60 results about "Independent living" patented technology

A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.

Disclosed is a process and composition of matter to support safe, assisted, independent living. The process is to create ubiquitous monitoring of the invention user's activities, physiology, and environment; analyze information from monitoring and sensing devices; and act on the information in a prioritized manner to address emergent events, and potentially undesirable conditions. The invention uses a software architecture and schema called Adaptive Scalable Plug&play Infrastructure for Responsive Engineering (ASPIRE).

A monitoring system for purposes of enhancing independent living incorporates a wearable communication device, such as a cellular telephone, in combination with a recharging base which might be coupled to a wire line telephone system. Either or both of the base station and wearable device can be in communication with sensors scattered through an individual's residence for purposes of collecting data pertaining to activities of daily living. Either or both of the wearable unit and base station could incorporate sensors responsive to physiological parameters of the resident. Both units can independently communicate with third party monitors to communicate data about, or direct immediate attention to the state of an individual using the system.

A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines whether the activity level is indicative of a decline in said individual's health status; a second subsystem that can be selectively activated by the individual to alert caregivers that assistance is needed; a third subsystem that automatically alerts caregivers that assistance is needed based at least in part on determination of the first subsystem; and a fourth subsystem that monitors whether the individual is exhibiting wandering activity.

The present invention relates to portable dwellings, rooms, and patient monitoring systems for promoting an independent living or assisted living environment. More particularly, the present invention relates to strong, portable housing equipped with monitoring and air pressurization systems, which can be installed next to a caregiver's home or within a room in the caregiver's home. In preferred embodiments, provided is a portable dwelling comprising: walls and a roof in a fixed exterior configuration, wherein the walls will not fail under wind resistance of up to 200 mph; a positive or negative pressure system for keeping contaminants out of or in the interior; and a patient monitoring system comprising means for capturing an image of a patient in a room, a means for remotely transmitting the image to a caregiver and having the ability to communicate only a restricted or selective view of the image to the caregiver.

A monitoring system for purposes of enhancing independent living incorporates a wearable communication device, such as a cellular telephone, in combination with a recharging base which might be coupled to a wire line telephone system. Either or both of the base station and wearable device can be in communication with sensors scattered through an individual's residence for purposes of collecting data pertaining to activities of daily living. Either or both of the wearable unit and base station could incorporate sensors responsive to physiological parameters of the resident. Both units can independently communicate with third party monitors to communicate data about, or direct immediate attention to the state of an individual using the system.

The invention herein primarily concerns computer interfaces, particularly those that may be used by senior citizens or others who are not familiar and even adverse to computers as they are utilized today. Applications of use to such persons are also disclosed, particularly in the areas of most concern to large segments of the population such as Health Maintenance and Medical, Home Control, and Communication (email and telephony). It is primarily based on TV cameras interfaced to computers via common interfaces such as USB2, Fire wire, or WiFi, which are used to sense common, and familiar paper pages and books of pages.

The invention discloses a bed and chair integrated nursing system with a rotary seat and a urination and defecation processing device. The bed and chair integrated nursing system comprises a bed and chair conversion mechanism and a bed body. The bed body is of a rectangular steel frame structure, and the bed and chair conversion mechanism is placed in the bed body. An opening is arranged on the side face of the bed body, and the bed and chair conversion mechanism moves along a marking line through recognition of a bottom surface paste marking line to achieve butting and separation of a bed and a chair. The bed and chair conversion mechanism can achieve conversion between the bed and the chair and adopts a seat structure capable of rotating 90 degrees so as to enable the bed and the chair to be high in reliability in a butting and separation process. Simultaneously, the urination and defecation processing device is arranged in the bed and chair conversion mechanism, and the problem of urination and defecation processing of a user is solved effectively. The bed and chair integrated nursing system has the advantages of being capable of moving in a narrow space and capable of butting against the bed body to form a bed state, simultaneously having personal hygiene assisting function, effectively solving the problem of urination and defecation self-care of the user and the like, being capable of greatly reducing burden of nursing staff, and simultaneously enlarging activity range and independent living capacity of a person who is cared.

The demand for earlier independence among children, greater functional independence by the disabled, confident living by the adult aloof, and longer independent living by the elderly is increasing among individuals, family members, and society. Proper apparel use is a key part of independent living. Interactive apparel incorporates static and dynamic Indicators, Manipulators, and devices integrated within or positioned in, on, or about apparel to teach and aid wearers in initiating and maintaining proper apparel function and fashion. Disclosed is interactive apparel to teach and aid proper use without undue situational and apparel knowledge, without undue physical demands, and without undue secondary action.

The material contained in this disclosure pertains to robotics related to convertible robots incorporating telecommunication elements. Embodiments of the system and apparatuses described can facilitate instant communication with family and friends, health status monitoring and support from caregivers; and promote optimal health, longevity, and independent living by providing high-tech economical solutions at each stage of the aging process. Embodiments of the system and apparatuses may be converted from an independent telecommunications robot, to a robotic walker, to a robotic wheelchair.

The invention relates to an electro-oculogram control system and method based on correction / training. The system comprises an electro-oculogram signal acquiring and amplifying system, an electro-oculogram signal processing system and an intelligent control system. Sensors of the signal acquiring and amplifying system are arranged around eyes, and outputs of the sensors are connected to the signal processing system. The signal processing system is connected with the intelligent control system in a wireless transmission mode. The specific working process is that the acquiring and amplifying system acquires an electro-oculogram signal through the electro-oculogram sensors and performs gain amplification and filtering; the signal processing system acquires electro-oculogram signal characteristics, performs matching analysis to the electro-oculogram signal characteristics and eye gesture characteristic parameters stored in a correction / training mode, judges the eye gesture types and sends command codes to the intelligent control system in a wireless mode; and the intelligent control system outputs a control signal to achieve the control of a controlled device. The electro-oculogram control system and method based on correction / training is high in measuring accuracy, good in robustness, simple in operation and capable of helping disabled people to improve independent living ability, and can be further used in special dangerous working occasions or working occasions with severe conditions.

The invention discloses a handicapped-helping control system based on electroencephalogram / voice instructions. The handicapped-helping control system is composed of a computer, a brain wave collection device, a brain-and-computer port device, a Bluetooth headset, a home furnishing control device, a wheel chair control device and an electric wheel chair, wherein the brain wave collection device collects electroencephalogram signals of a user through the brain-and-computer port device, and the computer receives the electroencephalogram signals and enables the electroencephalogram signals to be converted into computer keyboard events. The Bluetooth headset enables the voice instructions sent by the user to be transmitted to the computer in a wireless mode, a voice recognition procedure conducts recognition process for the voice instructions, and the voice instructions are converted into the computer keyboard events. The computer keyboard events are then converted into digital events, control for common household appliances is achieved through the home furnishing control device, control electric potentials of the electric wheel chair is changed through the wheel chair control device, and functions of advancing, retreating, going left, going right and stopping of the wheel chair are achieved. The handicapped-helping control system achieves the purposes that the handicapped and the like having limb inconvenience or language inconvenience achieve independent living and independent tripping, has great contribution to relieving of psychological stress of the handicapped, and is simple in structure, low in cost and easy to operate.

The material contained in this disclosure pertains to robotics related to convertible robots incorporating telecommunication elements. Embodiments of the system and apparatuses described can facilitate instant communication with family and friends, health status monitoring and support from caregivers; and promote optimal health, longevity, and independent living by providing high-tech economical solutions at each stage of the aging process. Embodiments of the system and apparatuses may be converted from an independent telecommunications robot, to a robotic walker, to a robotic wheelchair.

The invention discloses a herbal health care mattress, which relates to a health care mattress. A medicine bag is arranged in the mattress or the mattress; The raw materials in the medicine refer to: Shenjincao, Miltonia, Angelica, Eucommia, Achyranthes bidentata, Notopterygium, Duhuo, Patchouli, Polygala, Safflower, Angelica dahurica, Artemisia argyi, Ginkgo biloba, Radix Paeoniae Rubra; Each raw drug is cut into sections of 0.5-2 cm in size, then mixed, placed, pressed and shaped, trimmed and wrapped, customized for routing, packed into a packaging bag to form a drug package, and a layer of protection is provided on the bottom and upper layers layer, and the protective layer is made of breathable material. The beneficial effects of the present invention are: clearing the meridians and activating collaterals, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, clearing away heat and promoting dampness, relieving exterior and dispelling cold, regulating qi and harmonizing the middle, strengthening the body and strengthening the body, long-term use can make people absorb the medicinal ingredients in natural sleep for a long time without taking it orally External moxibustion, so as to achieve the purpose of clearing the meridian and activating collaterals, nourishing qi and blood, strengthening the body and keeping away from diseases.

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a preservation refrigerator having a function of keeping aquatic organisms alive. The preservation refrigerator comprises a living thing preservation chamber arranged in a refrigerator body and further comprises an ion generator and a ventilation facility, wherein a drawer for accommodating water is arranged in the living thing preservation chamber, the ion generator is installed in the living thing preservation chamber, used for purifying air in the living thing preservation chamber and improving oxygen content in the living thing preservation chamber and has sterilization and peculiar smell removal functions, and the ion generator and the ventilation facility are connected with a refrigerator control system. The independent living thing preservation chamber is arranged in the refrigerator and is matched with the ion generator and a filter device to keep the aquatic organisms alive under the low-temperature condition, and the refrigeration quality of aquatic food materials are improved. In addition, the refrigerator is provided with a temperature sensor, the water in the drawer is kept to be at set temperature, a circulation fan is arranged to facilitate the uniformity of overall temperature in the living thing preservation chamber and increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water.

The invention relates to a two-level motorhome with, on the lower level: a receptacle for a car, accessed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the motorhome; and, on the upper level: two independent living areas. One is at the front, with three slide-outs, two of them right above the car receptacle, served by a staircase and an elevator car that goes right down to the ground, and adapted to accommodate four people enjoying a living room that can be converted into a room with twin beds closed off by rigid partitions. One is at the rear, used as a cabin to house a two-person crew, served by an independent staircase. The motorhome according to the invention is adapted for land tours for four individuals who wish to have use of a car and elevator, and to leave all the operating logistics to a crew. It is particularly suited to time-sharing and rental.

The invention relates to a motion imagery control-based wheelchair for disabled people, which belongs to the technical field of mechanical engineering. In the motion imagery control-based wheelchair for the disabled people, a wheelchair frame serves as a skeleton; an accommodating shelf is embedded between two handrails on the wheelchair frame; a rear suspending box is welded at the back of a backrest of the wheelchair frame; a lateral suspending box is welded on the side of the right handrail and levels with the upper surface of the handrail; a command control system is arranged on the rear suspending box and the accommodating shelf; a chip of an executive system is arranged in the lateral suspending box; a service box is welded on a frame under a wheelchair seat on the wheelchair frame; the command control system outputs a wheelchair control command to the executive system; and the executive system executes the motion control command of the wheelchair. The motion imagery control-based wheelchair for the disabled people has the advantages that: a controller of the wheelchair can control the motion of the wheelchair directly by utilizing the motion imagery of the brain, without using limbs to control; a control signal can be generated quickly; and the independent motion capacity of the disabled people and patients with dyskinesia can be improved with the help of the wheelchair, so that the daily independent living capacity can be improved and the life quality can be improved.

The external medicine for treating vitiligo of the present invention is composed of A ointment and B liniment. The medicament of the present invention is different from the previous treatment scheme of simply treating vitiligo, and pioneered the "day and night double cycle therapy", which is administered continuously for 24 hours. Use A ointment at night to change the epidermal tissue structure of surface infection lesions, which is conducive to the smooth penetration of the drug and directly reach the lesion tissue, rapidly increase the activity of skin melanocytes, activate tyrosinase to accelerate melanin synthesis; use B liniment during the day to supplement various Active ingredients and trace elements can increase photosensitivity and promote melanin production, quickly and completely eliminate the pathogenic factors of vitiligo, increase the function of melanocytes and protect the accumulation of melanin in the skin to achieve the effect of non-recurrence. Multi-level and three-dimensional, prevention and treatment, symptoms and root causes are treated at the same time, the treatment method is unique, and the curative effect is reliable.

The invention discloses a combined automatic-water-control biological culture system for constructing building clusters in urban and rural areas, which relates to that solid ecological buildings, ecological cities and ecological societies are established on the premise that agriculture and the planting and breeding thereof are effectively reserved, intensified and expanded; the system is characterized in that: the system comprises any building clusters in urban and rural areas and the planting and breeding solid ecological building structure imported, interweaved, penetrated and integrated for the building clusters; the structure comprises a combined automatic-water-control biological culture device, and the biological culture device is arranged in the building clusters in urban and rural areas on the basis of integrated planning. By the biological absorption and softening of 'surplus' sunshine, a green and environment-friendly ecological system and a self-sufficient and independent living and ecological system are established, and physics biological chain and life chain systems and the building space penetrating or reconstructed on the basis of agriculture, industry, exhibition and the fields such as residency, recreation, commerce, business, science and technology, education, culture, art and the like, are also established.

Persons with physical impairment often have difficulty maintaining independent living at their own home. Simple daily activities such as getting up and out of a low seat chair can prove problematic. The claimed invention provides a lift system and method of installing the same that the physically impaired person can adapt to and raise a particular piece of furniture with minimal physical effort. The adaptable system includes a pair of lift assemblies, each lift assembly having a first rail member and a second rail member that are slideably engaged on a first end, having a riser on each second end. At each riser location there is a flip out guide that provides a visible pointer to facilitate alignment with the furniture leg without having to bend over or lift the furniture. For increased stability an optional cross member can be fixated between the first and second rail members.

The invention provides a multifunctional disabled-assist combined bed chair. The bed chair adopts a modularization design and can deform according to demands, back frame tubes can be lifted and put down under the effect of a back electric push rod, a shank plate frame can be lifted or put down under the effect of a shank electric push rod, and a thigh plate frame can be lifted and overturned in one side of the length direction of the bed chair under the effect of a bottom plate electric push rod, so that multiple functions can be achieved that the bed chair can be effectively automatically transformed and help a patient to lift the back, stand up and turn over, and the bed chair can reduce loads of nursery personnel, enlarge the activity range of the old and the disabled with physical disability, improve the independent living ability of the old and the disabled with physical disability, and better give life hope to the patient with physical disability.

A resource pooling system and method for multi-pillar triggered risk transfer associated with prolonged independent living under elderly illness occurrence by providing dynamic self-sufficient risk protection for a variable number of risk exposure components by the resource pooling system. The risk exposure components are connected to the resource pooling system by a plurality of payment receiving devices configured to receive and store payments from the risk exposure components for the pooling of their risks and resources. The resource pooling system includes a filter device configured to capture age-related parameters of risk exposure components and filter risk exposure components associated with an age-related parameter greater than a predefined age-threshold value by the predefined age-threshold value.

The invention relates to a plaster for improving facial nerve paralysis and a preparation method thereof, which comprises main ingredients and auxiliary materials. According to the weight ratio, the main ingredients are processed 30-40 parts of Schizonepetae, 30-40 parts of Fangfeng, and 50-60 parts of Chuanxiong , 50-60 parts of angelica, 50-60 parts of raw rehmannia, 40-50 parts of rehmannia glutinosa, 30-40 parts of Atractylodes macrocephala, 60-70 parts of Angelica dahurica, 60-70 parts of notopterygium, 60-70 parts of lovage, 20-30 parts of licorice , 40‑50 parts Poria cocos, 40‑50 parts Codonopsis pilosula, 50‑60 parts Astragalus membranaceus, 40‑50 parts safflower, 30‑40 parts blood remaining charcoal, 40‑50 parts rhubarb, 40‑50 parts ephedra, 10‑15 parts Asarum, 15-20 parts of castor beans, 30-40 parts of centipede, 25-30 parts of scorpion, 10-20 parts of borneol and 5-15 parts of nuxe; Composed of 2 times the amount of Huang Dan. The plaster of the present invention has a rapid effect on facial paralysis caused by various reasons. It can be obviously relieved after 1-3 days of application, and can be cured after 1-2 weeks of application. The effect is remarkable and rapid, and it is suitable for patients of all ages. The traditional Chinese medicine prescription is made into a plaster, which is convenient to use, safe and reliable, economical and convenient, and relieves the pain of taking the medicine.

The invention discloses a breeding management method for a breast-feeding female rabbit. The breeding management method comprises an investigation module and a breeding management system, wherein the investigation module is a basis of the breeding management system, and the breeding management system is continuously improved through the investigation result of the investigation module, so that growth and development of the breast-feeding female rabbit are ensured. The investigation module comprises a young rabbit manure investigation module, a female rabbit breast examination module and a female rabbit urine investigation module; the good and the bad of the bred breast-feeding female rabbit are intuitively reflected through the manure condition of a young rabbit; the female rabbit breast examination module is used for providing timing regular examination for breasts and nipples of the female rabbit and knowing the lactation condition of the female rabbit; and the breeding management system comprises a young rabbit and female rabbit separation module, and the young rabbit is sent back when needing to be nursed. According to the breeding management method, the lactation condition of the female rabbit can be known and the cold condition of the young rabbit during sucking is reduced; estrus of the female rabbit is mastered and timely mating is achieved; fighting of the female rabbit for food is avoided and the constitution of the female rabbit is strengthened; the infection opportunity of coccidiosis is reduced; and the independent living ability of the young rabbit is cultivated.

The invention belongs to the technical field of feeds for baby foxes, raccoon dogs and minks and provides a universal independent-living feed for foxes, raccoon dogs and minks and a preparation methodof the universal independent-living feed. By the universal independent-living feed obtained by research, development and preparation, the defect of lack of special feeds for an independent living stage in the prior art is overcome. The universal independent-living feed prepared according to the method has advantages that digestive system development of baby animals can be remarkably promoted, effectiveness in linkage of weaning feed and growth-stage feed for the baby animals is realized, independent-living stress is relieved, and remarkable growth promoting effects are achieved.

The invention relates to a combined external application liquid for treating cold-damp numbness type skin numbness, which belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. It is mainly composed of 10 kinds of raw materials such as aconite, tobucao, Qianghuo, Duhuo, loofah, black snake, and asarum, which are made into a liquid medicine for external use on the affected area. The invention has the functions of expelling cold and eliminating numbness, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, expelling wind and dehumidifying, has good effect in treating skin numbness of cold-damp numbness type, is convenient to apply, is safe and effective.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medication, and relates to a method for treating spastic cerebral palsy in bilateral extremities. The method comprises the following steps: (1) implementing anesthesia; (2) regarding composite abnormality, selecting a skin cut with length of between 3 and 4cm of the inner thigh from the outer margin of pubic symphysis along the inner margin of pectineus, debonding adductor, and cutting anterior branch of obturator nerve, cutting the adductor longus and tendon starting point of gracilis in a 'Z' shape, determining the proportion of debonding the adductor magnus, pectineus and adductor brevis according to the hip abducence, cutting 1 to 2cm of the anterior branch of the obturator nerve; (3) regarding genuflex deformity, prolonging hamstring, prolonging semitendinosus, semimembranosus and gracilis in a 'Z' shape, and performing 'Z' shaped prolonging on biceps femoris if the genuflex deformity is serious, and determining the proportion of hamstring prolonging according to the genuflex degree; (4) regarding equinus deformity, prolonging the triceps surae muscle, and prolonging the tibialis posterior in the cut in the 'Z' shape; and (5) regarding severe oseous deformity: performing triple arthrodesis. The method can improve the walking capability of extremities, and creates the independent living skill and qualified living quality for a patient.

The invention discloses a novel cervical spine medical scarf, which comprises a scarf. The middle part of the scarf is a hollow cavity, which can be opened and closed through a sticky connection. The upper part of the cavity is provided with a medicine bag, and the lower part is provided with several magnetic Massage ball, the magnetic massage ball is fixedly connected with the medicine package; the medicine package includes the following traditional Chinese medicine powders: Fangfeng, Artemisia argyi, Togucao, Duhuo, Gentiana chinensis, Liu Jinu, Lingxian, Wumei, Sappan, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Safflower, Jiazhu, papaya, 9 grams each. The invention can open and close the cavity through the Velcro connection, so that the medicine bag can be put into the cavity, and it can fit the skin of the neck when it is surrounded, and can achieve a certain therapeutic effect. Due to the setting of the magnetic massage ball, it can achieve health care and The effect of massaging the cervical spine, the present invention is simple in structure, convenient and practical.

The invention belongs to the technology field of cultivating the children autonomous capability and discloses a method for cultivating independent living capabilities of children. The method disclosed by the invention comprises steps of giving a full word right to children, helping the children to foresee the consequence, arousing enthusiasm of the children through games, cultivating the children from the little things, reasonably arranging the spare time of the children, and cultivating the self-help capability of the children and transposition consideration with the parents. The method for cultivating independent living capabilities of children enables the children education to be more targeted, satisfies the personal requirement and greatly improves the living capability of the children.