Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Koninklljke Philips N.v.

Jacob Roger Haartsen

Mareike K Klee

Rudolf Maria Jozef Voncken

Joyce Van Zanten

Ronald Dekker

Cornelis Petrus Hendriks

Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens

Nicolaas Petrus Willard

Willem Potze

Sima Asvadi

Maurice Hubertus Elisabeth Van Der Beek

Matthew John Lawrenson

Dirk Jan Broer

Julian Charles Nolan

Martinus Bernardus Van Der Mark

Heribert Baldus

Klaas Jacob Lulofs

Anthony Dyche

Lutz Christian Gerhardt

Roland Alexander Van De Molengraaf

Richard Andrew Sofranko

Sander Theodoor Pastoor

David W Smith

Christianus Martinus Van Heesch

Alphonsus Tarcisius Jozef Maria Schipper

Jonathan Stanley Harold Denyer

Susanne Maaike Valster

Cornelis Gerardus Maria De Haas

Michiel De Jong

Franciscus Reinier Antonius Van Der Linde

Judith Margreet Rensen

Michael James Robbert Leppard

Frederik Van Der Graaf

Stephan Schlumbohm

Johannes Fransiscus Maria Velthuis

Richard Johannus Maria Van De Ven

Marc Matysek

Jan Hendrik Poesse

Johannus Gerardus Van Beek

Nocolaas Petrus Willard

Cornelis Bernardus Aloysius Wouters

Mark Steven Aloia

Jan Henrik Poesse

Marieke Klee

Mareike Klee

David Smith

Adrianus Wilhelmus Dionisius M Van Den Bijgaart

The present disclosure relates to a wear-out assessment system including a patient interface for delivering a flow of breathable gas to an airway of a patient, wherein the patient interface includes a first wireless communication unit a communication device including a second wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the first wireless communication unit and a wear-out assessment unit for determining wear-out data relating to a wear-out of the patient interface. The first and second wireless communication unit are configured to exchange at least parts of the wear-out data. The present disclosure also relates to a method of assessing wear-out of a patient interface.

Mask wear-out assessment system

A device and method for increasing a patient's compliance with a therapy relating to an upper airway disorder includes a receiving unit, a processing unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive vital sign data including glucose level data of the patient, and therapy data including information regarding the therapy of the patient. The processing unit is configured to process the therapy data and the vital sign data in order to determine feedback information based on the therapy data and the vital sign data. Lastly, the display unit is configured to display the feedback information based on the therapy data and the vital sign data.

System for increasing a patient's compliance with a therapy relating to an upper airway disorder

A deflectable device () comprising an elongate body () and a folded elongate member () is configured to change an orientation of the distal portion () of the elongate body () with respect to the proximal portion () of the elongate body () upon an electrical current flowing through the folded elongate member () causing a change of a length of the folded elongate member ().

Deflectable device with elongate actuator

A deflectable medical device () includes a shape memory alloy wire () integrated into a flexible elongated body (). The shape memory alloy wire () is arranged to shorten upon receiving energy from an energy supply (), thereby deflecting the medical device (). A rod () positioned in a lumen () of the flexible elongated body () and compressed between a fixture () in the proximal end () of the elongated body () and the distal end () of the elongated body () is responsible for the shape memory alloy wire () recovering its initial length upon discontinuation of energy supply.

Deflectable medical device

A patient interface device uses a pressure flap which extends inwardly from an outer edge of a mask of the device. The pressure flap is for contacting the skin of the patient to provide a seal or partial seal between the mask volume and the ambient surroundings. The pressure flap includes a cavity area which is exposed to a reduced pressure compared to the mask volume. This assists in keeping the pressure flap pressed against the patient's skin, and thereby maintain a large contact area. This in turn gives a reduction in local high pressure areas.

Patient interface devices having a cavity area exposed to reduced pressure during use

A patient interface and a patient interface system comprise a responsive material and a method for preventing the formation of red marks due to wearing a patient interface that is pressing against the skin of a patient for a longer time and/or for reducing air leakages of the patient interface that may result from an unintended shift of the patient interface on the patient's face. The responsive material is configured for alternating the pressure exerted by the cushion element on the patient and/or the area on the patient where the pressure is exerted by the cushion element in response to a physical quantity acting on the responsive material. The formation of red marks and of air leakages can be reduced or even avoided by means of the responsive material.

Patient interface with cushion for red mark prevention

An elongated device includes an optical fiber arranged to allow transmission of light to phase change material arranged long the elongated device, for optically heating the phase change material to change its stiffness from one stiffness value to a different stiffness value. Using distributed tilted or blazed Bragg gratings with light wavelength dependent unique grating periods along the optical fiber, a guide wire or catheter is provided which can be stiffness controlled at selected longitudinal portions. Behavior of the tip of a guide wire or catheter is controlled for optimal navigation. Portions of phase change material arranged inside a tube material can be activated at selected longitudinal parts of the elongated device.

Elongated interventional device with variable stiffness

There is provided a fall detector for detecting falls of a user or an object to which the fall detector is attached, characterized in that the fall detector comprises an air flow sensor for providing measurements indicative of vertical velocity and/or changes in altitude of the fall detector.

Fall detectors and a method of detecting falls

A nebulizer comprises a head detachably coupled to a body. The head comprises a nebulizer, an air channel and a flow sensor. A nebulized liquid is released in an air channel that ends in a mouth piece through which a user inhales and exhales. The inhaling and exhaling causes a flow in the air channel which is detected with the flow sensor. The nebulizer is controlled by a controller included in the body.

Nebulizer

An apparatus for monitoring whether or not a distal end of a tube is positioned inside a blood vessel includes a heating element configured to heat the tube distal end, and a sensor arrangement configured to generate a measurement signal indicative for heat transferred by exterior of the distal end. The apparatus further includes a comparator configured to compare the measurement signal with a reference level. The reference level equals a value attained by the measurement signal in response to a minimum flow velocity in the blood vessel. Further, a system is configured to exchange a liquid with a mammal via a blood vessel. The system includes the apparatus having the tube.

Apparatus for monitoring a position of a tube's distal end with respect to a blood vessel

The invention relates to a system () for measuring a velocity of a fluid () flowing through a flow channel (). The system comprises a heating element () configured for generating a thermal marker in the fluid () in response to a predetermined time-varying level of power provided to the heating element (). The system () furthermore comprises a sensor arrangement () for generating a measurement signal () indicative for the velocity of the fluid () flowing through the channel (). Herein, the sensor arrangement () is configured for measuring a time series of the primary temperature () of the fluid () at a predetermined primary location. The primary location and the heating element () are situated on an axis having at least a component parallel to the longitudinal axis () of the flow channel (). The measurement signal () is based on the maximum value () of the time series of time series of the primary temperature () in response to the thermal marker.

System and method for measuring fluid flow velocity with a heater for generating a thermal marker in response to a time-varying level of power

A pressure sensor includes a flexible membrane deformable in response to pressure. The flexible membrane covers a cavity and includes a strain gauge that produces signals corresponding to deformation of the flexible membrane. The flexible membrane is a flexible monolithic integrated circuit foil.

Pressure sensor, sensor probe comprising a pressure sensor, medical apparatus comprising a sensor probe and a method of fabricating a sensor probe

A device and method determining or measuring a biological, physical or physiological parameter of an object includes a flexible carrier configured to be placed in a vicinity of the object; and at least one a sensor element attached to the flexible carrier and configured to determine at least one biological, physical or physiological parameter. In addition, a heating element is attached to the flexible carrier and configured to provide heat to the object; and a degradable adhesive is arranged on the flexible carrier adjacent to the heating element and configured to at least temporally affix the flexible carrier to the object.

Sensor determining a physical or physiological parameter

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Jacob Roger Haartsen