626 results about "Health risk" patented technology

An injector is automatic in that the needle is inserted into the injection site (e.g., a patient's skin) with user or caregiver assistance, the delivery is automatically initiated upon needle insertion, and the needle is retracted automatically after the end of delivery. Preferably the needle is not seen by the user prior to, during or after injection. Prior to and after injection, the needle is hidden in the device so as to avoid any potential injury or health risk to the user or health care provider. The injector includes a housing and a shield arranged to slide relative to the housing and a driver moving during drug delivery. The housing and shield form a cartridge enclosure. The cartridge is shielded and locked after delivery is completed. A needle-locking mechanism can be used in any number of pen-like injectors or safety needles.

An automated patient-management system for efficiently reporting patient information to clinicians, and a method of operation thereof is described. The system automatically collects and analyzes historic-physiologic data indicative of a patient's health from a myriad of sources. Based on the historic-physiologic data, the system automatically generates a health-risk score indicative of whether a patient will experience a serious-medical event in the near future (e.g., a predetermined time interval). The system uses a processing model that may rely on Hierarchical-Temporal Memory techniques and other models, for extracting and analyzing patient data. The system also generates an integrated synopsis of a patient's health condition, including the health-risk score. The synopsis is then presented (served) to a clinician in an organized, simplified, and effective manner via a client-side user interface. The synopsis enables a physician to proficiently grasp the patient's most critical health parameters in a short period of time.

Magnetic anchoring devices are disclosed herein. Expandable devices that are inserted into the stomach of a patient are attached to its interior wall by magnetically coupling. Such expandable devices, like inflatable balloons, comprise at least one magnetic device, which may be a magnet, a magnetizable material, or a magnetic metal. The magnetic device may be positioned on the external or interior surface of the expandable device or may be integral thereto. The magnetic device is magnetically coupled to a magnetic anchor positioned on a surface of the stomach wall. In this way, the expandable devices are anchored to the stomach walls, preventing migration of the device to other areas of the body where they may become obstructions and pose health risks.

A statistical processing system includes a server operably configured with program instructions implementing a plurality of statistical models to at least one of (a) predict a health outcome based on questionnaire responses, (b) assist a patient's choice of therapeutic modality based on questionnaire responses, and (c) assess a health risk or status based on questionnaire responses. Also provided is a research agency communicating with the server and contracted to provide the statistical models using a visual interface communicated by the server. The server is configured to analyze requests received from users relating to a plurality of said statistical models to reduce redundancy in requests for patient data.

An individualized system and method of mass diagnosis and treatment of obesity that is optionally configurable for a plurality of patients and health providers. Computer and relational data storage systems are used for operating a computer program and a secure web site on an internet. User profiles are assigned for accessing the secure web site using a plurality of computer terminals. Patient data and information are gathered for use in a health risk analysis to determine values for variables in a caloric energy equation. An individualized health provider web page is used to administer a meal plan, an exercise plan and an education plan to influence variables in the caloric energy equation to derive an individualized caloric energy deficit and a starvation response threshold in the patient. Patient compliance information is gathered for use in the health risk analysis and for correlation with the stored data to re-derive the variables.

A method for measuring physician efficiency and patient health risk stratification is disclosed. Episodes of care are formed from medical claims data and an output process is performed. Physicians are assigned to report groups, and eligible physicians and episode assignments are determined. Condition-specific episode statistics and weighted episode statistics are calculated, from which physician efficiency scores are determined.

A device is provided for blood extraction and collection from the placenta and / or the umbilical cord through a system that combines the collection of the blood falling under gravity, together with a suction system facilitating this fall. Thus, a larger amount of blood can be extracted than is obtained by conventional gravity systems without posing a health risk to the mother, allowing a controlled suction that prevents premature detachment of the placenta.

The invention disclosed herein is a method for online health management. The method is family centered with the family, the family's health care providers, and family's health insurance entities linked by computer for the sharing of information. The medical information stored in the online health management system database is available to authorized persons anytime, anywhere. Additionally, the online health management system evaluates the family health insurance and advises the family of the schedule of benefits available to them. In this way the family may use all of their benefits to promote good health rather than using the health benefits solely for the purpose of paying for treatment of medical problems when such exist. The online health management system periodically measures and tracks certain vital signs and then compares those vital signs to published standards of normality. The vital signs are averaged together and a health score is generated which advises the family and health care providers of risks to the patients health. The family can then institute treatment plans in conjunction with their health care providers to lessen the risks to their health. Improvement in the health score can be used as feedback to the family and health care provider that the treatment plan is effective.

Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for monitoring the health of an employee while the employee is located in an employee workstation. A method for monitoring the health of an employee while the employee is located in an employee workstation including collecting health data including neural data collected from one or more neural sensors disposed about the scalp of the employee, determining an employee health profile based at least in part on neural data, the employee health profile comprising one or more of health characteristics, health conditions and health risks for the employee, generating a health plan for the employee based at least in part on the employee health profile, and serving health content, including the employee health profile and the health plan, for display to the employee.

Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for monitoring the health of an employee while the employee is located in an employee workstation. A method including collecting, from a plurality of biomechanical sensors disposed throughout the employee workstation, biomechanical health data indicative of biomechanical characteristics of the employee, determining an employee biomechanical health profile based at least in part on the collected biomechanical health data. The employee biomechanical health profile including biomechanical health characteristics, biomechanical health conditions and / or biomechanical health risks for the employee. The method including generating a health plan for the employee based at least in part on the biomechanical health profile, and displaying the employee biomechanical health profile and the health plan to the employee.

A device for communicating data with a contactless smart card in which a user initiates such communication by at least partially inserting the smart card through an entrance to a cavity of the device. The electromagnetic field produced by the device is largely confined to the cavity and largely oriented in a vertical direction. This structure prevents unintended communication with a smart card carried in a person's shirt pocket and minimizes potential health risks from exposure to the field. It also discourages users from moving the card too quickly into and out of the field for a transaction to complete.

An endoscopically placed gastric balloon (EPGB) includes a gastric balloon. The EPGB is insertable in a patient and anchored in position between the lock and a portal. A port section enables the gastric balloon to be filled with mass containing a liquid medium during treatment, resulting in a patient receiving a true satiated neurogastric full feeling eliminating cravings and hunger feelings. The EPGB device allows for the balloon to be easily deflated or reduced and for a gastric suction and lavage to be accomplished without patient discomfort, while the device is in place and easily concealed from others during use. A method of using the EPGB enables a clinical treatment of a morbidly obese patient with greatly reduced health risks and neuro-psychiatric complications.

A system and method for managing health risks is provided. The system and method comprise identifying one or more relevant economic risk factors from health-related data collected from a person, providing an intervention plan to the person based on the relevant economic risk factors, authenticating an identity collected from a participant at a remote location, exchanging data related to the intervention plan with the person at the remote location, and providing an incentive to the person for complying with the intervention plan.

An immobilizing structure for use in immobilizing a ceramic monolith in a catalytic converter employs a molding which comprises finely divided metal oxide and fibers which do not represent a health risk, has a density of 100-240 kg / m3, and has a compression to at least 96% of its original thickness at a pressure of 1 bar applied for a period of 5 minutes, and exhibits a recovery of this compression to more than 70% of its initial value within about one minute after removal of the pressure.

High-fidelity, high-throughput nucleic acid sequencing enables healthcare practitioners and patients to gain insight into genetic variants and potential health risks. However, previous methods of nucleic acid sequencing often introduces sequencing errors (for example, mutations that arise during the preparation of a nucleic acid library, during amplification, or sequencing). Provided herein are sequencing adapters comprising a nondegenerate or variable length molecular barcode and compositions comprising a plurality of sequencing adapters, which can be useful for sequencing nucleic acids. Further provided are methods of using the sequencing adapters, including methods of sequencing nucleic acids, methods of identifying an error in a nucleic acid sequence, and methods of determining the number of nucleic acid molecules in a library.

Methods and instruments for assessing bone, for example fracture risk, in a subject in which a test probe is inserted through the skin of the subject so that the test probe contacts the subject's bone and the resistance of the test bone to microscopic fracture by the test probe is determined. Macroscopic bone fracture risk is assessed by measuring the resistance of the bone to microscopic fractures caused by the test probe. The microscopic fractures are so small that they pose negligible health risks. The instrument may also be useful in characterizing other materials, especially if it is necessary to penetrate a layer to get to the material to be characterized.

A medical diagnostic method and instrumentation system for analyzing noncovalently bonded agglomerated biological particles is described. The method and system comprises: a method of preparation for the biological particles; an electrospray generator; an alpha particle radiation source; a differential mobility analyzer; a particle counter; and data acquisition and analysis means. The medical device is useful for the assessment of human diseases, such as cardiac disease risk and hyperlipidemia, by rapid quantitative analysis of lipoprotein fraction densities. Initially, purification procedures are described to reduce an initial blood sample to an analytical input to the instrument. The measured sizes from the analytical sample are correlated with densities, resulting in a spectrum of lipoprotein densities. The lipoprotein density distribution can then be used to characterize cardiac and other lipid-related health risks.

A system and method for presenting real-time health information administers virtual questionnaires, automatically determines a user health status, and presents a visualization to a user indicating a likelihood of a symptom occurrence. The system and method presents results of the analysis to a user to predict health risks, analyze user symptoms, connect users with medical professionals, and provide marketing offers. The results may be presented as text, graphs, stationary maps, and / or animated maps.

The invention relates to a reductive degradable stabilizer for heavy metal and / or organic matter polluted soil as well as a preparation method and use of the stabilizer. The reductive degradable stabilizer can be used for quickly and efficiently stabilizing the heavy metals and the organic matters in the polluted soil by virtue of a synergistic effect of a plurality of active ingredients, and can also be used for further lowering the content of the organic matters, so that the purpose of lowering leaching toxicity of pollutants and health risk is realized; therefore, the reductive degradable stabilizer is a novel and efficient stabilizer which has the advantages of being wide in treatment substrate, capable of reducing the total amount of the organic matters, good in stabilizing effect, convenient to operate and the like, and has a wide range of application in the governance fields including polluted soil, bottom mud, sludge and the like.

The present system combines image morphing technology, exercise programming, supplement sales, and motivational techniques into one product. Users begin by entering their current measurements, measurement goals and current picture into the system, preferably via a Web site. The picture is segmented into body components, and each affected segment is morphed based upon the measurements, goals, and the segment's responsiveness to weight loss in order to create a modified image representative of the user in a post-regimen condition. This system helps health and fitness businesses obtain new members and retain existing members by showing the members how they will look after following a specific regimen of diet and / or exercise. The system also predicts health risks of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke associated with the user's pre-regimen and post-regimen conditions.

The invention relates to a Chinese people health-related fitness evaluation model, which is a novel method for comprehensively evaluating the health-related fitness, and belongs to the field of the health appraisal. The establishment of health-related fitness evaluation model includes the content of an entire systematic architecture such as establishment of a form module, a cardiopulmonary module, a muscle module, a movement module and a metabolism module, specific test items, a specific index system, a specific test method, index weight, algorithm, a comprehensive evaluation report, a risk prediction report, a movement prescription and the like. By establishing the index system, reasonably allocating the weight and determining the evaluation standard, the health-related fitness can be comprehensively evaluated, the health risk can be screened and early warned, a scientific movement prescription and a nutritional suggestion can be provided according to the test result, and a good living habit is formed.

The invention discloses a residential building indoor environment monitoring and health grade evaluation Internet of Things system, and belongs to the fields of the residential building indoor environment detection technology and the information communication technology. The residential building indoor environment monitoring and health grade evaluation Internet of Things system is characterized in that indoor various-function room environment parameters are acquired in real time by utilizing data acquisition modules, and influence weights and health risk grades of the various indoor environment parameters on human health are comprehensively analyzed; and an expert opinion on improving of a corresponding environment condition and an expert strategy for improving the corresponding environment condition are given. An Internet of Things real-time data monitoring system is built at the same time, data can be timely transmitted to a user display terminal and a remote central service system, and the data can be taken as basic research data and a decision basis of a relevant government department. The residential building indoor environment monitoring and health grade evaluation Internet of Things system is advantageous in that the problem that the fact that the indoor environment is represented by a single parameter is unscientific is solved, real-time monitoring of the residential environment indoor comprehensive evaluation parameters and user mobile terminal contrast result synchronous searching can be achieved at the same time, and an suggestion for effective improvement of the environment and a measure for effectively improving the environment are obtained; and the residential building indoor environment monitoring and health grade evaluation Internet of Things system has the advantages of the wide application aspect and the high popularizing rate.

A method of doing business is disclosed for the sale of insurance options. An individual is assigned a Health Risk Score (HRS); in a preferred embodiment, the HRS is determined by using an automated case-based method for assessing risk. The individual may then purchase an option for insurance coverage that will begin only after a predetermined period of time. At the beginning of that period, the individual's HRS is re-evaluated, and if it remains within predetermined acceptable limits, the individual may then obtain insurance coverage with premiums and benefits defined at the time of the purchase of the option. A case-based method for assessing risk is disclosed, in which various risk factors and their combinations are used to provide a scoring matrix. This scoring matrix is then used to evaluate the individual's HRS.