74 results about "Control disorders" patented technology

Methods and apparatus for implanting a stimulation lead in a patient's sacrum to deliver neurostimulation therapy that can reduce patient surgical complications, reduce patient recovery time, and reduce healthcare costs. A surgical instrumentation kit for minimally invasive implantation of a sacral stimulation lead through a foramen of the sacrum in a patient to electrically stimulate a sacral nerve comprises a needle and a dilator and optionally includes a guide wire. The needle is adapted to be inserted posterior to the sacrum through an entry point and guided into a foramen along an insertion path to a desired location. In one variation, a guide wire is inserted through a needle lumen, and the needle is withdrawn. The insertion path is dilated with a dilator inserted over the needle or over the guide wire to a diameter sufficient for inserting a stimulation lead, and the needle or guide wire is removed from the insertion path. The dilator optionally includes a dilator body and a dilator sheath fitted over the dilator body. The stimulation lead is inserted to the desired location through the dilator body lumen or the dilator sheath lumen after removal of the dilator body, and the dilator sheath or body is removed from the insertion path. If the clinician desires to separately anchor the stimulation lead, an incision is created through the entry point from an epidermis to a fascia layer, and the stimulation lead is anchored to the fascia layer. The stimulation lead can be connected to the neurostimulator to delivery therapies to treat pelvic floor disorders such as urinary control disorders, fecal control disorders, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain.

Method embodiments to implant a stimulation lead in a patient's sacrum to deliver neurostimulation therapy can reduce patient surgical complications, reduce patient recovery time, and reduce healthcare costs. A method embodiment begins by inserting a needle posterior to the sacrum through an entry point. The needle is guided into a foramen along an insertion path to a desired location. The insertion path is dilated with a dilator to a diameter sufficient for inserting a stimulation lead. The needle is removed from the insertion path. The stimulation lead is inserted to the desired location. The dilator is removed from the insertion path. Additionally if the clinician desires to separately anchor the stimulation lead, an incision is created through the entry point from an epidermis to a fascia layer. The stimulation lead is anchored to the fascia layer. After the stimulation lead has been anchored, the incision can be closed, or the stimulation lead proximal end can be tunneled to where an implantable neurostimulator is located and then the incision can be closed. A implanted sacral stimulation lead can be connected to the neurostimulator to delivery therapies to treat pelvic floor disorders such as urinary control disorders, fecal control disorders, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain.

Methods and apparatus for implanting a stimulation lead in a patient's sacrum to deliver neurostimulation therapy that can reduce patient surgical complications, reduce patient recovery time, and reduce healthcare costs. A surgical instrumentation kit for minimally invasive implantation of a sacral stimulation lead through a foramen of the sacrum in a patient to electrically stimulate a sacral nerve comprises a needle and a dilator and optionally includes a guide wire. The needle is adapted to be inserted posterior to the sacrum through an entry point and guided into a foramen along an insertion path to a desired location. In one variation, a guide wire is inserted through a needle lumen, and the needle is withdrawn. The insertion path is dilated with a dilator inserted over the needle or over the guide wire to a diameter sufficient for inserting a stimulation lead, and the needle or guide wire is removed from the insertion path. The dilator optionally includes a dilator body and a dilator sheath fitted over the dilator body. The stimulation lead is inserted to the desired location through the dilator body lumen or the dilator sheath lumen after removal of the dilator body, and the dilator sheath or body is removed from the insertion path. If the clinician desires to separately anchor the stimulation lead, an incision is created through the entry point from an epidermis to a fascia layer, and the stimulation lead is anchored to the fascia layer. The stimulation lead can be connected to the neurostimulator to delivery therapies to treat pelvic floor disorders such as urinary control disorders, fecal control disorders, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain.

The present invention includes compositions that are useful in the treatment of breathing control diseases or disorders in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also includes a method of treating a respiratory disease or disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical formulation of the invention. The present invention further includes a method of preventing destabilization or stabilizing breathing rhythm in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical formulation of the invention.

The invention provides an adaptive cruise torque control method and device and an electric vehicle. The method includes the steps of obtaining the relative speed and time interval between the electricvehicle and a target vehicle in front of the electric vehicle; determining whether there is a braking demand for the electric vehicle according to the relative speed or the time interval; if there isthe braking demand for the electric vehicle, according to the relative speed, determining a target braking demand torque of the electric vehicle; according to the preset priority of modules for torque control, controlling the corresponding module to perform torque control on the electric vehicle so as to cause the actual braking torque output to the electric vehicle to be the target braking demand torque, wherein the modules for torque control include a complete vehicle longitudinal control module, a driving assistance deceleration control module and an electronic stability control system. According to the adaptive cruise torque control method and device, the output torque of the electric vehicle is controlled according to torque control logic of the priority of the modules used for the torque control, not only can the safety of complete vehicle driving be improved, but also driving comfort can be improved, and the control disorder problem that may occur is solved.

Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are useful for the prevention or treatment of hot flashes, vasomotor symptoms, impulse control disorders or personality change due to a general medical condition.

An obstacle detection apparatus includes an ultrasonic sensor and a control part. The ultrasonic sensor detects a presence of an obstacle around a vehicle and a distance to the obstacle by transmitting an ultrasonic wave and receiving the ultrasonic wave reflected by the obstacle. The control part includes at least one of a rainfall amount determining portion and a noise determining portion. When the rainfall determining portion determines that a rainfall amount is greater than a predetermined amount or when the noise determining portion determines that noise is present, the control part outputs a command signal to the ultrasonic sensor so that the ultrasonic sensor decreases a directivity compared with a case where the rainfall determining portion determines that the rainfall amount is less than or equal to the predetermined amount or a case where the noise determining portion determines that noise is not present.

The invention relates to a method and device for measuring the autonomic nerve heart regulation and control function. The wearable device, an autonomic nerve heart regulation and control function mathematical model and an autonomic nerve heart regulation and control system parameter calculation method are involved in the method. The wearable device is used for measuring motion data, continuous blood pressure and a heart rate value sequence in a human body standing-up or inclining test. The autonomic nerve heart regulation and control function mathematical model is used for quantitatively describing the blood pressure and heart rate regulation and control process in the standing-up process. According to the autonomic nerve heart regulation and control system parameter calculation method, a series of autonomic nerve heart regulation and control system parameters such as pressure sensor sensitivity and sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve activity are solved based on the autonomic nerve heart regulation and control function mathematical model and the continuous blood pressure and the heart rate value sequence measured in the standing-up or inclining test through the wearable device. Autonomic nerve regulation and control disorders are represented by reduction of the pressure sensor sensitivity and reduction of the sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve activity, which are the occurrence origins and independent indexes of many lethal cardiovascular diseases. Quantitative measurement of the pressure sensor sensitivity and the sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve activity is of great significance on effective diagnosis and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, evaluation of treatment effects and recovery of patients.

The invention discloses a pressure control method for a coiling machine side guide plate and belongs to the technical field of coiling machines. According to the selection of the pressure control method for the coiling machine side guide plate, pressure control is adopted in one side, and position control is adopted in the other side; after strip steel enters the coiling side guide plate, the side guide plate pressure control side executes pressure control, and real-time judgment is carried out on actual measurement of actual measurement pressure P and setting of a set pressure value P of the side guide plate pressure control side; judgment is carried out according to the position motion situation of the side guide plate pressure control side; finally, judgment is carried out according to the size of the actual measurement of the actual measurement pressure P and the size of setting of the set pressure value P of the side guide plate pressure control side, and the size of the actual measurement of the opening degree GAP and the size of setting of the set opening degree GAP of the two sides of the side guide plate, and the situation of the tail of the strip steel entering the side guide plate. According to the pressure control method for the coiling machine side guide plate, the problem of the steel roll tower shape caused by the fact that the side guide plate pushes the strip steel in a deviating mode can be prevented, the problem of the control disorder caused by abnormal pressure control under the circumstance of the pressure sensor failure is avoided, and layer staggering and edge cracking of steel rolls are effectively avoided.

The invention discloses a smart home control method, device and system. The method comprises the steps of receiving a first operation instruction which is sent by a first terminal and is used for instructing performance of first operation on an operation object; obtaining an authority level of the operation object corresponding to the first terminal according to a corresponding relationship between a terminal identification code and the authority level of each operation object in a database; judging whether a second operation instruction which is sent by a second terminal and is used for instructing the performance of second operation on the operation object is received and responded or not within time T1-T0; if the second operation instruction is received and responded, comparing the authority of the operation object corresponding to the first terminal with the authority of the operation object corresponding to the second terminal; and if the authority of the operation object corresponding to the first terminal is relatively high, responding to the first operation instruction. According to the method, the control disorder of smart home devices can be avoided, the level management is carried out on the smart home devices by the user terminal, and the user experience is improved.

A traveling apparatus has a mounted obstacle detection device including a plurality of obstacle detection units configured to detect an obstacle and a control unit configured to control detection by the obstacle detection units. The obstacle detection device includes, as the obstacle detection units, an ultrasonic sensor and a LIDAR sensor. The LIDAR sensor is configured to be capable of detecting an obstacle within a detection range for the ultrasonic sensor and detecting an obstacle within a range which extends farther than the detection range for the ultrasonic sensor. The control unit controls detection such that, if a detection range for either one of the ultrasonic sensor and the LIDAR sensor becomes undetectable, the other sensor complements the undetectable range.

Methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of addictions and impulse control disorders using Andrographis paniculata, active substances contained therein and extracts thereof, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful in the treatment or prevention of addiction to substances, including alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, opioid agonists cocaine, and amphetamines, as well as impulse control disorders, including pathological gambling and pathological overeating.

The invention discloses an IOT equipment control method based on multiple control terminals, the control terminals and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps of receiving voice information sent by a user and comprising wake-up words, and extracting a decibel value of the voice information; sending the extracted decibel value to a preset judgment terminal so as to enable the preset judgment terminal to send a wake-up notice to the control terminal corresponding to the maximum decibel value according to the decibel value and corresponding decibel values fed back by other control terminals when the voice information is received in the same time; when the wake-up notice sent by the preset judgment terminal is received, entering a wake-up mode according to the wake-up notice; when the voice information which comprises an equipment type and a control command and is sent by the user is received in the wake-up mode, controlling IOT equipment corresponding to the equipment type according to the control command. The method solves the problems of disordered voice broadcast and mutual interference recognition caused by simultaneous wake-up of the multiple control terminals,and control disorder caused by control of the multiple control terminals on the same equipment.

Methods and apparatus for implanting a neural stimulation lead in a patient's body are described. A lead assembly comprises a pointed-tip stylet, a stimulation lead, and an optional tube to deploy a fixation element attached to the lead. One embodiment of the implant methods starts with inserting the pointed-tip lead assembly directly into tissue. After the desired implant position is determined, the pointed-tip component is separated from the stimulation lead and removed from the tissue, leaving the stimulation lead implanted. After confirmation that the stimulation lead is in the right, tissue location, the pointed-tip component is removed from the body, leaving the stimulation lead in place. The stimulation lead can be connected to a neurostimulator to delivery therapies to treat neural disorders, such as urinary control disorders, fecal control disorders, sexual, dysfunction, and pelvic pain, etc.

The invention relates to a method for transferring control authority of an urban rail traffic comprehensive monitoring system. The method comprises the following steps: selecting equipment or a systemfor performing control authority transfer; issuing a control authority transfer command by a control authority transfer initiator; and processing the received control authority transfer command by acontrol authority transfer receiver. The control authority of the equipment or system for performing control authority transfer is transferred to one piece of control equipment, which is the control authority transfer initiator or the control authority transfer receiver, so that the control disorder and equipment or system failure condition caused by the fact that the same equipment or the equipment in the associated same system is controlled by the two pieces of control equipment is avoided, so that the rights and liabilities of management and dispatching departments at all levels of rail transit operation are distinguished, the authorities such as reading, writing and control of each piece of equipment data are reasonably distributed, the authority of each user is managed correspondingly, and safe and reliable operation of various kinds of equipment in the system is guaranteed.

The invention discloses a waste heat boiler steam drum liquid level control system, and relates to the field of waste heat boilers. The waste heat boiler drum liquid level control system is installedat a waste heat boiler, and the waste heat boiler comprises a steam drum, a flue, a water feeding and regulating valve and a circulating pump, wherein front-end smelting equipment is installed at thefront end of the waste heat boiler, and water supply equipment and rear-end equipment are installed at the rear end of the waste heat boiler. The system comprises detecting components and a controller. By means of the waste heat boiler steam drum liquid level control system, an area control mode is adopted for the steam drum liquid level, the corrected liquid level value is not controlled througha single set value anymore, instead, a normal working area is additionally arranged on the basis of an existing set value, when the liquid level detection value is slightly changed, the water feedingand regulating valve is not controlled, and when the liquid level detection value is dramatically changed, the water feeding and regulating valve is controlled. In this way, control disordering causedby frequent regulating can be avoided; meanwhile, the using frequency of adjusting equipment is lowered, the service cycle of the equipment is prolonged, the control system is saved, and safe runningof the waste heat boiler is ensured.

The present invention includes compounds, and compositions comprising the same, that are useful in the treatment of breathing control diseases or disorders in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also includes a method of treating a respiratory disease or disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention. The present invention further includes a method of preventing destabilization or stabilizing breathing rhythm in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention.

The invention relates to a DC transmission system constant voltage control method. The method comprises steps: according to a DC voltage set value, an AC voltage effective value at an inverter station converter transformer valve side, system DC current and equivalent phase change resistance, an extinction angle of the inverter is determined; a firing angle of the inverter is determined by the extinction angle of the inverter, the output DC voltage of the inverter is thus determined, a method in which a rectifier tracks current changes of the system to properly adjust the firing angle is used for realizing voltage adjustment of the rectifier. The extinction angle of the inverter is determined, and precise control on the DC voltage is ensured; a novel extinction angle-firing angle conversion method is designed, the output voltage and the current of the inverter are ensured to change according to a positive slope relationship, and control disorder due to appearance of multiple stable operation points can be avoided; and the method in which the rectifier tracks current changes of the system to properly adjust the firing angle is used for realizing voltage adjustment of the rectifier, and the DC current can be ensured to be stabilized at the set value.

The invention discloses a nonsingular rolling command generating algorithm for a BTT guided missile. The nonsingular rolling command generating algorithm comprises the steps that (1) a normal overloadcommand and a side direction overload command are calculated; (2) a dead zone is designed nearby the zero value for the normal overload command; (3) a hysteresis zone is designed nearby the zero value for the side direction overload command; and (4) a rolling angle command is calculated according to the normal overload command and the side direction overload command obtained in the step (2) and the step (3). According to the algorithm, the dead zone is designed for the normal overload command, the hysteresis zone is designed for the side direction overload command, the rolling command is calculated according to the processed overload commands, and control disorders caused by sign mutation of the rolling angle command due to pneumatic interference is avoided.

This invention provides a method for treating anxiety-related disorder or impulse control disorder, regulating food intake, attenuating food cravings, or treating anger and / or violence and disorders associated therewith in a patient, comprising administering to the patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of ibogaine, ibogaine derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and / or solvate thereof.

The invention relates to a method for constructing multi-phenological-type aquatic plant community interception zones for a small river. The method comprises a step of constructing multi-phenological-type aquatic plant community interception zones on the cross section of the river, wherein the multi-phenological-type aquatic plant community interception zones are longitudinally distributed on theriver at intervals. The method has the advantages that 1) the closed aquatic plant community interception zones improve the capability of the river in removing of eutrophic substances; 2) the aquaticplant community interception zones arranged at intervals relieve the flood prevention burden of the river; 3) configuration of complex aquatic plant communities reduces inundation of a single speciesand ecological risks caused by the inundation; 4) relatively regular aquatic plant distribution improves the integral landscape effect of the river; and 5) the closed aquatic plant community interception zones controls disordered distribution of floating plants.

An obstacle detection apparatus includes an ultrasonic sensor and a control part. The ultrasonic sensor detects a presence of an obstacle around a vehicle and a distance to the obstacle by transmitting an ultrasonic wave and receiving the ultrasonic wave reflected by the obstacle. The control part includes at least one of a rainfall amount determining portion and a noise determining portion. When the rainfall determining portion determines that a rainfall amount is greater than a predetermined amount or when the noise determining portion determines that noise is present, the control part outputs a command signal to the ultrasonic sensor so that the ultrasonic sensor decreases a directivity compared with a case where the rainfall determining portion determines that the rainfall amount is less than or equal to the predetermined amount or a case where the noise determining portion determines that noise is not present.

The invention discloses a compressor and a capacity adjusting method, device and equipment of the compressor. The capacity adjusting method of the compressor comprises the steps that 1, the capacity adjusting moment for conducting capacity adjusting control over the compressor is determined based on electric current fluctuation of the compressor; 2, when capacity adjusting control over the compressor is conducted at the capacity adjusting moment, the pressure difference of the high pressure and the low pressure of the compressor is acquired; 3, the pulse loading time corresponding to the pressure difference is determined, and 4, starting and stopping of a capacity adjusting electromagnetic valve are controlled according to the pulse loading time. According to the compressor and the capacity adjusting method, device and equipment of the compressor, the technical problems that abnormal situations and control disorders occur due to too fast loading of the compressor are solved.

The invention discloses a smart home control system with a security protection and fire extinguishing function. The smart home control system includes an INTERNET, a server, a monitoring end and control terminals; the control terminals include a household electrical appliance subsystem, a curtain control subsystem, a security protection subsystem and a fire extinguishing subsystem which are respectively provided with a microprocessor. The monitoring end and the server are both connected with the INTERNET; the INTERNET is connected with an intelligent router through a router; the intelligent router includes a first microprocessor; the first microprocessor is electrically connected with a first WIFI transmitting-receiving module and a network interface; the network interface is connected with the router; and therefore, information interaction can be carried out between the first microprocessor and the INTERNET, the server and the monitoring end. The first microprocessor is connected with the control terminals through the first WIFI transmitting-receiving module; WIFI information interaction can be carried out between the first microprocessor and the control terminals. The smart home control system of the invention has high universality. With the smart home control system adopted, the problem of slow response and control disorder can be solved, and demands for personalized and customized smart home control systems in the market can be satisfied.

The invention discloses a smart home household appliance and curtain control system. The control system includes an INTERNET, a server, a monitoring end and control terminals; the control terminals include a household appliance subsystem and a curtain control subsystem which are respectively provided with a microprocessor. The monitoring end and the server are both connected with the INTERNET; the INTERNET is connected with an intelligent router through a router; the intelligent router includes a first microprocessor; the first microprocessor is electrically connected with a first WIFI transmitting-receiving module, a network interface, a first power source and a display; the network interface is connected with the router; and therefore, information interaction can be carried out between the first microprocessor and the INTERNET, the server and the monitoring end. The first microprocessor is connected with the household appliance subsystem and the curtain control subsystem respectively through the first WIFI transmitting-receiving module; WIFI information interaction can be carried out between the first microprocessor and the household appliance subsystem and the curtain control subsystem. The control system of the invention has high universality. With the control system adopted, the problem of slow response and control disorder can be solved, and demands for personalized and customized smart home control systems in the market can be satisfied.

This invention provides a method for treating anxiety-related disorder or impulse control disorder, regulating food intake, attenuating food cravings, or treating anger and / or violence and disorders associated therewith in a patient, comprising administering to the patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of noribogaine, noribogaine derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and / or solvate thereof.

According to a torso control training device and a training method thereof, a patient selection module is adopted to screen out patients suitable for torso control training, and a curative effect evaluation module is adopted to evaluate the torso movement function of the selected patients before training so as to determine the severity of torso control disorder. A posture guiding training module is used for carrying out torso control training with ''a waist as the axis'' on a patient, after training is performed, the curative effect evaluation module is used for carrying out torso movement function evaluation on the patient after training, and the curative effect evaluation module determines the difference before and after training and the training effect according to the torso movement function evaluation before and after training. According to the invention, training is carried out by taking the ''waist as the axis'', the difficult problem in torso control training is broken through, the torso control ability of the patient during exercise is obviously improved, the torso exercise can be comprehensively improved, and an effective, simple, convenient and cheap exercise rehabilitation method is provided for the stroke hemiplegia patient with an abnormal torso control ability.

The present invention is directed to a small-sized stroboscopic light emitting device that controls disorder in light distribution (orientation) characteristic caused by a shape of the reflector, and achieves a homogeneous light quantity distribution. The stroboscopic light emitting device includes an illuminator 1, a reflector 2 for reflecting light from the reflector, and a lens 3 for allowing the light reflected by the reflector 2 to pass through and illuminate outwardly, and the lens 3 contains a filler 4 in the base material. A refractive index and a mean particle size of the filler are between or equal to 1.3 to 2.8 and between or equal to 0.1 μm to 20 μm, respectively, and the filler is contained in the base material at the rate between or equal to 0.1 parts by weight to 3.0 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the base material. Since the filler diffuses the passing light adequately, even though the reflector is provided with a bend, local disorder in light distribution (orientation) characteristic caused by the bend can be suppressed.

This disclosure is directed to treatment of addictions and primary impulse-control disorders using phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7) inhibitors, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents.