Archive for the 'Health' Category
09-20-2005
Wearable device for balance disorders
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Neurological Sciences Institute and the University of Bologna have developed a portable “Ipod-like” device that can be used to help correct balance disorders. The Scientists believe this new device, based on auditory feedback of balance, can be worn on the belt like a pager to provide regular therapy for patients with balance disorders, improving their day-to-day activities.
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09-09-2005
KMI Hand Mentor
The KMI Hand Mentor is an exercise therapy device that actively involves the patient in their rehabilitation eg after a stroke. And behind the hand is an immense computational power. The Mentor encourages a patient to extend their wrist and fingers as much as possible on their own. When maximum self extension is achieved the Mentor will engage a pneumatic actuator and assist the movement of the wrist and fingers to full extension. In addition to recruitment of hand function, the Mentor will actively stretch the hand in an effort to reduce spasticity. Watch a video demo here.(wma)
(via boj)
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09-06-2005
Baby Anti Shaker (Not shaken, not stirred)
Behind this slightly bizarre (and scary) invention is the need to prevent a syndrome named Shaken Baby Syndrome. (?!) This can according to the manufacturer cause blindness, motor function handicaps - in severe cases - death.
To reduce frustration - the main trigger for SBS - this little wearable device, informs the caretaker about how much a child normally cries, it tells what to do when the child won’t stop crying and if shaken hard, it calls a doctor or parents using SMS. It obviously also cures PPS (Paranoid Parents’ Syndrome)
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08-30-2005
The Bodyrest audio stress relief
Everbody knows that music can have an effect on how you feel. And what you want to listen to according to what mood you’re in. Sonic in Sweden have come up with a wearable way to “release tension, worries and help us relax, hence improving our wellbeing.” The prototype BodyResT is based on a biofeedback technique that trains individuals to improve their health by listening to their own body’s signals. It will measure the individual’s stress level through a physiologic parameter. This will then be reflected in the music.
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08-28-2005
Intelligent patient wristband to reduce medication errors
Medication errors, caused by the incorrect medication or dose being given to the patient, cause over 1200 deaths a year. This can be due to drugs having similar packaging, illegible handwriting on the drug chart or incorrect identification of the patient.
Brunel Industrial Design and Technology student, Claire Dunne, has designed a reusable intelligent identity wristband that should eliminate patients being given the incorrect medicine.
Called Brilliant, the wristband works by using a sensor to match medicines against the patient. Brilliant scans electronic tags built in to the medicines packaging – making sure it is of the correct type.
Claire believes by electronically matching the drugs to the patient, her system would prevent these situations and ensure that human error is dramatically reduced.
How it works
The innovative wristband contains a sensor to scan medicines and a chip. The chip is programmed on the patient’s arrival at the hospital, with the patients’ details and drug requirements. The patients’ details are displayed on two small screens built into the wristband, which update when the drug is touched against the sensor.
The bracelet works in conjunction with electronic chips attached to the medicines packaging (called an iButton). When the drugs packaging is touched against the sensor on the wristband, Brilliant can recognise whether it is the correct drug or not.
The wristband then informs the nurse if the correct drug has been selected or not by displaying this information on the wristband’s screens. Each time a dose is given the date and time are logged in the chip contained inside the wristband.
This information can be downloaded on to a computer at the end of the patient’s stay in hospital for billing and auditing purposes. The wristbands electronics module is also re-usable by simply wiping the information on the chip.
(From Redferret)
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08-26-2005
Wearable weight manager
Bugg the body, Stop bugging me, I’ve been bugged. The BodyBugg from Bodymedia is the dream of every headline writer. But it can actually do more for you. This gizmo is am armband that can measure how many calories you’ve actually burned and consumed while wearing it. It supposed to be up to 92% accurate and measures every move you make in order to calculate how much more you should work out those muscles in order to keep fit. As you wirelessly connect to a special webinterface it will show you your real-time status any time of the day. you’ll see your activity minute-by-minute, every step you’ve taken and your progress toward reaching that sixpack or firm bottom.
(from CNET News)
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