214 results about "Medical support" patented technology

An optimized system for providing medical support to a patient is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of modular components that may be assembled to create a connection between a support machine and the patient wherein at least one of the modular components comprises an information tag for the storage of data and at least one of the modular components comprises an information sensor for the reading and transmission of the data. Once read and transmitted by the sensor, the data may be used to optimize the operation of the support machine.

An object of the present invention is to provide a database system capable of dynamically offering a user interface that is suitable for the tendency in user's actions to a database. The database system updates the user interface functioning as means for transmitting information to and from an operator, based on the results of analysis of inward action data related to inward actions given by the operator. Since the database system continuously analyzes the inward action data and continuously updates the user interface, the user interface is continuously changing. The interface thus can dynamically reflect the tendency in the inward actions. Therefore, the user interface that is suitable for the operator can be dynamically provided.

A medical checkup network system comprises a patient terminal for measuring the biodata of each patient including a blood pressure and a body temperature, a doctor terminal for allowing the medical staff to view the biodata of each patient for diagnosis and enter a medical support data including a schedule data and an advice data, and a center server for storing the data received from the those terminals. They are connected to each other over a communication network such as the Internet. In the system, the biodata of each patient stored in the center server can be registered and viewed by any of the patient terminal, the doctor terminal, the patient and the medical staff which have been registered in the center server. The system can thus protect the privacy of each patient about the biodata and permit the biodata of each patient to be shared by two or more members of the medical staff.

A medical chair includes a seat supported by a base and actuators adapted to both tilt and lift the seat with respect to the base. A controller controls the actuators to both lift and tilt the seat as the seat moves from the sitting position to the standing position. The movement from the sitting position to the standing position assists in the egress of an occupant from the chair, while the movement from the standing position to the sitting position assists in the ingress of an occupant to the chair. A backrest on the chair remains substantially vertically oriented during movement between the sitting and standing position so as to provide more comfort to the occupant during the sit-to-stand or stand-to-sit movement. The backrest also moves in a manner that generally keeps the occupant's torso vertically aligned with his or her hips during this movement.

A wearable medical support is provided for delivery of fluids to the nose of a subject. The support includes a heat moldable nose mask having a longitudinal direction, formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material. The nose mask includes a nose aperture dimensioned to fit the nose of the subject, and a fixture for a strap at each opposing longitudinal end of the mask The support includes a coupling dismountably fixed to the mask for attachment of one or more tubes for delivery of the fluid to the nose. The nose mask is configured for individual molding across at least part of the cheek bones of the subject.

A scope of medical treatment as an object of medical treatment is predetermined, and an image for treatment region considered as already completed treatment in the course of medical treatment is acquired.Time up to completion of the whole scope of intended treatment regions is estimated on the basis of the already completed treatment region.Further, any changes of sites under treatment are displayed by color indication.Still further, the time up to completion of medical treatment is determined in a way easy to understand by simulating an image of treatment completion with respect to multiple treatment periods.By virtue of these characteristics, not only can an improvement of medical treatment accuracy be attained but also the total time and exposure for medical treatment can be minimized.

There is provided a medical support device for holding and positioning a needle. This device is particularly useful for positioning needles in a less invasive puncture treatment. This device comprises two rotational elements and at least one needle guide attached to a rotational element and. The needle guide guides the direction of insertion of a needle-like instrument and includes a guide portion that guides a needle or other needle-like instrument where the puncture point of the needle in a first position is different from the puncture point when the needle guide guides the needle in a second position.

A medical support appliance custom made to fit the patient's limb exactly. Since the appliance fits exactly, it restricts the engorgement of varicose veins and swelling of the limb by retaining its exact shape and dimension, thereby resisting any outward expansion of the limb, and not by pressing in on the limb. The appliance employs an assembly of materials which resists the outward pressure exerted by the veins by retaining its circumference dimensions, and which at the same time stretches longitudinally for comfort and mobility. The assembly is a composite of latex, formed around a replica of the patient's limb, wrapped with non-stretch fiberglass thread, and finished with trim material and a zipper.

A medical examination network system comprises a patient terminal (1) for measuring biological information such as the blood pressure and body temperature of a patient, a doctor terminal (2) for allowing a medically-concerned person to read biological information about the patient so as to make a diagnosis and allowing the medically-concerned person to input medical support information such as schedule information or advice information to be sent to the patient, and a center server (3) where information transferred from both terminals is stored. The terminals and the center server are interconnected through a communication network (4) such as the Internet. The patient information stored in the center server (3) can be inputted and read by only registered patients and medically-concerned persons through patient terminals (1) or doctor terminals (2) registered in the center server (3) in advance. The privacy of the patients relating to the health can be protected, and the medical information on a patient can be shared by medically concerned persons.

A system for communicating with a medical device implanted in an ambulatory patient and for locating the patient in order to selectively monitor device function, alter device operating parameters and modes and provide emergency assistance to and communications with a patient. The implanted device includes a telemetry transceiver for communicating data and operating instructions between the implanted device and an external patient communications control device that is either worn by or located in proximity to the patient within the implanted device tranceiving range. The control device preferably includes a communication link with a remote medical support network, a global positioning satellite receiver for receiving positioning data identifying the global position of the control device, and a patient activated link for permitting patient initiated personal communication with the medical support network. A system controller in the control device controls data and voice communications for selectively transmitting patient initiated personal communications and global positioning data to the medical support network, for initiating telemetry out of data and operating commands from the implanted device and transmission of the same to the medical support network, and for receiving and initiating re-programming of the implanted device operating modes and parameters in response to instructions received from the medical support network. The communications link between the medical support network and the patient communications control device may comprise a world wide satellite network, hard-wired telephone network, a cellular telephone network or other personal communications system. Methods and apparatae are also described that enhance the ability of the medical system to find patients and to get reports on patient and medical device status, and even update medical device programming using such facilities, and others described in detail within.

The present invention provides a medical support pillow and method for supporting a patient in the lateral position while maintaining an open airway. The Lateral Airway Support Pillow includes a chest support, a shoulder recess, a head support, and a posterior bolster. The orientation of these components support the patient in the lateral position, with the spine and airway in a straight position, thus eliminating possible airway obstruction. One embodiment of the invention contains a head support with a posterior recess and a neck support which provides for straightening the neck and airway and aligning the oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal axes of the airway. Other embodiments position and elevate the patient in such a manner to treat or prevent soft tissue pressure injury, gastroesophageal reflux, congestive heart failure, or sleep apnea.

A medical chair comprising a base having one wheel having a brake; and a manual braking mechanism for selectively actuating the brake at the wheel; and a control system operable to control the brake in response to a signal or lack of signal at the chair. Further, the control system includes an actuator, which is coupled to the manual braking mechanism to move the manual braking mechanism to a braking or unbraking position. For example, the actuator may comprise a solenoid, the solenoid being coupled to the manual braking mechanism.

A medical support system and method for performing at least one medical support process relating to diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition and that includes or employs medical records relating to patients and medical support databases including medical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition. A medical support process includes one or more process phases, which may include a data phase, a diagnostic phase and a therapy / treatment recommendation phase. Each process phase includes one or more process operations wherein each of the process operations of a process phase includes one or more process forms providing interfaces between a user and the process operations. Each process form includes fields for passing user inputs to the process operations and for displaying the results of the process operations to the user and the support processes are responsive to user inputs, the medical records and the guidelines to execute an interactive dialogue between the medical support process and the user to provide guidance to the user in performing the medical support process according to the guidelines and dependent upon the user inputs and the medical record.

A medical treatment support system has operations A to G on a display screen to easily handle respective data on a sheet. Operation A facilitates the browsing of a large amount of data. Operations B and C allow the user to easily copy and move data. Operation D is a scale function to facilitate measurement. Using operation E, the operator can easily divide an area into segments only by drawing a horizontal line. Operation F is used to change a display angle of image data displayed on the screen. Operation G allows the user to browse respective data classified for each sheet label. The new functions of the single-unit input / output pen-tablet device can be intuitively operated by a user not versed in the functions. This consequently mitigates the load of complex input operation which interrupts thinking of the user and which hinders diagnosis mitigated in medical treatment. A medical treatment support system, a display method for the same, and a recording medium having stored the same provide, in the processing of information regarding medical treatment, advantages of electronic data processing and advantages of processing of handwritten data on a sheet of paper.

The invention discloses a boron-containing nano-mesoporous and macroporous bioactive glass, a preparation method thereof and the application thereof to medical supports. The boron-containing mesoporous bioactive glass is prepared by substituting BO33- for part of SiO44- by a sol-gel method. According to the method, controllable porosity (78 to 90 percent) is obtained by adjusting immersion times (2 to 5 times) and aperture (300 to 500 microns). The composite glass material has pores suitable for cell growth; tissue growth and nutrition transmission are facilitated due to the porosity characteristic; and the structural integrity of the supports can be maintained in vitro. When the boron content is 0 to 10 percent, the boron-containing ordered mesoporous bioactive glass support has large surface area of 365 to 194 m<2> / g and is suitable for serving as vectors of medicines and growth factors. The biological material can slowly release boron ions, can serve as a tissue repair material applied to bone and periodontium engineering, and can serve as vectors of medicines or genes.

The present invention provides a medical support system capable of properly supporting entry of medical information by a medical professional. A medical support system stores, as medical data, first medical information entered by a medical professional as an operator, and second medical information entered without direct intervention of the medical professional. Further, the medical support system generates and outputs support information for supporting entry of the first medical information by the medical professional. In the medical support system, the support information is generated on the basis of the first medical information and second medical information being entered. Therefore, in the medical support system, when the first medical information and second medical information being entered changes, the support information to be generated also changes.

A ventilated shoe sole construction provides improved ventilation in the sole area of a shoe or boot, while preserving comfort and protection of the foot, as well as added support to the arch of the shoe wearer. It employs four principal components: (1) a footbed through which air may pass; (2) a sockliner through which air may pass; (3) a channeled midsole or outsole; and (4) and an air intake / exhaust device mating and communicating with the channels in the midsole or outsole to allow outside air to pass into the sole and then into the area adjacent the wearer's foot, and in turn to allow air to exhaust from the foot area, through the sole, and then to the outside of the shoe.

Associated information is prepared and stored in a support information DB, the information being such that elements belonging to a plurality of element items respectively forming medical information on at least one patient are associated with each other between the items. Then, on a medical-support-information presenting screen displayed at a display unit, a selecting condition selecting one or more elements and an output target item are specified and input in response to user control. As a result, with respect to information that satisfies the selecting condition out of the associated information, the display unit visibly outputs statistical information about the output target item.

A patient support is provided with a membrane made of a stretchable material. The membrane may be fixed in one embodiment to lateral supports and used as a patient's knee or calf support. During use, the membrane can stretch on the application of force by a patient, which stretch will reduce discomfort and pain and can also assist in preventing slippage of the patient during movement. The flexible membrane may be used also in patient slings and other supports.

A medical support control system comprises a medical support having memory and a control system in connection with the memory and for connection with a component for use at the medical support. The medical support control system further includes a detection system configured to detect when the component is connected to the control system, such as the control system microprocessor.

This invention provides a mixer without a rotational or similar structure, capable of mixing quickly several liquids including at least one liquid being prone to gel or solidify, a mixing device with the mixer incorporated, and a medical component-measuring unit capable of reducing the formation of thrombi and accurately measuring the concentration of glucose, and with a small time constant, which unit can be incorporated into medical support devices, such as artificial endocrine pancreas devices. The mixer has an air bubble-trapping structure for temporarily trapping air bubbles supplied to a surface of a mixing channel through which liquids to be mixed flow. The mixing device has the mixer, an air bubble supplier or generator to make air bubbles exist in the mixing channel, and a liquid supplier for supplying liquids to be mixed to a liquid inlet. The medical component-measuring unit has the mixer or the mixing device.

The invention discloses a glass simulating sponge support and a preparing method thereof, and relates to a medical support and the preparing method thereof. The problem that the structural size of anexisting alloy support cannot be changed according to the size of an affected part and the problem that the applicability of a Ni-Ti shape memory alloy support is limited are solved. A bionic tissue engineering scaffold of the support is a cylinder wall with a through hole, wherein the cylinder wall is composed of an auxiliary support warp and two spirally-surrounding support base yarns, the two support base yarns are bidirectionally surrounding, and ribs are spirally arranged on the outer wall of the bionic tissue engineering scaffold. The peripheral wall of the cylinder structure composed ofthe bionic tissue engineering scaffold and the ribs is a whole, or an opening is formed in the peripheral wall. The bionic tissue engineering scaffold and the ribs are formed through 3D printing witha shape memory polymer as the printing material, and the shape memory polymer is one or more of shape memory polycaprolactone, shape memory polylactic acid and shape memory polyurethane. The glass simulating sponge support is used for designing and manufacturing a medical stent.

A medical support apparatus includes: an image capturing unit obtaining an image capturing signal; an attitude observing unit obtaining an attitude of the image capturing unit; a position observing unit obtaining a position of the image capturing unit; an operation detecting unit detecting an operation of the user and an operation position; a superimposed information constructing unit generating superimposed information including superimposed details and information on the operation position, according to a type of the operation; a display management unit generating an image to be displayed, based on the position and the attitude; a display unit displaying a screen on which the image generated by the display management unit is superimposed on a viewpoint image of the image capturing unit; and a communication unit transmitting the superimposed information to at least one other medical support apparatus.