Abstract:
A sensor system which includes a biopotential signal monitor, a smart sensor and the accompanying hardware and software interface which authenticates the source and validity of the smart sensor and also verifies that the smart sensor meets various criteria for use.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a system of communicating with a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder microchip (IC) for the purpose of accessing pre¬ programmed data. Such system involves direct electrical contact between the system reading the data from the memory in the transponder IC and the IC itself via two mechanical contact points. This system provides an interface with a transponder IC in order to energize the IC. Once the presence of the transponder IC is detected, the host system can read or write to and process preprogrammed data stored in the IC.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a system of communicating with a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder microchip (IC) for the purpose of accessing pre¬ programmed data. Such system involves direct electrical contact between the system reading the data from the memory in the transponder IC and the IC itself via two mechanical contact points. This system provides an interface with a transponder IC in order to energize the IC. Once the presence of the transponder IC is detected, the host system can read or write to and process preprogrammed data stored in the IC.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a physiological sensor which acquires pre-programmed data from an electrode or an electrode array using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The source of the sensor may be authenticated by means of a wireless interface between an RFID transponder affixed to the electrode array, and an RFID interrogator embedded in the patient interface cable. The criteria for use are then verified to ensure that they are met by the electrode array before beginning signal acquisition. If the criteria are not met, a message is provided to the user via the monitor.
Abstract:
A sensor system which includes a biopotential signal monitor, a smart sensor and the accompanying hardware and software interface which authenticates the source and validity of the smart sensor and also verifies that the smart sensor meets various criteria for use.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a real time cerebral diagnostic apparatus and method for quantitatively evaluating, in a noninvasive manner, cerebral phenomena such as the depth and adequacy of anesthesia pain responses during surgical stress, acute cerebral ischemia, level of consciousness, degree of intoxication and ongoing normal and abnormal cognitive processes. A suitable electrode and amplifier system is used to obtain high resolution biopotentials from the regions of interest. Surface electroencephalographic (EEG) signals are filtered to allow the acquisition of frequencies between 2 and 500 Hz, then digitized and transmitted over a high speed serial line to a host computer where a 32 second long signal is divided into 128 consecutive 0.25 second intervals. Digital EEG data from unipolar leads is normalized and the dynamic phase and density relations within the signal are then characterized by estimating the third-order autocorrelation function or autobispectrum using either a frequency domain, or parametric approach. Paired EEG data from corresponding left and right hemisphere leads is used to characterize the dynamic phase and density relations between hemispheres by estimating the third order crosscorrelation function or crossbispectrum using either frequency domain or parametric techniques. Under certain specific filtering circumstances the power spectrum and crosspower spectrum are also computed. A reference clinical database is used to identify frequency pairs most sensitive to particular interventions or diagnostic states of interest. The values at these frequency pairs are then extracted from the patient's autobicoherence, autobispectral density, autobiphase, crossbicoherence, crossbispectral density, and crossbiphase arrays. The ensemble of values for the particular diagnostic determination is used to compute an index which serves as the diagnostic criterion by which the patient's state is judged. Any diagnostic index can be continuously displayed on a graphics terminal for real-time diagnostic monitoring or can be sent to a hard copy device to generate reports for the medical record.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a physiological electrical signal connector system (20) with one connector (20a) connected to an electrode set (24) and another connector (20b) connected to a digital signal convertor (14) which leads to a patient monitor (10). Each type of electrode set has a specific code identified with it and when connected to the digital signal convertor (14), the connector code is recognized by the digital signal convertor. The connector code is then relayed to the monitor (10) which will self-configure based on the identified code.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a real time cerebral diagnostic apparatus and method for quantitatively evaluating, in a noninvasive manner, cerebral phenomena such as the depth and adequacy of anesthesia pain responses during surgical stress, acute cerebral ischemia, level of consciousness, degree of intoxication and ongoing normal and abnormal cognitive processes. A suitable electrode and amplifier system is used to obtain high resolution biopotentials from the regions of interest. Surface electroencephalographic (EEG) signals are filtered to allow the acquisition of frequencies between 2 and 500 Hz, then digitized and transmitted over a high speed serial line to a host computer where a 32 second long signal is divided into 128 consecutive 0.25 second intervals. Digital EEG data from unipolar leads is normalized and the dynamic phase and density relations within the signal are then characterized by estimating the third-order autocorrelation function or autobispectrum using either a frequency domain, or parametric approach. Paired EEG data from corresponding left and right hemisphere leads is used to characterize the dynamic phase and density relations between hemispheres by estimating the third order crosscorrelation function or crossbispectrum using either frequency domain or parametric techniques. Under certain specific filtering circumstances the power spectrum and crosspower spectrum are also computed. A reference clinical database is used to identify frequency pairs most sensitive to particular interventions or diagnostic states of interest. The values at these frequency pairs are then extracted from the patient's autobicoherence, autobispectral density, autobiphase, crossbicoherence, crossbispectral density, and crossbiphase arrays. The ensemble of values for the particular diagnostic determination is used to compute an index which serves as the diagnostic criterion by which the patient's state is judged. Any diagnostic index can be continuously displayed on a graphics terminal for real-time diagnostic monitoring or can be sent to a hard copy device to generate reports for the medical record.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a physiological sensor which acquires pre-programmed data from an electrode or an electrode array using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The source of the sensor may be authenticated by means of a wireless interface between an RFID transponder affixed to the electrode array, and an RFID interrogator embedded in the patient interface cable. The criteria for use are then verified to ensure that they are met by the electrode array before beginning signal acquisition. If the criteria are not met, a message is provided to the user via the monitor.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a physiological sensor which acquires pre-programmed data from an electrode or an electrode array using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The source of the sensor may be authenticated by means of a wireless interface between an RFID transponder affixed to the electrode array, and an RFID interrogator embedded in the patient interface cable. The criteria for use are then verified to ensure that they are met by the electrode array before beginning signal acquisition. If the criteria are not met, a message is provided to the user via the monitor.