Abstract:
An apparatus or method can be configured to receive first information indicative of respiratory effort of a subject from a first piezoelectric film sensor and second information indicative of respiratory effort of the subject from a second piezoelectric film sensor, and to process the received first and second information to produce an electronic signal output indicative of respiratory effort of the subject, the processing including averaging the received first information using a first differential amplifier and signal integrator with resistive reset to reduce differential noise and to attenuate common-mode noise, and averaging the received second information using a second differential amplifier and signal integrator with resistive reset to reduce differential noise and to attenuate common-mode noise.
Abstract:
A medical device system for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of electrodes sensing cardiac signals utilized to identify a cardiac event, a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect the emitted light. A processor determines a plurality of light measurements in response to the emitted light detected by the detector, determines changes in perfusion in response to first changes in the plurality of light measurements in a direction indicative of a decrease in blood oxygenation and second changes in a direction indicative of a decrease in blood volume, and adjusts delivery of therapy by the device in response to the determined loss of perfusion.
Abstract:
A medical device for sensing cardiac events that includes a plurality of light sources capable of emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, and a detector to detect the emitted light. A processor generates an ambient light measurement in response to ambient light detected by the detector, generates a plurality of light measurements in response to the emitted light detected by the detector, and adjusts the plurality of light measurements in response to the ambient light measurement.
Abstract:
The invention provides improved devices for processing data from one or more physiological sensors based on parallel processing. The provided devices are small, low power, and readily configurable for use in most physiological monitoring applications. In a preferred embodiment, the provided devices are used for ambulatory monitoring of a subject's cardio-respiratory systems, and in particular, process data from one or more respiratory inductive plethysmographic sensors.
Abstract:
In the present invention a novel method and device for measuring characteristics from a relatively weak signal comprising desired and undesired components is presented. Undesired signals may arise from the nature of the characteristic, from the detector or from the circuitry. The signal is extracted from a first measurement element (1) comprising these desired and undesired components. Using another signal from this first measurement element or from another second measurement element (2) the undesired components can be eliminated. The measurement method is extremely useful when using organic materials for the detectors, electronic circuitry, and measurement elements. These devices can be produced relatively cheap, but less reliable. They can also be combined in a one- or two-dimensional array for measuring characteristics over a larger area.
Abstract:
The invention provides improved devices for processing data from one or more physiological sensors based on parallel processing. The provided devices are small, low power, and readily configurable for use in most physiological monitoring applications. In a preferred embodiment, the provided devices are used for ambulatory monitoring of a subject's cardio-respiratory systems, and in particular, process data from one or more respiratory inductive plethysmographic sensors.
Abstract:
An optical probe, for acquiring measurements of material in a surface, the probe comprising: a probe body; at least one illuminating optical fiber that transmits light to a distal end thereof to illuminate a region of the surface and interact with the material; and at least one receiving optical fiber, positioned to receive light that has been transmitted by the illuminating fiber to the region and has interacted with the material, which received light is used for acquiring the measurements, the receiving fiber thereby being defined as associated with the illuminating fiber; wherein at least one of the fibers has a portion inside the probe body with a bend.
Abstract:
A method for determining physiological characteristics comprising the steps of (a) acquiring a first blood oxygen signal (S3 & S4) from a subject, the blood oxygen signal (S3 & S4) having an undesirable artifact signal component; (b) acquiring an additional physiological signal (S2) having a heart rate component using an acquisition technique that is different and independent from the first acquiring step; (c) processing the first blood oxygen signal (S3 & S4) and the physiological signal (S2) to provide a first waveform having a reduced level of the artifact signal component therein; (d) processing the first waveform and the physiological signal to provide a reference waveform (R); and (e) processing the reference waveform (R) and the physiological signal to provide a second blood oxygen saturation signal (S5) corresponding to the blood oxygen saturation level of the subject.
Abstract:
A wearable device (10) for acquiring electrocardiographic (ECG) signals is described, which comprises an envelope (11) comprising a first electrode (14) arranged on a first surface (15) and a second electrode (16) arranged on a second surface (18), the first electrode (14) to be placed in contact with the skin of a subject to be monitored and the second electrode (16) being accessible to be placed in contact with the skin of another part of the subject different from the part in contact with the first electrode (14), the device (10) comprising an electronic circuit (20) with a supplying section (30), an analogue section (40) connected to the first electrode (14) and to the second electrode (16) and adapted to filter the signal acquired by the first electrode (14) and by the second electrode (16), and a digital section (50) connected to the analogue section (40) and adapted to acquire the output signal from the analogue section (40).
Abstract:
본 발명의 실시 예에 따른 비접촉 심전도 측정 회로는, 신호원의 플러스 또는 마이너스 측정신호를 비접촉으로 획득하여 출력하는 비접촉 측정부; 상기 측정신호를 증폭하여 출력단으로 출력하는 증폭 제어부; 및 상기 증폭 제어부의 입력단 및 출력단과 연결되어, 캘리브레이션 모드에서 입력 임피던스의 캘리브레이션을 처리하는 입력 임피던스 캘리브레이션 회로를 포함한다.