between a sagittal plane and a frontal plane of the subject with respect to the standard deviation image. The apparatus outputs a result of the division processing by superimposing the result on the standard deviation image.

During operation, a measurement sensor in an electronic device may perform radar measurements associated with an individual, where the radar measurements include information corresponding to a physiological signal of the individual. Then, the electronic device may analyze the radar measurements to extract an amplitude and / or a phase of chest motion on or proximate to an anterior surface and / or a posterior surface of the individual. Moreover, the electronic device may map an amplitude and / or a phase of the chest motion on or proximate to the anterior surface and / or the posterior surface to one or more anatomical locations associated with an organ of the individual. Next, the electronic device may detect whether the type of arrhythmia is present based at least in part on the mapped amplitude and / or the phase.

The invention is suitable for the technical field of auxiliary medical treatment, and provides a full-size thoracic cavity 3D model reconstruction method based on a single-view depth image, and the method comprises the following steps: generating shape priori through Gaussian noise disturbance postoperative thoracic cavity point cloud; an AFF module is adopted to adaptively fuse the depth image features and the shape prior features; inputting the fusion features into a graph-based convolutional neural network, and outputting vertex coordinates of the reconstructed thoracic cavity three-dimensional model; on the basis of global feature information, predicting relative displacement of a root node of the thoracic cavity model in a world coordinate system to realize model space alignment; and performing iterative optimization. According to the method, based on the neural network model trained by the constructed chest simulation data set, a full-size chest three-dimensional grid can be obtained, so that the volume difference of the breasts on the left side and the right side can be accurately calculated, the volume needing to be filled after a single-side breast is cut off is accurately estimated, and then it is ensured that the breasts of a postoperative patient are symmetric; and the secondary repair operation rate is effectively reduced.

The coil arrangement comprises: a rigid base part with which the coil arrangement can be placed on a patient couch; an upper additional part including upper local coils, wherein the upper additional part is movable such that a spacing of the upper local coils from the facial, neck and upper chest area of the patient is adjustable; and a lower additional part including lower local coils. The base part, the lower additional part and the upper additional part are connected so as to be capable of being handled manually as one unit. The lower additional part, viewed from anterior to posterior, is adjustable in height relative to the base part to adjust a spacing of the lower local coils from the back of the head of the patient.