An example of a system for monitoring and treating a medical condition of a patient may include signal inputs to receive patient condition signals indicative of a state of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a signal processing circuit configured to process the patient condition signals and generate patient condition parameters indicative of the state of IBD using the processed patient condition signals, and a medical condition analyzer configured to analyze the patient condition parameters and determine the medical condition including the state of IBD using an outcome of the analysis. The patient condition parameters may include one or more physiological marker parameters each representative of a physiological marker of IBD and one or more quality of life parameters each being measure of quality of life of the patient.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for monitoring a pressure in a biliary tract includes: receiving a measured value of a pressure in a biliary tract from a stent for a biliary tract having a pressure sensor mounted therein, by a subcutaneous implant medical device; collecting the measured value of the pressure at a predetermined cycle and transmitting collected information to an external device, by the subcutaneous implant medical device; and analyzing the collected information to expect a timing of biliary obstruction, and providing expected information to the patient, by the external device.

A system is provided for collecting and logging the frequency of flatulence of a person in a selected time period as well as the duration of each occurrence of flatulence. The log entries provide determination of the body cells signaling of the person indicative of the person's health condition whereby underlying diseases may be detected and treated in their early stage.

Disclosed is a medical image processing device for generating an image in which a difference in color between an abnormal part where a gastric mucosa is atrophied, and a normal part is enhanced. A B/G ratio is determined from B and G image signals, and a G/R ratio is determined from the G and R image signals. In a feature space formed from the B/G ratio and the G/R ratio, first processing is performed for moving the coordinates of a second range to a reference range including the origin in a state where the coordinates of first and third ranges are maintained. In order to make the first range and the third range distant from each other, second processing is performed for moving the first and third ranges. A first special image is generated based on the B/G ratio and the G/R ratio after the first and second processing.

Systems and methods for diagnosing or monitoring progress of a pathology using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and machine learning are disclosed.

The endoscope has an insertion portion, an imaging unit, and a member formed in a given dimension. The insertion portion has an apical portion, an actively curvable portion, and a treatment device channel. The actively curvable portion is located on the proximal side of the apical portion. The treatment device channel is positioned along the longitudinal axis of the insertion portion. The insertion portion is formed of resin. One or more radiopaque members, formed of knowns dimensions, are coated on a surface of the insertion portion or placed in, buried or covered laterally in the insertion portion. The X-ray transmittance of the radiopaque members is different from the X-ray transmittance of the resin forming the insertion portion.

A sheathed tubular semi-rigid balloon catheter for performing probing, irrigation, dilation, suction and potential intubation of the nasolacrimal system or paranasal sinus system to treat for stenosis or obstruction. The catheter includes a sheathed tubular probe portion through which a tracer fluid can be injected and through which suctioning of blood or other material can be conducted. The sheath portion of the device can have a distal segment that is inflated in order to dilate parts the nasolacrimal or paranasal sinus system. The high axial load accommodating catheter tool includes a more secure and inexpensively manufactured bond between the metallic semi-rigid tube of the probe portion and the plastic hand-manipulable, multi-connector hub using an enlarged bonding collar.

Methods and apparatus are provided for high resolution intravital imaging and for chronic optical imaging of tissues such as lung.

A rectal tonometer device for quantitatively detecting and measuring a rectal tone of a patient. The device includes a main body including a cavity within and a deformable tip, including a pressure sensor, partially disposed in the cavity and extending from the main body. Deforming the tip may actuate the pressure sensor. The rectal tonometer device further includes a circuit board disposed within the cavity, communicatively coupled to the deformable tip capable of accepting a pressure signal from the pressure sensor and measuring, based on the pressure signal, the rectal tone of the patient.

A medical device position notification system including a medical device and at least one sensor associated with the medical device, a processor, and a display device. The medical device is configured to be inserted into an orifice of the patient. The sensor measures information related to the position of the medical device in the patient's body, and communicates the information with the processor in real-time. The display device is coupled to the processor and is configured to display a tracing path of the position of the medical device in real-time. The display device is further configured to display a notification of the position of the medical device within the patient's body, such as a notification alert that the medical device has deviated from a predetermined path.