IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD
    1.
    发明申请
    IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD 有权
    阻抗测量电路和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110208458A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-25

    申请号:US13124399

    申请日:2009-10-08

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: A61B5/053

    摘要: An impedance measurement circuit comprises a current source arrangement, a voltage measurement arrangement and a processor. The circuit is operable in a two-point measurement mode and a four-point measurement mode and the processor as is adapted to derive the impedance to be measured by combining the measurement voltages from the two-point and the four-point measurement modes. This combines the results of both two-point and four-point measurement techniques to provide improved accuracy. In particular, the two results enable the effect of the electrode resistance to be cancelled.

    摘要翻译: 阻抗测量电路包括电流源装置,电压测量装置和处理器。 电路可以在两点测量模式和四点测量模式下操作,并且处理器适于通过组合来自两点和四点测量模式的测量电压来导出待测量的阻抗。 这结合了两点和四点测量技术的结果,以提供更高的精度。 特别地,这两个结果使得能够消除电极电阻的影响。

    Impedance measurement circuit and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Impedance measurement circuit and method 有权
    阻抗测量电路及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08831898B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-09

    申请号:US13124399

    申请日:2009-10-08

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 A61B5/053

    CPC分类号: A61B5/053

    摘要: An impedance measurement circuit comprises a current source arrangement, a voltage measurement arrangement and a processor. The circuit is operable in a two-point measurement mode and a four-point measurement mode and the processor is adapted to derive the impedance to be measured by combining the measurement voltages from the two-point and the four-point measurement modes. This combines the results of both two-point and four-point measurement techniques to provide improved accuracy. In particular, the two results enable the effect of the electrode resistance to be cancelled.

    摘要翻译: 阻抗测量电路包括电流源装置,电压测量装置和处理器。 电路可在两点测量模式和四点测量模式下操作,并且处理器适于通过组合来自两点和四点测量模式的测量电压来导出要测量的阻抗。 这结合了两点和四点测量技术的结果,以提供更高的精度。 特别地,这两个结果使得能够消除电极电阻的影响。

    Apparatus to monitor pulsating objects within the body
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus to monitor pulsating objects within the body 有权
    用于监测身体内的脉动物体的装置

    公开(公告)号:US08834383B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-16

    申请号:US12438747

    申请日:2007-08-28

    摘要: The invention concerns an apparatus, system, wearable apparatus and concomitant processing system to detect instants in time at which a cyclically pulsating object within the body of an individual is temporarily quiescent, such an object being the heart, an artery or the lungs. The essence of the invention is the use of a doppler radar motion sensor, normally used for vehicular speed detection or the detection of building occupancy. The doppler radar motion sensor is arranged to transmit electromagnetic signal towards the object and receive reflected electromagnetic signal from the object, and the apparatus is further arranged to identify the instants in time at which the reflected signal indicates the object is temporarily quiescent. The invention is particularly suitable for ambulatory monitoring of the heart.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种装置,系统,可穿戴装置和伴随处理系统,用于检测个体身体内周期性脉动的物体暂时静止的时间,这样的物体是心脏,动脉或肺。 本发明的实质是使用通常用于车辆速度检测或建筑物占用检测的多普勒雷达运动传感器。 多普勒雷达运动传感器被布置成向对象发送电磁信号并从对象接收反射的电磁信号,并且该装置还被布置成识别反射信号指示对象暂时静止的时刻。 本发明特别适用于心脏的动态监测。

    Method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user's body
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user's body 有权
    用于感应测量使用者身体的生物阻抗的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08423129B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-16

    申请号:US11915750

    申请日:2006-05-16

    CPC分类号: A61B5/053

    摘要: A method and apparatus for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user's body without complex circuitry. An apparatus is described for inductively measuring the bio-impedance of a user's body, wherein the apparatus includes a number of first inductors being adapted to induce an alternating magnetic field in the user's body and the apparatus further includes a number of second inductors being adapted to measure a secondary magnetic field in the user's body, wherein each of the number of first inductors overlaps at least one of the number of second inductors to form a number of measuring areas.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于电感测量用户身体的生物阻抗而无需复杂电路的方法和装置。 描述了用于感应测量用户身体的生物阻抗的装置,其中该装置包括多个第一电感器,其适于在使用者的身体中诱导交变磁场,并且该装置还包括多个第二电感器, 测量用户身体中的次级磁场,其中多个第一电感器中的每一个与多个第二电感器中的至少一个重叠以形成多个测量区域。

    WOUND CARE SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请
    WOUND CARE SYSTEM 审中-公开
    创伤护理系统

    公开(公告)号:US20130018300A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-17

    申请号:US13637771

    申请日:2011-03-22

    IPC分类号: A61M37/00 A61M1/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a wound care system for treating a wound (14) of a patient comprising: a bathing unit (16) being designed to limit a volume (18) surrounding the wound (14) and sealing said volume (18) against the outer atmosphere, the bathing unit (16) comprising at least one gas inlet (28) and one gas outlet (30) being in fluid communication with said volume (18), a source (20) for nitric oxide being connectable to said gas inlet (28), a vacuum unit (34) being connectable to said gas outlet (30) for creating a negative pressure inside said volume (18), and a sponge (36) being placeable inside said volume (18).

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于治疗患者的伤口(14)的伤口护理系统,包括:洗涤单元(16),其设计成限制围绕伤口(14)的体积(18)并将所述体积(18)密封抵抗 外部气氛,包括与所述体积(18)流体连通的至少一个气体入口(28)和一个气体出口(30)的洗浴单元(16),一氧化氮源(20)可连接到所述气体 入口(28),可连接到所述气体出口(30)的真空单元(34),用于在所述容积(18)内产生负压,以及海绵(36)可放置在所述容积(18)内。

    Integrated pulse oximetry sensor
    7.
    发明授权
    Integrated pulse oximetry sensor 有权
    集成脉搏血氧饱和度传感器

    公开(公告)号:US08315682B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-20

    申请号:US11720887

    申请日:2005-12-05

    IPC分类号: A61B5/1455

    摘要: In a medical pulse oximetry sensor (10) at least two light emitting diodes (16, 18) are disposed to emit red light and infrared light through a portion of a subject's anatomy with a typically high oxygenated blood throughput. Typically, this area is also relatively narrow, to allow the light to pass through the area with acceptable attenuation, such as a finger or an earlobe. Light emitted from the LEDs (16, 18) is incumbent upon an integrated circuit (22) printed from a single CMOS substrate (21). The integrated circuit (22) includes all preprocessing and post-processing elements needed to convert the detected light signals into a pulse oximetry measurement. These elements include a photodetector (20), a photo pre-amplifier (40), a sampler/holder (42), an analog to digital converter (44), a microprocessor (46) a rangefinder (48), a timing control circuit (50) and an LED control circuit (52). By integrating all pre and post processing functions into the carriage housing (12), the system becomes more efficient, less expensive to manufacture, and more robust to ambient light and x-ray radiation.

    摘要翻译: 在医疗脉搏血氧饱和度传感器(10)中,设置至少两个发光二极管(16,18)以通过具有典型高氧合血液吞吐量的受试者解剖结构的一部分发射红光和红外光。 通常,该区域也相对较窄,以允许光以可接受的衰减(例如手指或耳垂)穿过该区域。 从LED(16,18)发射的光在由单个CMOS衬底(21)印刷的集成电路(22)上。 集成电路(22)包括将检测到的光信号转换成脉搏血氧测量测量所需的所有预处理和后处理元件。 这些元件包括光电检测器(20),光前置放大器(40),采样器/保持器(42),模数转换器(44),微处理器(46)测距仪(48),定时控制电路 (50)和LED控制电路(52)。 通过将所有前后处理功能集成到滑架壳体(12)中,系统变得更加高效,制造成本更低,并且对环境光和x射线辐射更加坚固。

    HEART RATE MEASUREMENT
    8.
    发明申请
    HEART RATE MEASUREMENT 审中-公开
    心率测量

    公开(公告)号:US20100217139A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-26

    申请号:US12095513

    申请日:2006-11-30

    IPC分类号: A61B5/02

    摘要: The invention relates to a monitoring device (105) for remotely monitoring a heartbeat of a subject, the monitoring device comprising a remote sensor (102) for receiving a monitored signal (103) indicative of a movement of the subject's thoracic wall (101) induced by the subject's heartbeat. In an embodiment of the invention, the monitoring device (105) further comprises a triggering device (401) arranged to access the monitored signal (403) to generate a triggering signal (402) representative of a phase of the heartbeat. The invention further relates to an imaging or spectroscopy system (901), for example a magnetic resonance or computed tomography system or a cardiac 3D X-ray angiography system, arranged to acquire data from a subject, the system comprising such a monitoring device (105), wherein the system is further arranged to utilize the triggering signal (402) to synchronize the acquisition of the data to the phase of the subject's heartbeat.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于远程监测被检者的心跳的监测装置(105),该监测装置包括一个远程传感器(102),用于接收指示受试者胸壁(101)感应的运动的监测信号(103) 由受试者的心跳。 在本发明的一个实施例中,监视设备(105)还包括触发设备(401),其被布置成访问所监视的信号(403)以产生代表心跳阶段的触发信号(402)。 本发明还涉及一种成像或分光系统(901),例如磁共振或计算机断层摄影系统或心脏3D X射线血管造影系统,其被设置为从对象获取数据,所述系统包括这样的监视装置(105 ),其中所述系统还被布置为利用所述触发信号(402)将所述数据的获取同步到所述对象心跳的阶段。

    Apparatus, method and computer program for measuring properties of an object
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus, method and computer program for measuring properties of an object 有权
    用于测量物体特性的装置,方法和计算机程序

    公开(公告)号:US08428699B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-23

    申请号:US12808395

    申请日:2008-12-16

    IPC分类号: A61B5/04

    摘要: An apparatus measures properties of an object such as a heart in a patient (2). The apparatus includes an antenna (3, 4) for sending and/or receiving electromagnetic waves to and/or from the object (2) for measuring a property of the object. The antenna (3, 4) includes an electrically conductive element for functioning as an electrode for measuring a further property of the object. The electromagnetic waves are reflected by the object, causing a Doppler shift. The apparatus uses this shift to provide mechanical information about the object and uses the electrode to provide electrical information about the object, such as an electrocardiogram.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置测量诸如患者(2)中的心脏的物体的特性。 该装置包括用于向物体(2)发送和/或从物体(2)发送和/或接收电磁波的天线(3,4),用于测量物体的性质。 天线(3,4)包括用作用于测量物体的另外的性质的电极的导电元件。 电磁波被物体反射,造成多普勒频移。 该装置使用该移位来提供关于物体的机械信息,并且使用电极来提供关于物体的电信息,例如心电图。

    Inductive communication system with increased noise immunity using low-complexity transmitter
    10.
    发明授权
    Inductive communication system with increased noise immunity using low-complexity transmitter 有权
    使用低复杂度发射机的增强抗噪声感应通信系统

    公开(公告)号:US08155168B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-10

    申请号:US11917514

    申请日:2006-06-20

    IPC分类号: H04B1/707

    CPC分类号: H04B1/69 H04B14/04

    摘要: A modulator for a communications system includes a spread spectrum coder and a pulse code modulator having a signal input port connectable to a signal output port of the spread spectrum coder. The modulator performs a robust and error free modulation and coding scheme by using a modified spread spectrum scheme combined with pulse code modulation. The communication system contains a low data rate, noise robust modulation and coding scheme using a very simple transmitter. This results in a very straightforward transmitter circuit, reducing size and costs of the transmitter.

    摘要翻译: 用于通信系统的调制器包括扩频编码器和具有可连接到扩频编码器的信号输出端口的信号输入端口的脉冲编码调制器。 调制器通过使用与脉冲编码调制相结合的经修改的扩频方案来执行鲁棒且无错误的调制和编码方案。 通信系统包含使用非常简单的发射机的低数据速率,噪声鲁棒调制和编码方案。 这导致了一个非常简单的发射机电路,减少了发射机的尺寸和成本。