4163 results about "Skin surfaces" patented technology

Aspects of the current subject matter are directed to a wearable analyte monitoring device with an integrated applicator for deployment of a microneedle array-based sensor into a skin surface of a subject. The microneedle array is retained within a housing body of the wearable analyte monitoring device in a first, loaded configuration. Upon actuation, a biasing element accelerates the microneedle array into the skin of the subject, transitioning the microneedle array to a second, deployed configuration in which the microneedle array protrudes through a distal opening of the housing body and enabling sensing by the microneedle array of one or more target analytes in dermal interstitial fluid of the subject.

Systems, devices and methods are provided for stimulating one or more nerves within a user. A system comprises stimulator having an electrode configured for contacting the outer skin surface at a target location and an energy source coupled to the stimulator, The energy source is configured to generate at least one electrical impulse and to transmit the electrical impulse transcutaneously from the electrode through the outer skin surface of the user to a selected nerve in the user. In certain aspects, the systems and methods are particularly useful for non-medical purposes, such as reducing stress and anxiety, enhancing relaxation, improving sleep, energy, concentration and mood, increasing mental or physical performance, promoting mental health, recovery and wellness, generally improving the health and wellbeing of a user and / or for temporarily or permanently improving intelligence, learning capacity, memory retention, recall, mood, alertness and / or sleep efficiency in human beings.

An angled intraosseous access system including a guide block and / or a guide plate is disclosed. The system includes a driver having a body, and including a needle assembly rotatably coupled thereto, the needle assembly defining a needle axis. One of the guide block or the guide plate is configured to engage a skin surface and align the needle assembly axis at a predetermined angle relative to the skin surface to access the medullary cavity at the predetermined angle. Advantageously, the angled needle of the intraosseous access system can mitigate pain during infusion and mitigate backwalling.

According to some embodiments, a microdermabrasion device for treating skin comprises a handpiece assembly having a distal end and a proximal end. The handpiece assembly includes at least one delivery conduit and at least one waste conduit. The microdermabrasion device additionally comprises a tip configured to be positioned along the distal end of the handpiece assembly, wherein the tip is adapted to contact skin surface. In several embodiments, the tip comprises a lip, a first opening in fluid communication with the fluid delivery conduit and a second opening in fluid communication with the waste conduit. In one embodiment, the device includes one or more abrasive elements positioned along a distal end of the tip, wherein the abrasive elements are configured to selectively remove skin as the tip is moved relative to a skin surface.

A process for exfoliating the skin, including the scalp, and / or the nails, comprising the step consisting in subjecting a surface of said skin (K), or said nails, to a cosmetic composition and to ultrasonic acoustic waves emitted by a device comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer (13), with an acoustic intensity Isata in the region exposed to the acoustic waves that is at least equal to 0.1 W / cm2, i) the transducer being moved relative to said surface at an average sweeping speed of between 0.01 cm2 / s and 15 cm2 / s for the duration of treatment of said surface, and / or ii) the device being applied to a location on the keratin material, then moved away from the latter and applied to a different location.

The invention provides an editable digital human modeling method and device based on neural texture and three-dimensional Gaussian, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the modeling of the expression, posture and appearance of a digital human through a three-dimensional Gaussian splashing model according to the motion sequence video data of a target object, and obtaining a Gaussian model of the digital human; modeling the expression, posture and appearance of the digital human through the neural texture model to obtain a neural texture model of the digital human; pruning the Gaussian model, and performing hybrid rendering according to a rendered image output by the pruned Gaussian model and a rendered image output by the neural texture model of the digital human to obtain a hybrid rendered image; and optimizing a Gaussian model of the digital human based on the mixed rendered image and the action sequence video data to obtain an editable digital human model. According to the method, the storage overhead and the structural complexity of the digital human model are reduced, and the high-frequency details and editing efficiency of the skin surface of the digital human model are improved.

A headset for use in delivering electrical stimulation to the skin surface of the head or in sensing one or more parameters of the head of a user.

An ultrasound probe includes a light source configured to project a visual indication onto a skin surface of the patient. The visual indication includes different visual characteristics that are based on characteristics of the anatomical target such as a location with respect to the probe and / or an identification of an anatomical target as a vein or as an anatomical element other than a vein, such as an artery. Visual characteristics include shapes, locations, and / or colors of the projected visual indication. Logic of the probe performs location and / or identification processes on ultrasound image data that may include applying trained machine-learning models to the ultrasound image data. Some embodiments, include a virtual / augmented reality headset and / or a needle tracking system. An ultrasound system includes machine-learning logic that generates the trained machine-learning models from historical ultrasound image data sets and actual anatomical target location / identification data sets.

According to some embodiments, a device for treating a skin surface comprises a handpiece with an opening configured to receive a container containing a concentrated treatment fluid, a skin interface portion, configured to contact the skin surface, and a treatment fluid mixing zone within the handpiece. The mixing zone can receive concentrated treatment material from the container secured to the handpiece and dilution fluid from a dilution fluid conduit, and mix the two or more input fluids / materials to create a diluted treatment fluid to be delivered to the interface portion during use. The handpiece can include a waste fluid connection in fluid communication with the interface portion of the device and a vacuum source to draw the mixed treatment fluid to the interface portion and skin tissue, and to draw spent treatment material from the interface portion during use.

The invention provides a blood glucose monitoring and early warning method. The blood glucose monitoring and early warning method comprises the steps of a, collecting a skin surface spectral signal I (lambda), b, collecting skin surface temperature T, humidity H, environment light intensity L and environment electromagnetic interference E parameters, c, preprocessing the spectral signal I (lambda), removing noise N (I) through wavelet transform, and d, calculating the blood glucose monitoring and early warning parameters. And the signal intensity is corrected through an ambient light intensity compensation model. According to the blood glucose monitoring and early warning method, a non-invasive acquisition mode combining near infrared spectrum and visible light spectrum is adopted, and a multi-modal regression model and a dynamic interference compensation technology are innovatively introduced, so that the problem that the precision of a sensor is influenced by skin temperature, humidity and environmental electromagnetic interference in the prior art is solved; the timeliness and the stability of signal purification are improved by utilizing preprocessing and optimization algorithms of spectral signals, such as wavelet transform, empirical mode decomposition and fast Fourier transform.

An ultrasound probe includes a light source configured to project a visual indication onto a skin surface of the patient. The visual indication includes different visual characteristics that are based on characteristics of the anatomical target such as a location with respect to the probe and / or an identification of an anatomical target as a vein or as an anatomical element other than a vein, such as an artery. Visual characteristics include shapes, locations, and / or colors of the projected visual indication. Logic of the probe performs location and / or identification processes on ultrasound image data that may include applying trained machine-learning models to the ultrasound image data. Some embodiments, include a virtual / augmented reality headset and / or a needle tracking system. An ultrasound system includes machine-learning logic that generates the trained machine-learning models from historical ultrasound image data sets and actual anatomical target location / identification data sets.

According to some embodiments, a method of promoting hair growth or hair stimulation in a subject comprises applying vacuum or suction using a handpiece assembly along a targeted portion of the subject's skin surface where hair growth or hair stimulation is desired and providing at least one treatment material to said targeted portion of the subject's skin surface, wherein the application of vacuum or suction helps promote hair growth or stimulate hair.

According to some embodiments, a method of treating a skin surface of a subject comprises heating a skin surface, abrading native skin tissue of a subject using a microdermabrasion device, wherein using the microdermabrasion device comprises moving the microdermabrasion device relative to the skin surface while simultaneously delivering at least one treatment fluid to the skin surface being treated and cooling the abraded skin surface.

According to the impedance matching type flexible SDBD electrode applied to skin surface treatment, high-voltage electrodes and ground electrodes are arranged on an SDBD electrode layer in a staggered mode, air gaps are reserved between the high-voltage electrodes and the ground electrodes, the high-voltage electrodes are connected with a positive pulse high-voltage potential interface of a power source, the ground electrodes are connected with a ground potential interface of the power source, and the high-voltage electrodes are connected with the ground potential interface of the power source. The surface of the high-voltage electrode and the surface of the ground electrode are firstly connected with polyimide in a pressing mode, then the polyimide is connected with a thin film material capable of making contact with a human body in a pressing mode, the regulation and control electrode arranged on the bottom layer of the SDBD electrode layer is a whole layer of copper sheet, and the whole plasma discharge area is wrapped by the area of the whole copper sheet. And the regulation electrode and the ground electrode are connected to the matched impedance network. The problems of non-uniform discharge and normal operation breakdown of the flexible electrode are solved, particularly in the actual application process and under the working condition that the flexible electrode is bent randomly, uniform discharge can be guaranteed, meanwhile, stable normal operation can be achieved, the surface temperature of the electrode is low, and electrical safety and reliability are achieved.

A system that can deliver haptic feedback by applying an electrical stimulation to a first area of a user's body to induce a second area of the user's body to experience a level of natural sensation in response to an action occurring in a simulated remote environment and an intensity of the action is described. The system includes a controller to set parameters for the electrical stimulation based on the action occurring in the simulated remote environment and an intensity of the action. The system also includes a signal generator to generate the electrical stimulation comprising the parameters. The system also includes a skin surface electrode placed at a first location on a user's body remote from a second location on the user's body to deliver the electrical stimulation with the parameters to a nerve at or near the first area of the user's body.

The invention discloses a closed-loop noninvasive spinal cord electrical stimulation regulation and control method and system based on motion data, and the system is provided with a flexible electrode array patch which is attached to the skin surface of a to-be-tested human body; the sensing module is used for collecting electromyographic signals or acceleration signals of a user; the signals are processed, and characteristic values related to actions and motions are extracted; the closed-loop feedback module compares the characteristic value with a model set characteristic / threshold value, and judges whether to start stimulation site and stimulation parameter adjustment or not; automatically selecting an optimal electrode unit and a corresponding stimulation parameter based on a judgment result; the dynamic regulation and control module controls the optimal electrode unit to output stimulation current, and regulates the activity of corresponding spinal cord neurons; and continuously performing closed-loop adjustment on the electrode unit and the stimulation parameters according to the motion feedback data. According to the method and system, precise stimulation and closed-loop regulation and control based on the motion response of the patient are achieved, and the problems that stimulation target positioning depends on artificial experience, parameter adjustment is not timely, and individualized and closed-loop feedback capacity is lacked are solved.

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.

According to some embodiments, a skin treatment assembly comprises a handpiece comprising a distal end, the handpiece comprising a recess or cavity configured to receive a cartridge or other fluid container, a tip configured to be positioned along the distal end of the handpiece, the tip being configured to contact a skin surface of a subject during use, and at least one rollerball configured to extend to or near the tip, wherein the rollerball is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior of a cartridge or other fluid container secured to the handpiece, wherein the at least one rollerball is configured to contact the skin surface of the subject during use and to facilitate the delivery of fluids to said skin surface as the rollerball is moved relative to said skin surface.

Ultrasound probes, ultrasound systems, and ultrasound methods with pressure measurement capabilities for detecting and determining if bodily tissue is over-compressed during ultrasound imaging procedure. An ultrasound probe can include a probe body, an articulating probe head attached to the probe body, and a pressure-sensing device housed in an articulating area between the articulating probe head and the probe body. A method can include placing the articulating probe head of the ultrasound probe on a skin surface of a patient and moving the articulating probe head of the ultrasound probe over the patient while ultrasound signals are emitted into the patient from the articulating probe head. The method can also include monitoring for measured pressure values induced on the patient by the articulating probe head to determine whether a threshold pressure value has been exceeded.

The disclosure describes devices and methods for providing transdermal electrical stimulation therapy to a subject including positioning a stimulator electrode over a glabrous skin surface overlying a palm of the subject and delivering electrical stimulation via a pulse generator transdermally through the glabrous skin surface and to a target nerve or tissue within the hand to stimulate the target nerve or tissue within the hand so that pain felt by the subject is mitigated. The pulses generated during the electrical stimulation therapy may include pulses of two different magnitudes.

The utility model discloses a multifunctional warp-knitted ice-feeling heat-shielding sunscreen fabric which comprises first yarn and second yarn, the first yarn is full-dull special-shaped section chinlon filaments with the specification of FDY45Dtex / 48F, and the second yarn is high-temperature-resistant spandex filaments with the specification of 40dTEX. The first yarns and the second yarns are separately perforated for weaving, so that the first yarns cover the second yarns, namely, the first yarns are exposed on the inner side, and as the first yarns adopt the chinlon filaments with cool feeling, when the fabric body is in contact with the skin of a human body, the first yarns are in contact with the skin of the human body; the first yarns with larger areas are in contact with the skin of a human body, so that a better cool feeling is kept; moreover, the first yarns and the second yarns are thin, so that the fabric body is thin, and the air permeability is good; moreover, due to the fact that the first yarn and the second yarn are woven in a high-density mode, the density of the fabric body is high, ultraviolet rays are not prone to penetrating through the fabric body, and the sunscreen effect is achieved.

The present disclosure provides a target region positioning method, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium, the target region positioning method comprising: acquiring, by a camera, a target image comprising a skin surface region corresponding to a reaction bone; wherein the reaction bone is a bone having a target feature; identifying the skin surface region from the target image; determining first device coordinate information of a center position of the skin surface region in a device coordinate system; determining second device coordinate information of a center position of a target region comprising a lesion in the device coordinate system according to the first device coordinate information and predetermined first position relationship information; wherein the first position relationship information is position relationship information between the center position of the skin surface region and the center position of the target region.

A connection type razor head according to the present disclosure is formed by connecting a plurality of cartridges to one another. In some embodiments, one or more of the plurality of cartridges includes a blade body and a skin contact member positioned in front of the blade body. In some embodiments, one or more of the plurality of cartridges includes any one or more of a blade body, an elastic member that pulls a skin surface, a fin including a plurality of protrusions, and a lubrication member including a lubricant that smooths movement of the blade body on the skin surface of a user. One or more of the plurality of includes a connection portion capable of being detachably connected to other cartridges, and the cartridges are directly connected to one another without any interposed parts therebetween.

The present invention relates to a treatment apparatus using RF energy, a method for controlling same, and a treatment method using same. More particularly, the present invention provides a treatment apparatus using RF energy, a method for controlling same, and a treatment method using same, the treatment apparatus comprising: a handpiece having an electrode configured to contact a skin surface and to transfer RF energy; an RF energy-generating unit for generating RF energy to be transferred to the electrode; a cooling unit provided to cool the electrode; and a control unit for controlling the operations of the RF energy-generating unit and the cooling unit and controlling the cooling unit so as to preliminarily cool the electrode before RF energy is applied to the electrode.

A method for mid-intensity non-ablative acoustic treatment of injured tissue is disclosed. The method involves continuously moving an ultrasound probe across an extracorporeal skin surface while emitting non-ablative therapeutic ultrasound into the injured tissue in a non-ablative therapeutic ultrasound beam profile. The method terminates energy delivery if movement speed is below a speed threshold. The non-ablative therapeutic ultrasound beam profile provides substantially uniform heating throughout a treatment volume. The heating is non-ablative and triggers a healing response in the injured tissue.

The invention relates to the technical field of human body temperature prediction, and provides a human body skin temperature prediction method and system fusing an informer and STGCN. The method comprises the following steps: according to a topological structure among a plurality of measurement points of acquired skin temperature data of a target object, based on a space-time diagram convolutional network, extracting space time sequence characteristics of the measurement points, and based on a first informer module of a self-attention mechanism, respectively according to a data matrix of the skin temperature data and a data matrix of acquired environmental parameter data; respectively extracting temperature time sequence characteristics and environment time sequence characteristics of the measurement points; and then, fusing the space time sequence characteristics, the temperature time sequence characteristics and the environment time sequence characteristics of the measurement points in a second informer module based on a self-attention mechanism according to a time sequence, inputting an obtained characteristic matrix into a full-connection neural network, and predicting the skin temperature of a target measurement point.

A system for detecting an anomalous event in a person includes a body in contact with a skin surface of a person; a heat source for heating the skin surface to a target temperature; a skin temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the skin surface in contact with the heat source; a blood volume sensor for measuring a blood volume of the skin surface; and a hardware processor communicatively coupled to the heat source, the blood volume sensor, the skin temperature sensor, and an environmental temperature sensor. The hardware processor is configured to receive a baseline blood volume signal, output a heating signal to the heat source to initiate a heating cycle, receive a second blood volume signal from the blood volume sensor, compare the second blood volume signal to the baseline blood volume signal, and determine whether an anomalous biologic event has occurred.

Methods and devices are provided for the non-invasive treatment of diseases or disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, or postoperative delirium. A method for comprises positioning an electrode in contact with an outer skin surface of a neck of the patient and transmitting, via the electrode, an electric current transcutaneously and non-invasively through the outer skin surface of the neck of the patient to generate an electrical impulse at or near a vagus nerve within the patient. The electrical impulse comprises bursts of 2 to 20 pulses with each of the bursts comprising a frequency from about 15 Hz to about 50 Hz and with each of the pulses comprising a duration from about 20 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds.

A system for detecting an anomalous biologic event in a person includes a wearable device for monitoring skin surface sites of a person. The wearable device includes an electrode for contacting skin sites, an electronic stimulus source with a surface area to provide stimulus, and a sensor placed adjacent the skin sites to sense physiological data. A processor is coupled to the wearable device and is configured to: cause the stimulus source to generate a stimulus; excite the electrode to trigger monitoring the skin sites; cause operation of the sensor; receive bioelectrical data from each skin site; receive physiological data from the sensor; continuously compute a difference in the received bioelectrical data for a duration; compute a difference in the received physiological data at time intervals; and generate, based on the computation, an assessment including a likelihood of occurrence of the anomalous biologic event.

The invention discloses a part digital twin surface model rapid characterization method based on virtual-real fusion, and the method comprises the steps: inputting a part design CAD model and a manufacturing solid model, and obtaining the surface feature information of the CAD model and the high-precision point cloud data of the corresponding surface of the solid model; a mechanism modeling method and a data analysis method are adopted to obtain a standard skin shape model and an authenticated skin shape model respectively; after the two skin shape models are preprocessed, a training sample set is formed through virtual-real fusion, and a deep learning model based on a generative adversarial network is constructed and used for generating a surface three-dimensional deviation form unit model meeting functional requirements; and establishing correlation mapping between the CAD ideal surface model of the part and the three-dimensional deviation form of the CAD ideal surface model to obtain a training skin surface shape model, and taking the training skin surface shape model as the representation of the digital twin surface model of the part. According to the method, the precision and efficiency of part surface feature skin surface model expression are improved, and the method can be suitable for assembly precision analysis and prediction simulation of digital twin-driven precision mechanical and electrical products.