78 results about "Skin surface temperature" patented technology

A method and apparatus for monitoring heat stress, wherein the apparatus may include a skin surface temperature probe and heart rate probe that do not require direct physical contact to a user's skin. The method includes the steps of: measuring a plurality of physiological parameters including at least heart rate and skin surface temperature of a user; calculating at least body core temperature of the user as a function of the plurality of physiological parameters using a predetermined algorithm; comparing at least heart rate and body core temperature to corresponding maximum thresholds; and alerting the user when at least one of heart rate and body core temperature exceeds the corresponding maximum threshold.

A device for providing cooling to a body is disclosed. The device operates in response to a measured change in temperature of the body's skin surface over a predetermined period of time or manually in response to a perceived or anticipated change in body temperature by the user. The device includes a controller, a temperature sensor, a power source, a thermoelectric cooler, and a heat absorbing reservoir containing a phase change material. The thermoelectric cooler has a heat absorbing surface engageable with the body to be cooled and a heat rejecting surface engaged with the heat absorbing reservoir. The controller is operatively connected to the temperature sensor, the power source, and the thermoelectric cooler and activates the cooler when the temperature sensor provides signals indicative of a predetermined rate of temperature change or in manual mode by user. A method of treating hot flashes with the device is also disclosed.

A heat-generative, steam generation facial sheet that is planar and is adapted to cover a part or the whole of a wearer's face in intimate contact. It has a planar heat generator capable of generating steam upon contact with oxygen in such a manner that the skin surface temperature reaches 34° C. or higher within 120 seconds from the contact with air and the skin surface temperature is maintained at 34° C. or higher for at least 5 minutes.

A heat-generative, steam generation facial sheet that is planar and is adapted to cover a part or the whole of a wearer's face in intimate contact. It has a planar heat generator capable of generating steam upon contact with oxygen in such a manner that the skin surface temperature reaches 34° C. or higher within 120 seconds from the contact with air and the skin surface temperature is maintained at 34° C. or higher for at least 5 minutes.

The invention provides a wool fibre fabric sweat shirt (pants) with functions of powerful antibiosis, cancer prevention and life prolonging by utilizing nano silver, selenium and germanium, belonging to the technical field of healthy wool textile fibre fabrics clothes production. In the real life of people, various germs, viruses and fungi are contacted unavoidably, in particular, various bird flu and HIV discovered currently seriously threaten the health of human beings. Nano silver can kill 650 types of pathogens; far-infrared rays are almost absorbed by the skin of human body completely to lead the surface temperature of the skin to rise; heat energy impels the blood vessel to expand, improves blood circulation and microcirculation; the electromagnetic wave is colorless, tasteless and formless, can easily cause pollution to human body and is a potential killer. The anions in the air are vitamins and longevity elements in the air and are beneficial to human body; selenium and germanium are important elements to prevent and resist cancer; and the mixture of bee series can comprehensively supplement a plurality of nutrient active components required by human body. After nano treatment, the efficacy of anti-aging traditional Chinese medicine can be improved to 100 times.

A fabric comprising a blend of at least one polyester fiber and at least one elastic fiber for making postoperative garments, athletic garments, and other garments where it is desirable to provide for enhanced muscular support, performance, injury prevention, and comfort. The fabric has an elasticity of about 200-220±10% in both the warp direction and in the fill direction, the difference between the warp and fill direction elasticity preferably being no more than about 3% to about 5%, a compression modulus of about 1 to about 4, and a breathability measurement of 70-100% moisture loss within 30 minutes and an approximate skin surface temperature reduction of about 4-6° F. within about 3-7 minutes as measured by evaporative cooling, and the panels being attachable to each other along one edge by a closure means, such as mated hook and loop fasteners. The improved universal compression characteristics, breathability and thermoregulation provide enhanced ability to promote healing and protect the wound site.

A steam-generating warming article 1 which has a steam generating element 2 making use of chemical energy and is adapted to supply steam while in contact with a human body. The article 1, while in contact with the body, maintains the skin surface temperature at 38° to 49° C. for 3 to 15 hours and cumulatively generates 0.5 to 12 mg / 3 hr·cm2 of steam. The steam-generating warning article 1 is used to improve the human body's physiology. The steam generating element 2 is preferably a heat generating sheet prepared by incorporating an aqueous electrolyte solution into a molded sheet containing an oxidizable metal, a reaction accelerator, and a fibrous material.

The invention discloses a sea-gas coupled real-time observation buoy system based on Beidou satellite and Iridium satellite double-satellite communication. The sea-gas coupled real-time observation buoy system comprises a sea-gas coupled observation sensor unit, a data collecting communication control unit, an anchoring unit, a buoy body platform, a power supplying unit and a data processing center. The buoy data collecting communication control unit adopts a Beidou satellite system to transmit conventional block method sea-gas flux, upper-layer sea current profile and buoy operation state parameters which have high requirements on data safety and low requirements on the communication quantity, and adopts an Iridium satellite system to transmit high frequency eddy related and high-resolution seawater skin surface temperature profile data which have high requirements on the communication quantity. A buoy can synchronously observe turbulence flux parameters of an eddy-related method of amovable platform, flux parameter of a block method, the seawater 0-1.0 m high-resolution skin surface temperature profile and the 0-70 m upper-layer sea current profile in real time in real time. Thesea-gas coupled real-time observation buoy system is suitable for being released in deep and open sea, and has the characteristics of diverse sea-gas interface observation parameter, safe data transmission and the like.

A heat and steam generator for eye application includes a heat and steam generating member making use of oxidative reaction of an oxidizable metal and is adapted to supply steam to eyes and surroundings. The heat and steam generator is adapted to release steam from its side brought into contact with eyes and surroundings for a period of 1 to 30 minutes to maintain the skin surface temperature to which it is applied at 34° C. to 43° C. over a period of 1 to 120 minutes. The heat and steam generator has a stiffness of 0.01 to 10 N / 7 cm-width. The heat and steam generator is effective in improving near triad causing reduction in vision.

A postoperative garment for protection and improved healing of a wound, injury or disease site comprising a first panel and a second panel, the panels being constructed of a fabric structure comprising a blend of at least one polyester fiber and at least one elastic fiber. The fabric has an elasticity of about 200-220+ / -10% in both the warp direction and in the fill direction, the difference between the warp and fill direction elasticity preferably being no more than about 3% to about 5%, a compression modulus of about 1 to about 4, and a breathability measurement of 70-100% moisture loss within 30 minutes and an approximate skin surface temperature reduction of about 4-6 DEG F. within about 3-7 minutes as measured by evaporative cooling, and the panels being attachable to each other along one edge by a closure means, such as mated hook and loop fasteners. The improved universal compression characteristics, breathability and thermoregulation provide enhanced ability to promote healing and protect the wound site.

The invention discloses a new dry-state dummy device. The device mainly comprises a skeleton, joints, a water circulation heating system and a control system, wherein the physical dimensions of the skeleton and the joints of the human normal body can be stimulated from an appearance view, and the movement ability of the three joints including shoulders, the hip and the knee can be used as a main medium which can perform heat exchange with the environment. The water circulation heating system is of a core structure, and a mixed proportion of cold water and hot water with constant temperature can be controlled so that mixed water flows in a circulating pipeline; the heat energy is released to the environment under the assistance of the skeleton and the joints; the control system can be used for measuring the flow of the hot water and the cold water and the skin surface temperature of the dummy in real time; the flow of the hot water and the cold water and the skin surface temperature of the dummy can be converted into heat dissipating capacity by calculation, and the water circulation heating system can be assisted to control the temperature. The water circulation heating dry-state dummy can be applied to a calibration measurement instrument for simulating the human body temperature change and evaluating the indoor space temperature comfort. Compared with the traditional electric heating dummy, the water circulation heating dry-state dummy has the main advantages that the dummy can be adjusted in a cold and hot wide temperature area and is relatively easy and convenient to operate.

The invention discloses a warm-needle moxibustion device, which comprises an ash insulation and heat insulation component, a lifting regulation component, a moxa stick clamping component, an automatictemperature control component and a moving support component, wherein the ash insulation and heat insulation component is fixedly arranged at a moxibustion part for ash insulation and heat insulationduring moxibustion, and the moxa stick clamping component is arranged on the lifting regulation component and used for clamping a moxa stick or holding moxa so that the moxa stick or moxa is arrangedon the shank of a puncture needle; the automatic temperature control component is used for detecting the skin surface temperature in the process of moxibustion, and controlling the movement of the lifting regulation component according to the detected skin surface temperature; the lifting regulation component is arranged on the moving support component, and is used for regulating the distance between the moxa stick clamped by the moxa clamping component and the skin surface under the control of the automatic temperature control component; the moving support component is used for supporting the lifting regulation component and used for regulating the position of the lifting regulation component during moxibustion. The moxibustion device is used for automatically regulating and controllingthe temperature during moxibustion, and is safe to use and convenient to operate.

A method for digital thermal monitoring assessment of vascular function comprising a temporary arterial occlusion using a pneumatic cuff positioned on a subject's upper limb, monitoring skin temperature at the fingertip of the occluded limb for a period of time before, during, and after the occlusion, calculating a Zero Reactivity Curve based on variables including start temperature, room temperature, and the slope of temperature decline during the occlusion, and assessing vascular function based on comparing the Zero Reactivity Curve and the observed temperature rebound after the occlusion is removed. A vascular reactivity monitoring apparatus for measuring skin surface temperature comprising an inflatable cuff for placement around a subject's limb, a digital thermal measuring device and photoplethysmography measuring device for placement on a finger of the subject's limb wearing the cuff and a second digital monitoring device and photoplethysmography measuring device for placement on a finger of the subject's contralateral limb.

What is disclosed is a system and method for assessing peripheral vascular disease from a thermal image captured using a thermal imaging system. In one embodiment the present method involves the following. First, a thermal image is received of a region of exposed skin of a peripheral body part of a subject being monitored for PVD. The thermal image was acquired by a thermal imaging system. Pixels in the thermal image each have a corresponding temperature value. The thermal image is analyzed to stratify the peripheral body part into a plurality of skin surface regions. A skin surface temperature for each respective skin surface region is identified based on pixels in the thermal image associated with those regions. The temperatures are then extracted such that a progression of temperatures can be ascertained. A method for forecasting the progression for future times is also disclosed.

The invention discloses a thermometer based on active heat flow control and a temperature measuring method thereof. The thermometer comprises a heat conducting device, a temperature regulating deviceand a heat flow control device. The temperature measuring method establishes a controllable gradient temperature field from an internal tissue of a human body at a certain depth to a temperature control surface of the thermometer through active heat flow control, can obtain the internal temperature of the human body tissue by deriving a heat flow of a heat conductive channel, eradicates the influence of factors such as environmental temperature, skin condition, contact condition and physiological fluctuation on the measurement result in principle, adopts non-invasive measurement, can measure the body temperature when in direct contact with the human skin, is simple and convenient to operate, can obtain the skin surface temperature by one-time measurement, and can obtain the temperature ofthe deep body tissue.

A photo-thermal targeted treatment system for damaging a target embedded in a medium includes a controller and a photo-thermal treatment unit including a light source. The controller is configured for administering a treatment protocol using the light source at a preset power setting and a preset pulse timing setting. Also, a method for automatically initiating a treatment protocol using a photo-thermal targeted treatment system includes administering a cooling mechanism at a treatment location, monitoring a skin surface temperature at the treatment location and, when the skin surface temperature reaches a preset threshold, automatically initiating the photo-thermal treatment protocol. Further, a method for automatically terminating a treatment protocol using includes, during administration of the treatment protocol at a treatment area, monitoring a skin surface temperature at the treatment location, and when the skin surface temperature reaches a preset threshold, automatically terminating the treatment protocol.

A method of treating cancerous or benign organ disorders by selectively irradiating organ tissue with focused energy is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: inserting an E-field probe sensor at an appropriate depth in the organ tissue, monitoring the temperature of the skin surface near the organ (if focused energy is used), placing two or more energy applicators around the organ, Set the initial power level delivered to each energy applicator, set the initial relative phase delivered to each energy applicator to focus energy on the E-field detector located in the organ tissue (if focused energy is used) , delivering energy to two or more energy applicators to selectively irradiate organ tissue and treat at least one cancerous and benign organ condition with focused energy, adjusting delivery to each energy applicator based on monitored skin temperature during treatment monitor the energy delivered to the energy applicator, measure the total energy delivered to the energy applicator during treatment and display the total energy in real time, and deliver the desired total energy dose through the energy applicator Treatment is complete upon delivery to the organ. Focused or unfocused energy can be used as a preferred energy source with a microwave energy applicator. However, any combination of energy applicators such as electromagnetic, ultrasonic, radiofrequency, and laser may be used together to form focused energy. Unfocused energy can be combined with focused energy to enhance thermotherapy. Several applications for breast cancer treatment include treatment of advanced and early breast cancer, prevention of breast cancer, and treatment of benign breast disease and ductal carcinoma in situ.

The invention discloses an electronic hot and cold paste which comprises a hot and cold piece, a heating-surface heating unit attached to the heating surface of the hot and cold piece, a refrigerating and heat-absorbing cooling unit attached to the heat-absorbing surface of the hot and cold piece and an operation control circuit board connected with the hot and cold piece, the heating-surface heating unit and the refrigerating and heat-absorbing cooling unit respectively. The operation control circuit board is further connected with a battery for power supply; both the heating-surface heating unit and the refrigerating and heat-absorbing cooling unit are made of materials good in effect of heat conduction and capable of rapidly cooling or refrigerating. By the aid of the hot and cold piece, the heating-surface heating unit attached to the heating surface of the hot and cold piece, the refrigerating and heat-absorbing cooling unit attached to the heat-absorbing surface of the hot and cold piece and the operation control circuit board, the electronic hot and cold paste can be closely attached to the skin surface with the controllable temperature, and the electronic hot and cold paste is environmental friendly and convenient to use.

The invention discloses a production method of graphene intelligent health-care underwear. The production method comprises the following specific steps: adding graphite powder into concentrated sulfuric acid to obtain a graphene concentrated sulfuric acid solution; adding strong phosphoric acid, potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, deionized water and hydrogen peroxide to obtain a modified graphene solution; then preparing to obtain modified graphene suspension; degumming, dissolving, dialyzing, purifying and filtering silk fibers to obtain a pure silk fibroin solution and preparing into regenerated silk fibers; depositing the modified graphene suspension onto the surfaces of the regenerated silk fibers under the action of high-pressure electrostatic atomization; heating and curing under the protection of inert gas to obtain graphene modified silk fibers; producing an underwear body to obtain the graphene intelligent health-care underwear. The graphene intelligent health-careunderwear produced by the preparation method, disclosed by the invention, has antibacterial properties, anti-ultraviolet properties, far-infrared properties and the like; the produced underwear has the advantages of excellent heat conduction and anti-bacteria property, far-infrared health-care properties and the like; blood circulation of a body is favorably accelerated and surface temperature ofthe skin is increased; in addition, the effects of the underwear are not declined after being washed for multiple times.

A topical preparation for treating ashy skin and a method of manufacture thereof. The topical preparation is a single phase, hydrophobic, lipophilic preparation comprising plant-based butters that have a melting point around the temperature of the skin surface. The melting point of the mixture is stabilized by a tempering process, minimizing polymorphism. The topical preparation is applied to skin having an ashy appearance and is absorbed into the top layers without leaving a white residue. The topical preparation is translucent, non-irritating and has natural sunscreen properties.

Methods and apparatuses (10) for detecting body-related temperature changes are provided. The method comprises measuring a skin-surface temperature at a first temperature sensor element (12) at a measuring rate (S21) and measuring an ambient temperature at a second temperature sensor element (13) at the measuring rate (S22). The method also comprises calculating a plurality of first change rates for the skin-surface temperature and a plurality of second change rates for the ambient temperature over a time interval (S23). The method further comprises determining, based on the plurality of firstchange rates and the plurality of second change rates, whether an ambient temperature change rate is faster than a skin-surface temperature change rate by a threshold (S24). The method additionally comprises selecting whether or not to trigger an alarm based on a result of the determining (S25). With the methods and apparatuses (10), the number of false alarms may be significantly reduced.

A method for determining a suitable set of parameters for operating a light source within a photo-thermal targeted treatment system for targeting a chromophore embedded in a medium is disclosed. The method includes, before administration of a treatment protocol: 1) administering at least one laser pulse from the light source at a preset power level to a location to be treated, the preset power level being below a known damage threshold; 2) measuring a skin surface temperature at the location to be treated, following administration of the at least one laser pulse; 3) estimating a relationship between the parameters for operating the light source and the skin surface temperature; and 4) defining a safe operating range for the parameters for operating the light source in order to avoid thermal damage to the medium at the location to be treated while still effectively targeting the chromophore in administering the treatment protocol.

The invention discloses a moxibustion device. The moxibustion device comprises a bottom supporting component (1), a lifting adjusting component (2), a moxa stick clamping component (3) and an automatic temperature control component (4), wherein the bottom supporting component (1) is used for supporting and fixing the moxibustion device; the moxa stick clamping component (3) is arranged on the lifting adjusting component (2) and used for clamping a moxa stick; the automatic temperature control component (4) is used for detecting the skin surface temperature in the moxibustion process and controlling the lifting adjusting component (2) to act according to the detected skin surface temperature; the lifting adjusting component (2) is arranged on the bottom supporting component (1) and adjuststhe distance between the moxa stick clamped by the moxa stick clamping component (3) and the skin surface under the control of the automatic temperature control component (4). The moxibustion device is used for automatically adjusting and controlling the temperature during moxibustion and is safe to use and convenient to operate.

The invention discloses a wearable and intelligent human body monitoring device. The device comprises a device body (1) and an internal circuit board (101), wherein a fixing device (102) and a skin temperature sensor (103) are arranged on the surface of the device body (1), the fixing device fixes the device body on clothes, the skin temperature sensor (103) acquires the skin surface temperature of a human body and is connected with the internal circuit board (101) through a temperature data acquisition line (104), the internal circuit board (101) is provided with a signal processing and calculation module and a wireless signal transmission and control module, the signal processing and calculation module is connected with the skin temperature sensor and receives a temperature signal transmitted by the skin temperature sensor (103), and the wireless signal transmission and control module is connected with an intelligent terminal.

The invention relates to a skin detection system based on visual and tactile mixed perception. An automation technology is innovatively used to collect skin tactile information, and other sensors arecombined to construct a skin detection system. According to the system, a front-end multivariate information acquisition device acquires skin multivariate information, and the multivariate informationcomprises skin surface image information acquired by a camera, skin surface tactile information acquired by a tactile sensor in contact with the skin, ultrasonic information acquired by an ultrasonicsensor and skin surface temperature acquired by a temperature sensor; a three-axis pressure sensor is used for tactile acquisition triggering; a processor is used for acquiring, recording, analyzingand processing data information; and a man-machine interaction interface facilitates user operation. The system not only can record and compare skin change conditions of a single user at different time or before and after treatment, but also can transversely compare and refer to skin detection results of numerous users, and has great application potential in the fields of medical treatment, beautytreatment and the like.

The invention discloses a human cervical vertebra acupoint big data acquisition device and system. The system comprises a plurality of acquisition belts, a plurality of acupoint data acquisition probes arranged on the acquisition belts and a controller, the acquisition belts are made of an insulating elastic material, skin electrodes are arranged at the two ends of each acquisition belt, the skinelectrodes and the acupoint data acquisition probes are electrically connected to the controller, each acupoint data acquisition probe comprises an electrode slice, a chip type temperature sensor, a film pressure sensor, a transmission part and a pneumatic part connected to the transmission part, the electrode slice and the chip type temperature sensor are arranged at the front end of the transmission part, and the film pressure sensor is arranged between the transmission part and the pneumatic part. The system can quickly and accurately measure the resistance of meridians and collaterals among acupoints, the skin surface temperature of the acupoints and the pressure value when the acupoints are stressed and painful on the human cervical vertebra meridians, can generate a human cervical vertebra big data report, and can also perform comprehensive physical therapy such as massage and electrical stimulation on the human cervical vertebra acupoints.

The invention relates to sports type cooling glasses. The sports type cooling glasses consists of glasses frames, glass brackets, a nose support and cavities, wherein the cavities are formed in the nose support and the glasses brackets; a frozen material is poured into the cavity structure in the nose support, so that a wearer feels pleasantly cool and comfortable feeling in the nose, heat and sweat on the two sides of the face are taken away and the surface temperature of skin is reduced; the tail parts of the glasses brackets are connected with an elastic band, the elastic band adopts an arc-shaped structure, sleeving mouths are arranged at the two ends of the elastic band, the elastic band is fixedly connected with the sleeving mouths, the elastic band is provided with an elastic band adjusting device, and the elastic band is also provided with a detachable post-positioned floating tube. By adoption of the technical scheme of the invention, the problems that the glasses slip off, and a user is easy to sweat and is discomfortable when the user does strenuous exercise can be effectively solved.