Ixensor Co., Ltd.

Ixensor Inc.

Aprevent Medical Inc.

Tsai, Tungmeng

Yenyu Chen

Chieh Hsiao Chen

Tungmeng Tsai

Chia-Yuan Chang

Guan-Min Ho

Chiachun Hung

Yuwei Tang

Chihchieh Wu

Hungchih Wang

Yao Ching Tsai

An Cheng Chang

Chih Jung Hsu

Su Tung Yang

Tai I Chen

Jheng Long Jiang

Chun Cheng Lin

Shih Hao Chiu

Tangan Liu

Chieh Yu Lin

Min Han Wang

Yaoching Tsai

Chun Hun Shen

Chien Hsun Chen

Chien Yu Lin

Example methods are provided to improve placement of an adaptor () to a mobile computing device () to measure a test strip () coupled to the adaptor () with a camera () and a screen () on a face of the mobile computing device (). The method may include displaying a light area on a first portion of the screen (). The first portion may be adjacent to the camera (). The light area and the camera () may be aligned with a key area of the test strip () so that the camera () is configured to capture an image of the key area. The method may further include providing first guiding information for a user to place the adaptor () to the mobile computing device () according to a position of the light area on the screen ().

Method for improving usability and accuracy for physiological measurement

A method to process an image to determine a biological property associated with a test strip () in a test strip adaptor (). The method includes receiving the image captured by a mobile computing device () and determining whether the received image includes sensitive information. In response to determining that the image includes sensitive information, the method further includes overwriting the image with a later received image before the image can be saved as a file. In response to determining that the image does not include sensitive information, the method further includes identifying a characteristic configuration associated with the test strip () and determining the biological property based on the image and the characteristic configuration.

Apparatus and method of determining biological property with test strip adaptor

Example apparatus are provided to measure characteristics of a test strip. The apparatus may include an accessory for a mobile device to measure characteristics of a test strip. The accessory may include a mobile device adaptor and a test strip adaptor. The mobile device adaptor may include a first sheath and a second sheath coupled to the first sheath to secure the mobile device. The test strip adaptor may be detachably coupled to the mobile device adapter. The test strip adaptor is configured to receive different types of test strips.

Apparatus for improving usability and accuracy for physiological measurement

An accessory () is provided for a mobile device () to measure characteristics of a test strip (). The accessory () includes a test strip adapter (), a phone adapter (), and a coupler (). The test strip adapter () includes a test strip attachment for a test strip type and a first interlock shared with other test strip adapters for other test strip types. The phone adapter () includes a phone attachment for a mobile device model and a second interlock shared with other phone adapters for other mobile device models. The coupler () includes a third interlock that forms a first mating pair with the first interlock of the test strip adapter (), and a fourth interlock that forms a second mating pair with the second interlock of the phone adapter ().

Method and apparatus for improving usability and accuracy for physiological measurement on mobile device

An example peripheral device to be placed over an image sensor and a light source of a portable computing device to assist the portable computing device in reading a reaction area on a test strip in the peripheral device is disclosed. The peripheral device includes a light guide to direct light from the light source to the test strip, and an alignment feature to aid placement of the peripheral device relative to the image sensor and the light source on the portable computing device.

Method and apparatus for analyte measurement

A method for a mobile computing device with a camera and a screen to measure a test strip in a test strip module includes, in a calibration phase before a sample is introduced to a reaction area on the test strip, detecting with the camera an ambient light effect when the test strip module is mounted on the face of the mobile computing device. In a measurement phase after the sample is introduced to the reaction area on the test strip, the method also includes illuminating the test strip with a light provided by a light source area on the screen, detecting with the camera one or more colors of the reaction area, correcting the detected one or more colors for the ambient light effect, correlating the corrected one or more colors to an analyte property, and displaying a value of the analyte property on the screen.

Measuring physical and biochemical parameters with mobile devices

An implant system for treating glottic insufficiency includes an implant, which includes a balloon with a port connector or a catheter and a band comprising a proximate end attached to a portion of the balloon that translates away from the port connector or the catheter when the balloon is inflated through the port connector or the catheter.

Methods and apparatus for treating glottic insufficiency

A method is provided for a portable computing device to read a reaction area on a test strip, which is located in a peripheral device placed over an image sensor and a light source of the portable computing device. Light is provided with the light source, which the peripheral device directs to the reaction area. An image including the reaction area is captured with the image sensor. An analyte characteristic is determined based on a color of the captured reaction area in the image.

A method to treat glottic insufficiency includes creating a window in a thyroid cartilage and inserting an implant through the window and into a paraglottic space. The implant includes a balloon with a port connector and a band comprising a proximate end attached to a portion of the balloon. The method further includes securing the band to a thyroarytenoid muscle complex and inflating the balloon to pull on the band, which in turn pulls on the thyroarytenoid muscle, which in turn rotates an arytenoids cartilage to medialize and tighten a vocal cord.

A test strip module includes a case, a test strip in the case, and a position anchor extending down past a mating surface to a face of a mobile computing device. The position anchor has a shape matching a feature on the face of the mobile computing device.

A method is provided for a computing device with an imaging device to read a specimen test strip. The method includes capturing an image of the specimen test strip, wherein the image includes a reaction area, a color calibration area, and a temperature calibration area on the specimen test strip, determining a color of the reaction area based on one or more colors of the color calibration area, and determining a value of a characteristic of an analyte by correlating the color of the reaction area to the value and then adjusting the value based on the color of the temperature calibration area, or adjusting the color of the reaction area based on the color of the temperature calibration area and then correlating the color of the reaction area to the value.

Reading test strip with reaction area, color calibration area, and temperature calibration area

A method is provided for a computing device with an imaging device to detect a characteristic of an analyte in a specimen sample from a specimen test strip with reaction areas that have colors based on the characteristic of the analyte in different ranges of values. The method includes capturing images of the specimen test strip under different exposures or light intensities, selecting an image comprising captured reaction areas that have a proper exposure or a proper lighting intensity from the images, selecting a captured reaction area from the image, and correlating a color of the captured reaction area to a value of the characteristic of the analyte.

Reading test strip with multiple reaction areas under different exposures or light intensities

A specimen test strip is provided to detect a characteristic of an analyte in a specimen sample. The specimen test strip includes a reaction area to receive the specimen sample and a color calibration area to determine a color, or a color and a color intensity, of the reaction area after receiving the specimen sample. The specimen test strip may further include a temperature indication area to correct a measurement of the characteristic of analyte.

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